MUO Wednesday May 4, 2022
If you’re a photographer, Instagram Stories are an excellent way to connect with your audience and show off your unique personality, notes MUO, which offers ideas on how to stand out from the crowd. Idea 1: Create out-and-about stories when you’re on a photo shoot. Idea 2: Create behind-the-scenes stories about personal projects. Also: In late 2021, Instagram gave all users access to adding links to their Stories, so don’t forget to links to work outside of Instagram. Read the full Story >>
Pop Photo Wednesday May 4, 2022
Storee Elle Walton is a renaissance girl. The Memphis, Tennessee, eight-year-old has taken the internet by a storm since being photographed capturing a Memphis Grizzlies game with her Nikon D90, notes Pop Photo. Though sports photography gave her notoriety, it’s not all she does: Walton also photographs events, weddings, and fashion. She takes after her grandfather, a former professional photographer who introduced her to photography at age one; the prodigy had her first paying client by the age of four. Read the full Story >>
SFGate Wednesday May 4, 2022
Though Ansel Adams spent his last two decades living and working on the jagged shores of one of the most dramatic and camera-ready spots in the world, you won’t find pictures of his own Central Coast backyard among the photographer’s greatest hits, notes SF Gate—no portraits of Big Sur’s Bixby Bridge at sunrise or Carmel’s lone cypress tree casting spindly shadows over its white sand beaches at sundown. Why? According to Mary Alinder, Adams’s assistant and close friend and co-author of his autobiography, it was in part out of deference to another photographer from the area—Edward Weston. Read the full Story >>
The Atlantic Wednesday May 4, 2022
Two months after its invasion of Ukraine, Russian military efforts seem to be focused on seizing control of the country’s eastern and southern areas, notes The Atlantic’s In Focus photo blog, which looks back at the war. After Russia began withdrawing from areas around Kyiv, some Ukrainians have been slowly returning to claim their dead, assess the damage, and salvage what they can, adds TA. Among the photographers whose work is represented: Yasuyoshi Chiba (AFP / Getty); Emilio Morenatti (AP); and Alexey Furman (Getty). Read the full Story >>
