Photography changes everything without a doubt, but one of the things that have definitely been transformed thanks to it, is business itself. It is hard to think about a successful business that only relies on text or illustrations to showcase themselves, from their staff to their products. Big companies have known this for pretty much […]
Author: Federico Alegria
Federico has a decade of experience in documentary photography, and is a University Professor in photography and research methodology. He's a scientist studying the social uses of photography in contemporary culture who writes about photography and develops documentary projects. Other activities Federico is involved in photography are curation, critique, education, mentoring, outreach and reviews. Get to know him better here.
Photography and traveling, the quintessential combination. One of the biggest mistakes I made while traveling was to concentrate so much on my photography, that I totally missed enjoying the travel. You know, simply being in those places that you’ve longed to travel to since forever is an amazing experience on its own. Travelling requires time […]
Keeping your imagination vibrant and your creativity flowing is sometimes a really difficult task. Just like any other creative discipline, in photography, creative blocks are likely to happen. You won’t be “feeling it”, you’ll be tired of “photographing the same thing”, you be lacking “inspiration”. So when that happens, sometimes it is great to try […]
Most cameras are not weather sealed, which is sad because photographing scenes and venues with rain is a mind-blowing experience. Just recently a student of mine ruined his camera thanks to shooting under heavy rain, fortunately enough, the pic he took is awesome. I recommended him to get some raincoats or at least a small […]
Have you ever wondered why street photography looks so nice when presented to us in a black and white format? Well, we have noticed that too, and there is an explanation for that! Street photography happens in a serendipitous way, and such random happenings mean that certain elements of the scene can be a little […]
Photojournalism is one of the genres I respect the most in photography, but unfortunately, it has suffered the same fate as newspapers. News agencies are relying more on content they can find on social media, and not so much on paying a freelance photojournalist to cover their stories. Nevertheless, photojournalism still is a strong genre […]