I’ve seen a few articles that lay out the most famous photographers of all time, but the problem with fame is, it says more about the person than the quality of the work. No doubt you’ve heard of David Bailey,…
Famous photography – the most well known pictures and the people who took them. Does a photograph have the power to change the world? There are incredible photographers and journalists all around the world doing tremendous work reporting on the…
If you shoot portraits, still life, families or lay flats, chances are at some point in your career you’re going to need a backdrop. The ability to create a clean background effortlessly and quickly is something that can’t be overlooked.…
The best camera bag for women of course depends on what you need it to do. Are you looking for a crossbody camera bag, something that’s small, cute and stylish so you look good whilst taking pictures, or do you…
Designer camera bags are actually quite difficult to find. It would appear that the high end fashion brands are yet to fully embrace this niche. This seems odd to me considering the rise in influencer culture, many people want to…
Following on from my article looking at the first ever photograph by Joseph Nicephore Niepce, here we move on to the next incredibly significant part of photographic history, the development of the Daguerreotype. The Daguerreotype After the publication of the…
It’s impossible to assert that any single person invented photography as developments were happening side by side around Europe, without one person being aware of another’s discoveries. However, amongst those who contributed to its creation, a few stand head and…
The story of the first ever photograph, and the man who made it, Joseph Nicephore Niepce. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the earliest surviving camera-made image – the very first photograph. Made in 1826 or 1827, titled “View from the…
A list of the best fine art photographers, both contemporary and historical. fine art noun 1. creative art, especially visual art whose products are to be appreciated primarily or solely for their imaginative, aesthetic, or intellectual content. “the convergence…
On the 23rd of March, 1841, an enterprising patent speculator and coal merchant from Blackfriars, Richard Beard, opened the first professional portrait studio in England (and probably in Europe). After the announcement of Daguerre’s invention in 1839, like Claudette, Beard…