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Canon’s New Billboards Provide Real Time Photo Tips
Canon’s latest billboard ad campaign in New York City does more than promote the camera brand: they can actually help you shoot better photos. Each of the fixed and mobile truck billboards is updated...
View ArticleThese Horrifying Camera Death Scenes Will Make You Die a Little Inside
Accidents Happen. We've got you covered! Canon is offering complimentary CarePAK protection coverage for select gear purchases at B&H through January 9, 2016!Details: http://bhpho.to/1PTopmq...
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17 of Apple’s Favorite iPhone 6S Portrait Photos
With each new iPhone model, Apple has been gathering some of the world’s best photos captured with its phone for its global “Shot on iPhone” ad campaigns. Last year we shared 20 of Apple’s favorite...
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How to Use Facebook Ads to Reach Couples as a Wedding Photographer
Facebook ads are some of the best and cheapest sources for advertising a new wedding photography business. When I first started wedding photography a few years ago, business was slow. I got all my...
View ArticleThis Ad Features Photographer David Guttenfelder
During the Oscars this weekend, the website hosting service Squarespace will be airing a new commercial featuring photographer David Guttenfelder. Above is the extended 60-second version of the...
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Is Instagram Dying a Slow Death?
All the numbers have been pointing upwards for Instagram. In fact, a recent analysis shows that Instagram will be used by 1 in 3 person, in the US, by 2020. With 400 million active users today, it is...
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FTC: Lord & Taylor Paid Instagrammers $4,000 to Sneakily Post Photo of Dress
The department store chain Lord & Taylor has agreed to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for deceptive marketing on Instagram. The company paid popular users up to $4,000 to...
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Gap Sorry for ‘Racially Insensitive’ Kids Pose in Ad Photo
Gap is apologizing this week after a photo in its new Gap Kids ad campaign sparked controversy for a “racially insensitive” pose. The photo shows a white child model resting her arm on a black child’s...
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The Literal ‘Top Dogs’ of Instagram Make Thousands of Dollars Per Post
Usually the term “top dogs” is used metaphorically; in this case, we’re being literal. The most popular pooches on Instagram, it recently came to light, are raking in money by the thousands for every...
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This Vest Lets Your Dog Take and Post Photos to Facebook All by Itself
No matter how lucrative it might be, maintaining your pets social media accounts can be a lot of work. But what if your puppy could shoot and share their own photos, without your help? With this vest...
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Kickstarter Wants to Replace Every Ad in a London Tube Station with Cat Pics
The Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (AKA C.A.T.S.) just launched a funny, ridiculous Kickstarter campaign that seeks to do something awesome: they want to replace every single ad in a London...
View ArticleApple Releases Tear-Jerking ‘Shot on iPhone’ Ad for Mother’s Day
Can Apple make you cry and want to call your mom in 30 seconds? They’re gonna try. In the latest addition to the Cupertino brand’s famous ‘Shot on iPhone’ campaign, Apple has put together a touching...
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Dream Assignment: Capturing Wonder in 10 Countries on 5 Continents
A few days ago I met up with two younger photographers at a coffee shop in San Francisco. I have always seen myself as a young, up and coming photographer, but after two decades in photography I guess...
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Calvin Klein Sparks Outrage with ‘Upskirt’ Photo in Underwear Ad
How far is too far when it comes to advertising photography? Calvin Klein has a risqué reputation of flirting with the border between acceptable and inappropriate, but one of their recent underwear...
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Combining Photo and Video in a Single Shoot for a Client
The convergence of motion and stills in advertising productions has been on my radar for a while now. More and more, I’m being asked to create video content alongside stills productions for clients...
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Shooting Coffee Splash Ad Photos for Peet’s Coffee
Bill Cahill is a commercial photographer based in New York and Los Angeles who specializes in capturing liquids in motion. He was recently commissioned to shoot an ad campaign for Peet’s Coffee. The...
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The Airbus A380-Shaped Camera at the French Open
The airline Emirates is a sponsor of the French Open championship in tennis, and one of its advertisements at the tennis matches is an aerial camera in the shape of an Airbus A380. Suspended 45 meters...
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The Flag App Offers 100% Free Photo Prints… with Targeted Ads on the Back
Remember Flag? Back in 2014, the then-nascent idea raised over $150K on Kickstarter to launch a 100% free, ad-supported photo printing service. Today, that dream became an honest-to-goodness...
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Ads Featuring ‘Unrealistic Body Image’ Banned from London Transit Network
London’s new mayor Sadiq Khan was only elected last month, but he lost no time fulfilling a big campaign promise. Now that he’s in office, Kahn is officially banning all ads that “conform to an...
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These Beer Ads Poke Fun at Maternity Photos
There’s something incredibly touching about a photograph of a mother-to-be cradling her belly and gazing sweetly at her unborn child. Unfortunately, thanks to these beer ads, you’re never going to be...
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