Topic: photography

Photographer Humanizes Breast Cancer In Series Of Late Wife’s Fight

Photographer Humanizes Breast Cancer In Series Of Late Wife's Fight

Breast cancer is terrifying. We can pour out statistics on how many people are diagnosed each year, on mortality rates, on who’s getting more of it and who’s most at risk…all of it is important information, but no number can give us an idea of the actual experience. In a heartbreakingly honest documentation of his late wife Jennifer’s fight with breast cancer, photography Angelo Merendino shows the face — the devastating, painful, slow face — of what the disease is like.of this disease. More »

Think Pink: Photographer Makes Women With Breast Cancer Feel Beautiful

Think Pink: Photographer Makes Women With Breast Cancer Feel Beautiful

For women dealing with breast cancer, it can be a devastating time when they lose their hair, eyelashes, eyebrows and start to feel less like themselves. So much of our identity as women can be wrapped up in our hair and external appearance, so this is likely a devastating time for some. But, one woman, Terri Shaver, is determined to help women with breast cancer feel beautiful no matter what side effects they are enduring. More »

Faster, Prettier Holiday Photos: 10 Tips From Tamara Lackey for Taking Pictures You Won’t Want Removed From Facebook

Faster, Prettier Holiday Photos: 10 Tips From Tamara Lackey for Taking Pictures You Won't Want Removed From Facebook

Whether you love it or hate it, the holidays are one of the most-photographed times of the year, and for good reason: The month is full of parties and dinners that bring together your favorite people (or at least the ones you’re supposed to like), and everyone wants it on CD-ROM, for posterity – and Facebook’s – sake. Unfortunately, not all of us are naturals behind or in front of the camera, so we consulted with Tamara Lackey, North Carolina-based photographer and co-creator of Tamara Lackey’s Capturing Life Through Better Photography book, DVD and quick reference guide, for her advice on taking photos that your friends won’t ask you to burn in a yuletide fire.

Tamara has been shooting professionally for years, but even she admits that it can be hard to juggle photography during the holidays: “I always find myself in situations where I’m thinking, Do I want to photograph this, or do I want to be here?” she says. That’s why she came up with the following tips: Whether you have a fancy digital SLR or you’re shooting with your camera phone, she can help you take photos that you’ll actually want to frame, without feeling like a hired photographer at your own party. Here are her top ten easy ways to make this year’s holiday photos better: More »