Browsing: Photography

Having left Romania during her doctorate, almost convinced that she would not work as a director of photography in the film industry, after meeting Romanian misogyny full-on, Diana Vidrașcu got to Paris in 2013, studying at Sorbonne, and France gave her the chance to do what she had dreamed of doing.

The world will celebrate on Wednesday the creativity of photographers on World Photography Day, observed annually on August 19.

People are attempting to capture the visions and heart of a town using a range of photography techniques.

Sophie Darlington is a legend in the realm of documentaries. She has worked with Disney, Discovery, PBS, BBC, and National Geographic to capture the sights, sounds, and surprises of wildlife. Even after a lengthy career of showcasing nature, though, her latest assignment stands out for its ambition.

Paul Reichert ’01, left, said that they try to get cameras into the hands of astronauts as much as possible before the launch. Here, he trains astronauts Christina Koch and Victor Glover on how to take pictures of the moon during the lunar flyby on the Artemis 2 mission.

Pluribushas more than a few memorable shots from varying points of view, including from the air. Some of those scenes involved filming from show creator Vince Gilligan’s own helicopter (he’s also a pilot), from a drone, or sometimes both. Unsurprisingly, Marshall Adams, one of the show’s directors of photography told me those sequences were “tricky”…

“The Pitt” is the definition of a “put your phone away while watching” show. The believable aesthetic, hyper-realistic surgery sequences, and terrific performances plunge viewers into the story, and its breathless pacing keeps us locked in for practically every second of screen time (even if some people are watching the show incorrectly). Look away at your own risk — you…

With smartphones and advanced digital cameras, it’s absurdly easy these days to just point and click and capture a perfectly sharp, vibrant image. However, that simplicity means that standing out as a photographer is now more difficult than in the past, when the barrier to entry was lower. Good composition may still remain a powerful…

Equipped with special cameras and gear, National Park Service scientists help parks counter the impacts of artificial light at night. They share tips for successful night sky photography.