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Light Painting Photography Tips & Tricks
Have you ever wanted to create a painting using light? 💡 In this video, Kade breaks down a photography technique to help you do just that! In this fun tutorial, Kade explains Light Painting Photography. Light Painting Photography is a...
TED Talks
TED: Gorgeous portraits of the world's vanishing people | Jimmy Nelson
When Jimmy Nelson traveled to Siberia to photograph the Chukchi people, elders told him: "You cannot photograph us. You have to wait, you have to wait until you get to know us, you have to wait until you understand us." In this...
TED Talks
TED: Mind-blowing, magnified portraits of insects | Levon Biss
Photographer Levon Biss was looking for a new, extraordinary subject when one afternoon he and his young son popped a ground beetle under a microscope and discovered the wondrous world of insects. Applying his knowledge of photography to...
Tate
Catherine Opie – Photography, Painting and Portraiture | TateShots
American photographer Catherine Opie is best known for her documentation of American life. She rose to prominence in the mid-1990s with portraits capturing the West Coast leather community. Here, the artist visits Tate Britain to discuss...
Tate
Dennis Morris – ‘Photography Gave Me Confidence’ | TateShots
Dennis Morris was born in Jamaica and moved to London as a child. He became interested in photography after joining a photographic club for members of his church choir. He is best known for his portraits of Bob Marley and the Sex...
TED Talks
TED: This is what enduring love looks like | Alec Soth and Stacey Baker
Stacey Baker has always been obsessed with how couples meet. When she asked photographer Alec Soth to help her explore this topic, they found themselves at the world's largest speed-dating event, held in Las Vegas on Valentine's Day, and...
The Art Assignment
Take a photo of a family member you don't know very well. | Laurel Nakadate | The Art Assignment
Laurel Nakadate makes art by connecting with strangers, and she wants you to do this, too! She gives us the challenge of finding little known family members and making their photographic portrait. Sarah also discusses photography as an...
Apalapse
Astrophotography 101 - Useful Accessories
If you've ever wondered how to produce captivating astro-self-portraits, light paint foreground elements for a unique flare, or achieve technical perfection by mastering precise focus and cutting through light pollution, this video will...
The Art Assignment
The Art History of the Selfie | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Artists have been taking selfies since the dawn of photography. Cameras allowed people to capture their own image in a way that had never been possible in all of human history, and today most of us carry these magical devices in our...
Curated Video
Who Stole the Mona Lisa?
In 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre. The theft drew more attention to the portrait at the same time that photography brought copies of the image to people all around the world. This surely raised the Mona Lisa's popularity,...
The Art Assignment
Photo a friend. | Tanja Hollander | The Art Assignment
We meet up with photographer Tanja Hollander in North Adams, MA, on her epic journey around the world to visit and take formal portraits of ALL of her 626 facebook friends. She challenges you to take a formal photographic portrait of a...
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Victoria & Albert Brought to Life: History & Facial Re-Creations Revealed
Queen Victoria and her consort Albert have one of the most fascinating stories in English history. Victoria came to the throne at only 18, after a sheltered childhood. The handsome Albert of Saxe Coburg was an instant attraction for...
Weird History
Who Nobody Smiles In Old Photos
Why didn't people smile in old photos? For one, early cameras sometimes required a 15-minute exposure time, and holding a smile for that long was no small feat. But that's not the only reason Victorians donned dour expressions in...
Curated Video
The Camera: How The Camera Exposed The Reality of The Civil War
The camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War – and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first time.
TED Talks
Photographs of secret sites - Taryn Simon
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography -- to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise....
TED Talks
TED: The beauty of human skin in every color | Angelica Dass
Angelica Dass's photography challenges how we think about skin color and ethnic identity. In this personal talk, hear about the inspiration behind her portrait project, Human_, and her pursuit to document humanity's true colors rather...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to take a great picture - Carolina Molinari
Have you ever looked at your camera and wondered what all of those buttons actually do? For manual photography, the aperture, shutter speed and ISO sensitivity can all be manipulated to get just the right amount of light. Carolina...
Curated Video
The first faked photograph
In 1839, Hippolyte Bayard invented photography. And nobody cared. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab People usually associate the birth of photography with Louis Daguerre’s Daguerreotype. His process became the first...
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Napoleon's missing hand, explained
Napoleon Bonaparte was often depicted concealing a hand inside his shirt. Why? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Napoleon Bonaparte is one of history’s most famous figures and has been depicted in countless portraits. Often,...
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We tried to recreate this famous photo of a ghost
William Mumler claimed he could photograph ghosts ... and no one could prove he couldn’t. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In the mid-1800s, the development of exciting new forms of...
Tate
Performing for the Camera – First Look
Photography has been used to capture performances since its invention – from the stars of the Victorian stage to the art happenings of the 1960s, and today’s trend for selfies. Find out more: http://goo.gl/57JdsF In this film curator...
Natural History Museum
Meet Wildlife Photographer Ripan Biswas | Live Talk with NHM Scientist
Wildlife photographer Ripan Biswas has multiple awards to his name, including winning the 2020 “Wildlife Portfolio” and 2019 “Animal Portrait” categories in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Specialising in macro...
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For the Love of Lichen
In his home in rural Montana, photographer and biologist Tim Wheeler (http://timwheelerphotography.com ) has lined the walls of his living room with shelf after shelf of lichen specimens. He has gathered these samples from his journeys...
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Jason Evans – 'Culture is Everything That We Do' | TateShots
In this film photographer Jason Evans explains how he found a new source of inspiration in the same area of Pegwell Bay which featured in William Dyce’s 200 year old painting currently on display in Tate Britain. Jason Evans (born 1968)...
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