Articles by: Topher Kelly

[caption id="attachment_756" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A portrait of the artist. [/caption] Every one of these things is illegal: putting cheese on pie in Wisconsin, ice cream in your back pocket in Alabama, bicycles in pools in California, "unusual" children's haircuts in the great state of Texas, and more that make us laugh so hard we can't even write them down.

[caption id="attachment_668" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Courtesy of Felix Esser and The Phoblographer[/caption] Call it nostalgia, call it whatever you want, but there's something special about shooting with film. It's the mystery of not knowing, it's the precision you need to take before pressing down on the click button and most of all, its the unique character of each roll that cannot be mimicked by today's digital world.

What does it take to set up an elaborate beverage shoot? During this behind the scenes video shot for Fstoppers, Rob Grimm, Gary Martin and the RGG Photo team walk us through the steps they took to make the new and elaborate Bailey's Irish Cream bottle look perfect.

Aside from the actual "I do's," a couple's first dance might just be the most important moment in their wedding. They finally have a romantic, intimate minute to themselves during an otherwise chaotic day, and a photographer's job is to capture the nuances of this intimacy and create a picture that can be treasured for years to come.

First of all, can we talk a quick minute about Darren Pearson? The guy knows how to light paint – his daily Light Leak series is one of the best ways to kill a few minutes each day.