The Weekend Update : Dec 1

photo via Brenda Acuncius

· That gorgeous shot above was inspired by Jenna Martin’s photoshoot in one of the unlikeliest of places — Lowes.

· Do you all celebrate half birthdays? This seems like such a sweet idea!

· An interview with photographer Stephen Shore and why he strongly thinks that younger photographers need to pay their dues in the darkroom.

· Three easy tips to improve your photojournalistic images from a photographer who documented at Standing Rock.

· An easy little jingle garland you can whip up this weekend to bring some of the holiday into your office space.

· But then again if you haven’t started decorating yet, don’t despair. Start here or here and you can at least say you’ve started!

· We spent every Tuesday in November talking tips on how to make panning work for you. Stay tuned for this month where we’ll be paying out our best ways to the tackle artificial lighting that takes center stage during the holidays!

· It took 160 hours and 189 individual photographs to create this insanely cool photo of the Manhattan skyline but it was well worth it.

· Its December, so its safe to start cookie decorating and we whole heartedly suggest starting with these.

Have a spectacular weekend. Its the start of cookie season after all…xo