PHLEARN Magazine

Fine art photographer Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk is known for her portraits that look like Golden Age paintings. Have a look inside her camera bag to see what gear she uses to build depth and form, and capture the softness associated with oil painting.

Elgin Park is the perfect small town, where there’s still a milkman, a bagboy at the local grocer, a cinema in the town center. But, it isn’t real. See how Michael Paul Smith created this life-like, wholesome mid-20th century American town.

Austin-based landscape and time-lapse photographer Paul Shirley lets us have a peek inside his camera bag. He tells us what gear he uses on a regular basis and what equipment he used to create his beautiful short film, “Kembali”, shot in Bali, Indonesia.

As a travel photographer, Evan Spiler has to be ready for anything. His work has taken him to many locations and he has to choose wisely what gear he takes. Evan shares his favorite gear and the gadgets he just can’t travel without.

Urban sports photographer Leo Rosas uses his love of skateboarding as a focus for his work. He has shot in some unique locations in cities around the world and today, Leo explains how he captured one risky shot of a skateboarder on a busy Budapest bridge.

Having photographed swimsuit models for years, Nayo Martinez has refined his bag of essentials that he brings to every photoshoot. Here, he lets us take a look inside his bag and explains why he loves each piece of equipment, and when and how he uses it.

Armed with only a camera and a sense of adventure, Wes Eisenhauer finds beauty and inspiration in the unlikeliest places. Here, Wes explains how he took this ninja-like reflection shot of himself jumping over a puddle, with a steel factory as the backdrop.

Felix Hernandez brings his creations to life through the use of scale models and creative photographing techniques. The designer and conceptual photographer shares what equipment he uses to capture life-like miniatures.

For this behind the scenes look at how they got the shot, Liquid Drop Artist Corrie White explains how she captures macro water drop photography. She goes into great detail about how she was able to get this awesome shot of a water drop inside a bubble.

Using lighting and posing techniques employed by traditional painters, Marek Wurfl turns portraits into works of art. Marek tells us what gear he uses to create photos that look like oil paintings.