Student Blog: How to Elevate Your Food Photography

June 7, 2019 BPW Team

© Amanda Reiter

For National Donut Day, the BPW wants to share some tips and tricks to help you grow your skills, elevate your photos, and get you ready for the next step in your food photography journey. To do that, we’ve invited BPW student and avid food photographer and blogger Amanda Reiter to guest blog for us this week!

March 2019 Astrophotography: Pemaquid Point

April 6, 2019 Kathrin Havrilla

© Chris Sanchez

The BPW happily hosted another wonderful astrophotography weekend at the beautiful Bradley Inn in Bristol, Maine, in early March! Below, check out some of the stunning photos we captured.

Want to join us on our next astrophotography adventure! Register now for our one-night trip to York, Maine, to photograph Nubble Light on June 1!

BPW Student Spotlight: Joon Kang

March 23, 2019 Kathrin Havrilla

It's time for the latest BPW Student Spotlight, where we highlight a different member of our talented community to learn more about how our students turn their passion for photography into freelance work, fulfilling hobbies, or even full-time careers. This month: street photographer Joon Kang!

Helpful Tips: Backup Solutions

February 25, 2019 Kathrin Havrilla

Photo by Andrew Neel

As a photographer, you probably have folders full of images that mean a lot to you, from special vacations to day-to-day moments with your loved ones. Once you get those photos off of your camera and onto your computer, the next crucial step is to protect them from getting lost with some simple backup solutions.

Helpful Tips: Lighting Setups for Beginners

December 27, 2018 Kathrin Havrilla

Photo by Alexander Dummer

While natural light is a great choice for a number of photographic situations, having the gear and know-how to use a basic lighting system is an important step in any photographer’s journey.

Contrary to popular belief, a fundamental lighting kit doesn’t have to break the bank, or be overly complicated. Here, we’ve laid out two basic lighting kits—one very simple and cheap, and one with a few more bells and whistles—as well as some extras that any photographer using external light sources will find handy.

2018 BPW Student Showcase

December 21, 2018 Chris Sanchez

Dyan Lally - Lally_Dyan_GlacialSunrise.jpg — 2018 BPW Student Showcase

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the BPW’s second annual Student Showcase at our opening reception on December 5, 2018! This year’s group of artists created a collection of stunning imagery, from landscape and travel to food and nature. We couldn’t be prouder of you all!

Check out this year’s submissions in the gallery below, and feel free to come and view the photos in person at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, open Monday-Friday, 10:30am-6pm, now through January 4. Many of the prints are also for sale if you’re looking for a special holiday gift (proceeds benefit the artist)!