November 2012
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OPA #28 – Ade by Hannan Saleh | ALAFOTO →
October 2012
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“Decorate your monitor with new Halloween wallpapers. Also check this old post...”
– Have a BOOtiful Halloween! New Wallpapers
February 2012
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"Only necessary" Nude by Simon Bolz
“I shoot nude photo series for magazines and capture only what’s necessary not to overstimulate you.” - says nude photographer Simon Bols from Frankfurt, Germany.
His works recently were printed on: XXL Russia · stern.de · Men’s Health · TRIPmagazin.de · VIEW Stern · Penthouse Russia · PRINZ.de · WomenWeb · C-Heads Magazine · PHOTOGRAPHIE · fotoMagazin.de · VIEWspotlight ·...
New surprises from Andrey Razoomovsky studio
Andrey Razoomovsky is one of the most popular authors here on Alafoto. His works are stunning and all of his projects a full of surprises and professionalism. Please check some new works. Also some shots from behind scene. If you like his photos visit his website razooma.net (in Russian), also see albums on Alafoto Galleries: Andrey Razoomovsky full size portfolio, Andrey Razoomovsky backstage...
January 2012
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Cathleen Naundorf: Refined Fashion and Stylish...
Cathleen Naundorf was born in 1968 in Weißenfels an der Saale. In the late 1980s she graduated from photography studies in Munich.
She worked as a photo assistant in New York, Singapore and Paris in the following years, before she started traveling in 1993 to such destinations as Mongolia, Siberia, Gobi Desert and the Amazonas headwaters in Brazil. The results of these insightful pictures...
Pirelli Calendar 2012 by Mario Sorrenti
The Pirelli Calendar has become one of fashions most interesting traditions, each year a major photographer goes off and captures models and muses who pose nude for the calendar.
A picture is worth a thousand words. When it comes to the Pirelli Calendars, though, the pictures are worth far more. For more than 40 years, the Pirelli Calendars have shown that you can apply the same formula –...
Top 10 Dogs - Movie Stars
It’s been a difficult week for Uggie the Dog. First, he gets snubbed by the Academy after being overlooked for his scene-stealing performance in Best Picture frontrunner, “The Artist”. And now, having been forced to face his movie mortality, Uggie has announced his retirement from film work altogether. Hopes are high that Uggie will get to close out his Hollywood career by being invited to...
Lara Stone for Calvin Klein, Spring 2012
… Lara Stone features in another image captured by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott for the Calvin Klein Spring Campaign looking as hot as ever in a White Blazer and towering heels.[/stextbox] Lying topless at the water’s edge, it appears Lara Stone has a new man in her life. But husband David Walliams needn’t worry - as her six-pack baring friend is male model Matthew Terry....
National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 Winners
Here’s The Winner And The Runners-Up In The National Geographic Photo Contest
Shikhei Goh of Indonesia was just crowned the winner of the 2011 National Geographic Photography Contest.
His stunning image of a dragonfly bracing for a big splash (see image above) will be published in worldwide editions of National Geographic magazine, and Goh will also receive $10,000 and a trip to National...
Karla Read about woman's longing
Karla Read is a young photographer who currently lives in the beautiful Buenos Aires, Argentina. There she uses the plethora of sunny days to capture friends and models for stunning photo shoots. Karla Read has a passion for portrait photography and her specialty is turning the everyday portrait photograph into a themed picture of culture, style and beauty. Read photographs a variety of...
Amazing Images Of The 2012 Solar Storm From Space
. A solar storm created a dazzling light show in the northern latitudes of Earth on Tuesday. The storm also bombarded the Earth with radiation in the form of solar protons. The radiation storm is the largest of its kind since 2005 but still ranks only a three on the scale of one to five, enough to be considered “strong” but not “severe”.
This Jan. 23, 2012 image...
October 2010
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Cigar Guy revealed: "I don't smoke a cigar"
It all started with an extraordinary photograph, some say one of the best sports pictures ever taken. Captured by The Mail on Sunday’s Mark Pain, it showed Tiger Woods fluffing a chip at the Ryder Cup – his ball heading straight towards the camera lens. If that wasn’t remarkable enough, there was another arresting element to the image. Standing behind Woods was a wide-eyed spectator...
Stunning Microscope love images of pollen grains
Love Is in the Air Birds do it, bees do it, even pollinating plants do it.
” It’s very exciting, like being on a microsafari trip. ” Martin Oeggerli, the micronaut
Pollen may be associated by many of us in spring with hayfever, but as Swiss scientific photographer Martin Oeggerli reveals, it has a whole hidden life. Delving into the miniscule world of pollen, the “micronaut”...
100 Things About Photography
1. Just because someone has an expensive camera doesn’t mean that they’re a good photographer. 2. Always shoot in RAW. Always. 3. Prime lenses help you learn to be a better photographer. 4. Photo editing is an art in itself 5. The rule of thirds works 99% of the time. 6. Macro photography isn’t for everybody. 7. UV filters work just as well as lens caps. 8. Go outside and shoot photos...
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Tiger Woods shot and Cigar Guy secret
As you may remember, Tiger Woods, paired with Steve Stricker, fluffed a chip on the final hole in the fourball match against Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher on Saturday morning of the Ryder Cup. (Woods and Stricker ended up winning, largely thanks to Stricker.) Apparently, photographer Mark Pain was in the right place at the right time (or wrong place at the right time), snapping an absolutely...
Tempting Razoomovsky wallpapers
What to say…. Tempting, sexy and erotic wallpapers from Andrey Razoomovsky studio. From milk to war, from guns to roses, from shower-bath to bedroom, from Gucci to Mercedes. And of course, girls girls girls… Just download and enjoy! Click on image for big size and save. Two sizes available.
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The Grand List of Photo Sharing/Hosting Websites
At last – perhaps, the biggest and most comprehensive photo sharing/hosting websites listing on the web is finished! Counting 160 by now!
I spend a lot of time browsing and checking hundreds of websites, so now I hope you will find your own website where could host and share your photos. These websites are very different – from very simple without any features to very sophisticated with a...
August 2010
6 posts
Nigel Barker Turns Fashion Into Philanthropy
Nigel Barker thinks that fashion can make a difference. Next month at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the America’s Next Top Model judge will support Nine West Runway Relief: Steps for a Cause. Models will wear limited-edition Nine West boots fitted with pedometers; each step taken will equal a donation to Fashion Targets Breast Cancer. “I think it’s important that models and the fashion industry...
Newest Gallery on Alafoto
Newest Gallery on Alafoto.com:
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My today’s favorite:
Camp Lo - Black and...
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Markus Klinko, Indrani and Double Exposure
‘Double Exposure’ Stars Markus Klinko and Indrani on Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell, and Photoshop
From left to right, fashion stylist GK Reid, Markus Klinko, Naomi Campbell, and Indrani. Photo courtesy of Markus Klinko and Indrani
The list of iconic faces who have been captured by the artful lens of photographer Markus Klinko and his creative partner, former model Indrani, is a...
Ansel Adams photos bought at garage sale worth...
Rick Norsigian holds up a photograph made from a glass negative shot by photographer Ansel Adams during a news conference in Beverly Hills.
Rick Norsigian kept two boxes he bought at a garage sale under his pool table for four years before realizing they may be too valuable to store at home. The Fresno, California, commercial painter learned this week that what was in those boxes he paid $45...
How to take a great photograph?
Almost everyone who picks up a camera wants to take a great photograph that makes people say, “Wow! That’s incredible!” But alas, few people manage to get much more than, “That’s really nice.” Why? Perhaps it’s because not many people know what makes a photograph incredible. So let’s take a look at five elements that make a photograph great.
Good photographs say something about life
Memorable...
