Photography can help you regain a fresh and invigorating view on the world around you. It helps you to see everything more clearly as you look for a new vision to capture as your personal view of the world. The Photographer’s Eye As a photographer you’ll see more than other people because you’re actively looking […]
When we create photographic images, we would like our compositions to be different and eye-catching—even when the subject is common. We all know that timing is extremely important in photography, as it can make all the difference between an excellent image and one that is mundane. We have the standard timing of sunsets—we have to […]
When we talk about composition it’s all about the elements that make up the picture – the light, where it falls, how it falls, when it falls, from which vantage point you take the picture, the point of central focus, color, balance, etc. – and how they all interact. Aperture, shutter speed and ISO ratings […]
Our memory cards are absolutely essential to our photography, and should anything happen to one, we run the risk of losing valuable memories. Yet the average photographer tends to treat memory cards in a pretty cavalier manner, taking for granted that they will simply keep on working and safely storing images. Fortunately in most cases […]
This article focuses on capturing photos that are your images and building them into a travel slideshow. Have a list of subjects that you can capture to use as ingredients for your travel show—not your standard travel images. A list helps you to see so much more on your travels, such as markets, artists, buskers, […]
Cruising is back, and in a big way. The cruise lines are reporting excellent business as cruising passengers make up for time lost during the shut down. Many first-time cruisers are joining the rush as they realize the wonderful value one can get from a cruise holiday. As photographers, we want to make the most […]
Enjoying photography often means experiencing the day at times filled with wonder – times not normally enjoyed by everyone else. The feeling we photographers get when we are actually there is impossible to express in words and the overall point of this type of photography is to “be there.” In the early mornings (and especially […]
Classic or iconic sites. There’s a multitude of these all around the world. They are so popular that they are visited by millions of people every year. As a result, there are also millions of images of each of them. As photographers, our challenge is how to give our photographs of these sites a personal […]
Shapes make wonderful images but our eyes see in three dimensions, and the camera doesn’t. The camera only sees things in a flat two-dimensional view, which can be pretty boring. How do we give the feel of form to shapes in our photographs? We can only do this by variations of light and shade, which […]
Why do we take photographs when we’re on holiday? Because we would like to have a record of everything we did while we were away. And travel photography should be the way in which we go about recording our travels so that we can revisit and share our experiences time and time again. And really […]
