Despite the world of photography going digital, there are still some avid photographers who love film. Some love the overall look of it, while others are obsessed with the grain structures. If you’re not well acquainted with shooting film, the choices can be daunting. In the following video, photographer Jay P. Morgan compares 13 available 120 […]
Photographers love golden hours. And there is a reason to it. Soft light creates softer shadows and makes your subject look good. On the other hand, direct sun creates harsh shadows and accentuates flaws in the subject. Even surroundings look flat on a bright sunny day. So do you always need to wait for golden […]
If you’re familiar with the reciprocal rule in photography, then you might know how your focal length limits your shutter speed when shooting hand held. For those who don’t know, the reciprocal rule states that your shutter speed should be at least the reciprocal of your focal length for the image to be free from […]
Whether it be portrait, product, landscape, or even food photography, lighting makes a whole lot of difference. And since artificial lighting can be easily manipulated, photographers love to use it. But it’s the budget factor that stops a lot of us from using strobes. Food and travel photographer Skyler Burt demonstrates how you can shoot food […]
Lombard Street is a major tourist attraction in San Francisco, California. Along the eastern segment in the Russian Hill neighborhood, we can find a roadway that is claimed to be the “crookedest” street in the world, having eight hairpin turns. The roadway is so unique that it receives around two million visitors per year. To […]
Wildlife photographers put in a lot of effort. Their work doesn’t even stop during the night while they rest. The following image by Roy Rimmer is a great example of a nature photographer’s patience paying off: The photographer used bait and a trigger release to get this well-planned shot of an owl swooping in. The composition […]
Autumn is a beautiful time of year, and most photographers love to get out and capture the season’s gorgeous light and colors. However, with shortened days and erratic weather it can be a bit challenging to photograph in the fall. To help you get you out and shooting, Gareth from Park Cameras runs through five tips […]
Sequin fabric is great from a fashion perspective. However, shiny things make a photographer’s job very difficult. They bounce the light everywhere and create hot spots and sparkles that are hard to control. Photographer Gavin Hoey with Adorama has a solution for working with sequins: Hoey’s idea is to reflect light off of the shiny […]
Adobe Photoshop is undoubtedly the most popular and powerful photo editing software. It has so many tools in its arsenal that it might be virtually impossible to master it. No matter how experienced you are, there can still be features you don’t know about. In the following video, Blake Rudis with CreativeLive presents five hidden […]
Photographing people is always a challenge. If they’re children, you’ve got to get them to hold still and look at the camera. And no matter who you’re photographing, a great background adds to the photo. Photographer Denice Duff shares her pro tips on these two aspects in the following video: Be interesting As a photographer, […]
