Photographers use a variety of lights as a part of their setup to get dramatic effects: key light, fill light, background light, and kicker light. While starting out, it may be difficult financially and technically to use all these lights. Luckily, you can get several different looks with just one light. Photographer Tommy Reynolds explains […]
Creativity has no bounds, and as a portrait photographer, you’re not limited by the size of your studio or by the number of colorful backdrops and accessories you own. In this video, Gavin Hoey from Adorama demonstrates how you can create portraits that really pop just by using a limited color palette. He also demonstrates […]
Restaurants depend on beautiful images of their food to draw in customers. This is one of the reasons why food photography is hugely popular in the industry. Food and travel photographer Skyler Burt presents six effective food photography tricks to satisfy hungry eyes: 1. Fix Tilted Glasses Sometimes you might notice that a drinking glass […]
There were times when photography wasn’t easily accessible to the general public. With the advancements in mobile technology, though, everybody has a camera in their pocket. Almost everyone is a “photographer.” Renowned film director and photographer Wim Wenders shares his thoughts on why he thinks photography is dead—and that mobile phones are to blame: “I […]
Product manufacturers invest a lot in marketing, and photography is one of the best ways to sell their products. While lifestyle product photography has been prevalent for a long period of time, it has become even more important with the advent of digital marketing. Manufacturers want to portray their products being used and are willing […]
What seems normal for a local person can be viewed in a totally different way by an outsider. American photographer George Steinmetz. an outsider to Africa, photographed the continent in an unusual way: from the air using a motorized paraglider. Steinmetz shares his experience in the following TED Talk: While he was on a yearlong hitchhiking […]
You’ve probably come across some images where the subject is well exposed while the background is completely black. While it is still possible that some of those shots were taken in a studio with a black background, it’s also possible to achieve similar results outdoors, even in broad daylight. Photographer Ed Verosky demonstrates: By tweaking […]
All complex photography techniques aside, composition is a basic skill that every photographer needs to master. Composition can either make or break a photo. While composing in-cameras is always preferred, sometimes you may come across a situation requiring you to make adjustments to the composition during post-processing. Aaron Nace takes you through some basic Photoshop […]
Photographs have a foreground, middle ground, background. Most photographers place something that they find interesting right in the foreground. Photographer Clyde Butcher shares his ideas on how photographers tend to create a “fence” in their photographs and block the viewers out of a picture by their bad choice of foreground. He suggests two simple tips […]
Photographers are often obsessed with the direction and quality of light. But it’s not necessary for you own the best lighting equipment to take some fantastic looking images. Photographer Irene Rudnyk demonstrates how she uses table lamps and natural window lighting to take gorgeous indoor portraits: As Rudnyk demonstrates in the video, she first lights […]
