Photographers love to shoot during the golden hours for multiple reasons. The soft light creates soft shadows and the vibrant colors pop to life. However, we can’t expect ideal shooting conditions all the time, can we? For most of the day, the sun can be harsh, which makes taking photos a real challenge. Photographer Kayleigh […]
Fast action photography is mostly associated with sports and wildlife. Shutter speed matters a lot in these genres. However, photographers can also use action as a creative source using strobes. Jay P. Morgan from The Slanted Lens discusses ways to freeze action using strobes: There are two things that you can do in order to […]
Portrait photography is usually associated with complex lighting equipment. But that’s not always necessary. Photographer Gavin Hoey from Adorama believes that sometimes less is more. He demonstrates how to create a beam of light for a portrait shoot using a cardboard tube and some tape: To achieve the thin slit of light for the portrait […]
Star Wars has been a sensation all over the globe, no doubt. Fans are so obsessed with the series that Star Wars model ships and characters still do not fail to amaze them. The following images from Plasticstarwars look as if the model ships are really exploding, when in fact they’re not: Plasticstarwars is a Star Wars […]
Every photo project comes with its own set of challenges. Shooting locations and conditions may vary, but there are certain aspects that you should always try to incorporate to create your own style. COOPH’s founder, Ulrich Grill, shares key ASPECTs to consider when out on a photo shoot: Atmosphere A great photo series requires the photographer […]
Forced perspective is a technique used in photography to create an illusion of the objects being larger, smaller, closer or farther than they realyl are. In a sense, forced perspective photography can be used to manipulate reality but a better purpose is to use one’s imagination to produce creative results. Louise Carey from Practical Photography […]
When we think of portrait photography, most of us think of a fancy studio session with the model surrounded by high end studio lights. But we can achieve amazing results just by utilizing the naturally available light, too. Photographer Irene Rudnyk, who loves to take portraits with natural light, shows us how she achieves glamorous […]
The quality and direction of light determines how a subject appears in a final image. Hence it’s essential for photographers to understand the nature and behavior of light. This becomes even more important when it comes to studio portraits because of the variety of lights used in the process. Since studio lighting can be a […]
If you observe your lens, you will notice that there is a small opening at the back made up of blades. This opening is called the aperture. The size of the aperture can be changed by changing the camera settings, which in turn changes the amount of light hitting the sensor. But this isn’t the […]
A gobo, in photography, can be anything that goes in between your subject and the light source. So, when you take a photo the model, instead of being evenly lit, has certain patterns of lights and shadows on him/her. Why would you want something in between the model and the light you ask? The answer […]
