As a landscape photographer, you’ll find yourself relying on a wide range of focal lengths. This means carrying multiple lenses with you, which is not always a good thing. Landscape photography usually requires you to hike quite a bit, and sometimes the terrain can be really tough. Overloading yourself with unnecessary weight is not a […]
Low light and long exposure – this combination opens up a lot of opportunities for a photographer. With this combo, it’s then all up to the photographer to make use of his or her creativity to make images. Light painting is one such popular form of photography that many photographers use to create outstanding images. […]
When capturing any image, a photographer wants the viewers to pay attention to certain things, and ignore the rest. If the viewers really view the image as the photographer intended, the image is successful. One convenient way to do so is by highlighting what you want the viewers to pay attention to, and by darkening […]
When taking portraits, photographers who are just starting out tend to place the sun behind the camera. That’s a simple approach as it illuminates the subject well, making it easy for the photographer to take photos. But, what’s important to realize is that having the sun behind the subject can get you some amazing results. […]
A light meter is a handy device that helps you with calculating exposure. Some photographers point it at the camera, while others point it at the light source. So, what is the right way? Well, it depends on the look you’re after. Photographer Mark Wallace from Adorama explains how to use a light meter: Understanding […]
Split toning is the method of adding different tones to the highlights and the shadows during post-processing. Landscape photographer Mark Denney feels that this is one of the most underutilized features of Lightroom. If you’re consistent with it, you can even develop your own signature style: To demonstrate how split toning works, Denney simply uses […]
Los Angeles is known as La La Land for a reason: it’s a place many dream of going to become big. However, there are an equal number of people who’d rather avoid the city altogether, believing it’s too busy, noisy and congested. Escape the traffic and you’ll find a beautiful landscape to capture in photos—yet […]
Lightning is one of those classic yet spectacular shows that mother nature puts up every now and then. As spectacular as lightning can get, the images come out equally great. However, one very important thing to keep in mind when photographing lighting is how intimidating it can get. You need to know what you’re doing […]
There are certain amazing phenomenon around us that we ignore. Water drops fall into that category as the speed in which the splashes are created is too fast for a human being to observe and appreciate. But with the power of photography, we have the ability to freeze that moment and take some time to […]
When you have a fierce lioness walking toward you, you have to stay calm to take a great photo. In the case of wildlife photographer Hiren Vekaira, this was no issue. It’s impressive that Vekaira could keep so steady while shooting not just a mighty cat, but one that looks so unhappy. Yet the image […]
