Lighting is undoubtedly a crucial element of any type of photography. With landscape photography, however, it becomes even more difficult, as you have zero control over the environmental factors that affect it. Even though many photography enthusiasts consider golden hours to be ideal for landscape photography, the conditions can vary day by day. Not all […]
Based on how landscape photographers use their gear, you can categorize them into two broad types. The first is someone who always carries a tripod and filters with them and spends a lot of time preparing their shots. The second is more into freestyling, shoots everything handheld and doesn’t use filters. Today, photographer Jonny Keeley […]
Every now and then, we come across images that make us question reality. The image could be of a real place with no manipulation, but it looks so beautiful that you cannot believe your eyes. Today’s image by photographer Jeremy Ybarra is one of these. He took the following image in Bombay Beach, California, and […]
Woodland photography is a great opportunity for you to create beautiful breathtaking images. And unlike “regular” landscape photography, it isn’t that complicated, either. But in case you’re just starting out with woodland photography, there’s something you should definitely look out for, lest those mistakes haunt you. If you are struggling with woodland photography, today’s video […]
What do you think of when somebody says “sports photography”? Most of us relate sports photography to photojournalism: a medium to freeze moments that make it to the news. And this belief is somewhat accurate. But we’d be so wrong to limit the scope of sports photography there. On a grand stage like the Olympics, […]
As a beginner photographer, you might go through an endless number of photography resources, coming across other photographers who’ll give you countless pieces of advice, specifically telling you what to do and what to avoid. These kinds of comments are restrictive, however, and take all the fun out of photography. However, professional portrait and event […]
When cameras went digital, they brought a paradigm shift. Suddenly, users were able to instantly preview their images. Film photographers had to wait at least a few days before they could see their images. Many photographers naturally switched to digital and haven’t looked back. But have you ever wondered how it’d feel for someone who […]
The key to developing yourself as a photographer is consistency Photographer James Popsys shares an exercise that you can practice to improve your photography. Luckily, it doesn’t involve push-ups: See Creatively When you limit yourself to a single focal length, whether it be by using a prime or a zoom lens, you need to work […]
Like any form of art, photography is something that you can’t master overnight. It is indeed a real challenge to become good at photography, and it definitely requires persistence. Photographer James Popsys discusses how you can invest your time to master photography in 10,000 hours: Yes, 10,000 hours is a lot of time. There’s no […]
Most of us take up photography because it’s our passion. But working professionally means you will have to deal with clients—and while the client is always right, they’re not always easy to deal with. Some clients are super picky about what they want and dictate everything; others will do annoying things like edit images themselves […]
