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When thinking about your intended self portrait, take a moment to think about how you want to be portrayed in your image. We all have more than one side to us. What kind of emotion do you want to convey? You may know how to say what you want to photograph in words, but putting […]
Think back to when you just started taking photos. At times, didn’t you wish that someone more experienced would share some advice with you? In today’s interesting video, photographer The Photographic Eye shares five pieces of advice that he’d give to beginner photographers: A common mistake many beginner photographers make is to be concerned more […]
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Landscape photography is one of those genres of photography where everything is beyond control. You have to respect whatever nature chooses and react accordingly. This is especially true during long-exposure photography, when slight changes can cause major abberations in the final product. To give a sense of all the things that can go wrong, as […]
LAPP, or light art performance photography, is a style in which you literally paint your pictures with light. If you own a DSLR camera or even a Lomo camera, this could easily be your new favorite hobby! The crazy part is, LAPP is created with only one picture. There aren’t any Photoshop skills needed; by […]
A lens’s effective focal length and aperture are affected by the camera’s sensor size. So it’s essential to understand the concept of crop factor and how it affects the results of a lens. Photographer Tony Northrup shares his insight: Crop factor is basically a numerical value that you can use to convert values among different […]
A camera’s metering mode generally refers to the way the camera itself decides which is the correct exposure for a picture. A cameras metering system is the brains behind how your camera determines the shutter speed and aperture, based on lighting conditions and ISO speed. In-camera metering is standardized based on the luminance of light […]
Who doesn’t love flowers? They’re not just beautiful to look at but are equally fantastic subjects to photograph. Their vibrant colors, interesting shapes, and striking details, all make flowers brilliant subjects to photograph. Also, the fact that you usually don’t need to look too far to find some flowers is an added bonus. So if […]
Because I lead workshops, I am often asked if a point and shoot or entry level digital camera is okay. Well, the simple answer is absolutely yes. Here is a little story to illustrate my point. Let’s say that two photographers wake up early one morning for a full day of shooting. They both want […]
Golden hour has a special place in photography. If you shoot landscapes, portraits or even weddings, you all know how magical that golden touch of light really is. But seldom do we hear street photographers talking about the value of street photography during golden hours. In this video, photographer Frederik Trovatten goes out in the morning […]
