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Music photography is one of the best jobs in the world for someone who loves music. Imagine being at the front of a concert watching your favourite artist while being paid for it. Photographing live music is one of the most rewarding jobs there is, and the energy you get from the music and the […]
Unless someone is a true professional photographer, making money off their art, it can be a challenge to stay motivated in the field. Some are content with just the feedback and reactions they get from their audience. But this gets tricky—it can be difficult to get people to care about your work. And this void […]
In photography there are as many mediums as there are people with interests. When most are getting started with photography, they often start with still life, and with time they progress to landscape shots, candid shots, or portraits. You can learn a lot of the basics from still life photography, such as the use of […]
Natural light is one of the best light sources to work with for portrait photography—and it’s free! However, you need to understand how to work with it. Otherwise, you’ll be just complaining about how harsh it is and how difficult it is to have the subjects’ eyes open. If you’ve had some similar complaints when […]
For years now I’ve been photographing large scale events in Melbourne, Australia. It’s a wonderful big city with plenty of big events which require professional photography. World class sports events such as the Australian Open and the Melbourne Cup, or Formula One, take place there, as well as plenty of conferences and trade fairs in […]
Posing families and groups is one of the more intimidating feats for photographers. Working with several people of different heights and ages is certainly a challenge, but following a few posing guidelines makes the job a bit simpler. 1. Family portraits are largely about capturing relationships and interaction, and that’s pretty tough to capture when […]
Digital photography comes with many advantages. Whether it’s the ability to instantly preview our results, the liberty to post-process images at our own convenience or the opportunity to change ISO with the push of a button, everything is a luxury in comparison to the old days of analog photography. But diehard film photographers don’t have […]
Product photography involves photographing a single product by itself with a plain background to remove any distractions and focus the viewer’s attention on the product. While practicing product photography can be fun in and of itself, it’s particularly important if you want to sell items on eBay or through your own website. A good product […]
I was booked in as a tour guide for the Great America Eclipse of 2017 back in 2014, three years before the actual event. For three months beforehand, I worked solidly on planning and rehearsing my strategy while collecting and freighting gear from my home in central Victoria, Australia, to the site of the shoot. […]
Digital photography has given almost anyone with a camera the potential to become a creative photographer. These days even compact cameras offer features that once were only found on ‘serious’ SLR cameras. The trouble is, most people who have grown up with point-and-shoot cameras have very little idea what these features are all about. After […]
