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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 […]
Success does not come easy. And you cannot simply become successful by following a commonly taken path. In fact, often you need to be an outlier in order to succeed. Innovation matters. This principle is as true in photography as anywhere else. In order to succeed in photography, you need to seek opportunities in areas […]
When you’re out taking photos during the night, you will find yourself hunting for light. With light being in short supply, you’ll find yourself doing either one of the following: raising the ISO, decreasing the shutter speed or widening the aperture. While the first two options can have adverse effects—causing blur and noise, respectively—widening the […]
What are these “Photographer SNAP! Cards”? They are a training boot camp and reference companion in your camera bag… A common problem photographers run into is questions/issues arising while on an actual photo shoot out in the field. And there is a card to cover virtually every type of photographer situation imaginable. They are currently 86% […]
Over the years of learning about photography, certain lessons stick out in my mind. One of these was the Mailbox Assignment. The assignment was simple: take 36 shots of a mailbox. It had to be the same mailbox. Oh, and by the way…each shot had to be unique. Sounds easy enough, right? Well, let’s see, […]
Most people love to gaze up at the night sky and enjoy the beautiful light show that nature provides; the stars, galaxies and constellations seem so close. It’s fun to imagine what earth was like millions of years ago when light from distant stars left on its journey through the universe, never stopping or slowing […]
Photography is a beautiful fusion of art and technology. This is one reason it’s challenging—especially for beginners. Amateur photographers not only need to understand all the technicalities that go into taking a photograph, but also the creative elements such as composition, posing, storytelling and more. Therefore it is quite natural for beginner photographers to make […]
