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If you want to make your landscape photos stand out, one technique is to shoot against a beautiful night sky. After all, who doesn’t love combining landscapes and astrophotography? If you’re familiar with night sky photography, you must know how challenging it can be to make the stars stand out. All of them appear similar […]
One of the lessons in the Photography Lab series I teach is a lesson on night photography, specifically shooting the stars. There are two essentials to know before going out to shoot stars your first time. ONE: The Earth is rotating. This means you can photograph star constellations, but after about 15 seconds, you will […]
Street photography has to be one of the most interesting genres of photography. With little control over your surroundings, it is up to you to make the most interesting photo possible. Based on what kind of location you’re working in, you might either have to wait patiently or move around quickly for the right shot. […]
Spring is one of the best seasons for capturing the beauty of your natural surroundings. The flowers are in full bloom and the weather is just perfect – not too hot and not too cold. Perfect for practicing landscape photography. For those who are still learning new skills, you can use certain techniques to ensure […]
Photography competitions attract many participants. But whether you’re a beginner or a pro, it’s not easy to win one. Just submitting good photos doesn’t cut it. Since the judges need to deal with such a high volume of submissions, yours need to immediately grasp the judges’ attention and keep them engaged. But how do you […]
In the real estate business, your photos will be the first things that potential customers will see before they visit any property. It is thus vital that your photos look inviting inside and out. While many photographers invest a lot of time and resources in making the inside of the house look great, they often […]
Darn, I missed the last eclipse of a full moon. Oh well, now I have to wait for the next one. To be sure I don’t miss it the next time, I am arming myself with this catalog of lunar eclipses from NASA. I’ve photographed the moon many times—and one eclipse. I prepared this article to […]
Your photographs are merely snapshots if the viewers do not engage with them. You don’t want the viewer to simply glance at your photos and say they look nice. Instead, aim to make viewers pause when they look at your photos; make them take some time to wander through them. The question then becomes, how […]
This article is based on concepts from The Photography Action Cards if you want to dig deeper for further training. Do you remember the children’s game, Barrel of Monkeys? The one where you would hook their curved arms into a chain until you dropped one? I did a little research on the phrase “barrel of […]
The beauty of macro photography lies in the fact that it allows us to capture the minute details of a subject. And because we need to get really close to the subject, lighting is often a challenge, because the camera itself blocks off most of the light hitting the subject. In today’s video, photographer David […]
