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We all want to improve our photography and create those great images seen the travel and natural history books and magazines. Yet, one of the things we lack in getting there is discipline. No hobby or career is ever achieved through laziness. Practice makes perfect. If you aren’t shooting enough images, the chances of great […]
Spring is a great season for photographers. Everything seems fresh and vibrant, and it feels as if the surroundings just want to be photographed. To help you out, photographer Toma Bonciu shares some tips and ideas for photographing landscapes in the spring: Go Into the Forest The foggy mornings during springtime are great opportunities to […]
Learning how to properly compose pictures can mean the difference between great looking pictures and bad ones. This article will help give you some tips to improve your photo composition and take great digital pictures. Filling the Frame & Clearing Clutter There are exceptions to this as you’ll see in a second, but generally filling […]
In the beginning, photographer Trevor Jones made photographs with little more than a smartphone and a manual telescope. Now, he spends nearly every clear night capturing shots deep in the night sky. But for most beginners, this poses a perplexing question – how exactly did he get from point A to point B? With a […]
It’s many a photographer’s dream come true to work on an assignment involving a Star Wars theme. The sight of Jedi knights fighting the evil forces is always an exciting thing to watch on screen, and it’s even more fun when you can recreate one of these scenes yourself: First, a few words on camera settings. The shutter […]
One of the main benefits of owning a DSLR camera is the ability to utilize a wide variety of different lenses. Most professional photographers will tell you that the camera itself — as long as it has all basic DSLR functionality and records images to the memory card in a high resolution file — is not […]
Reflections are a great way of adding interest in your photography. In some cases, they can be used to give a sense of symmetry, and when used correctly, reflections can even be the focal point of an image. It is thus important that you learn how to use reflections in your composition. In this video, […]
Autumn’s changing colors make for a perfect opportunity to head outside for portrait photography. Photographer Scott Burns from Creative Gains shares five simple tips for fall portrait shoots: 1. Find a Location With Autumn Vibes What gives better autumn vibes than leaves that are changing colors? Find yourself a location that has a good number […]
Have you ever noticed the patterns of light and shadows that are formed on the walls when the sun creeps into a room? They surely look amazing and are great for photography. But the problem is that they don’t last very long due to the relative movement of the sun. Also, they may or may […]
One of the many things we all go to see during our national holidays—as well as at many other special events—are big fireworks displays. Even though it may be pitch black out, there is no real need for special equipment to shoot fireworks. Besides a good zoom lens in the 35-120mm range, depending on how […]
