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Irving Penn masterfully crafted an image through expert use of lighting, unique postures, and often a blank canvas background. He removed the excesses from portraiture, inviting viewers to take a deeper look at his subjects. The photos below are pulled from the The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s major retrospective of his work: As the folks […]
Perhaps you’re on a budget, or maybe you just hate switching out backgrounds. Either way, this tutorial from portrait and lifestyle photographer Jeff Carpenter has some great tips for getting different color backgrounds with a minimum of gear and fuss: Having the versatility to get a number of different looks with just one studio setup […]
We put tons of time and effort into getting our photos just right. So why don’t we put in the same amount of thought when we hang our photos on the wall? This infographic from Made explains how to hang your photos in a way that makes your home and does justice to your […]
Lightroom filters are very useful for adjusting exposure, white balance, and other settings in selected parts of your images. When used correctly, they can transform any image from good to great. This video from Phlearn introduces graduated and radial filters to beginner Lightroom users: Both the graduated and the radial filters are located at the […]
Here is a new boost to your photo editing workflow, a simple way to add “wow factor” and retouch your photos, without having to use Photoshop – in only 3 clicks…even if you’re brand new to editing your photos. Designed to give you all of the retouching & fine-tuning you’d want to do with your photos without […]
Point your camera just a little bit higher above eye level and you’ll see the colors of the clouds flying around in slow motion. Enjoy the view and capture some of the scenes you came up with! We found some interesting ones to share here with you: Play with colors, motion, and reflection to make breathtaking images of […]
There are a lot of articles and videos out there about how you should be posing couples to get beautiful, lasting shots. But, what many of them lack is advice to get authentic portraits. I mean, really honest images—pictures that show what the couple is really like, how they interact, the way they laugh together […]
The rule of thirds and its variation, the phi grid, aren’t designed to be rigid. As a photographer, it’s your prerogative to know when to break these rules. If you choose to use these structures, however, you can look at them as guidelines for building your compositions: The most obvious way to use the rule of thirds […]
Becoming a great photographer is a lot harder than most people think. It requires a lot of insight, practice, and understanding of what photography actually is. This article provides some essential photography tips to help you learn more about what you actually need to do to enhance your photography skills. There are a number of […]
Looking to spice up your studio shots? The photographers at Shootr have put together a few concepts for your next photo shoot using things you’re likely to find lying around your house: 1. Foil Backdrop Start out by taking out a few sheets of aluminum foil and crinkling them up. Wrap each sheet along a stand and […]
