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You can know exactly what gear to buy and which settings to shoot in, but if you don’t haven’t mastered composition your photographs will always disappoint. Composition tells viewers where to look and guides the viewer’s eye through the photograph. “There are a lot of ideas and concepts and rules when it comes to composition,” […]
White balance (WB) is really important for accurate re-production of colors in a photo. If WB settings are not properly tuned in your digital camera, you may find your final shot to be colored slightly in hues of blue, orange, or yellow. Not a good thing. In this article, we’ll look at three important aspects […]
Every photographer has their own way of shooting around and getting the perfect image. One photographer, Nguyen Dinh An from Vietnam, has a very unique way of capturing the moment—from just about every angle: At only 22-years-old, Nguyen Dinh An easily rolls, kicks, spins, and dances his way around the photo shoot. The seemingly strange […]
We love to look at stunning portraits. The subject may be our friend, family member, a model, or a perfect stranger. A well taken portrait tells us stories, creates some mystery or brings out some memories. Good portraits also reveal the true personality of someone. So how does a photographer capture a good portrait? Below […]
Earth is a beautiful place. What better way to grasp the sheer magnitude and ever-changing allure of our planet than a timelapse taken from space? European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst has done just that, creating a stunning six minute timelapse from images taken hundreds of kilometers up in the air: Every time Gerst conducted […]
Winter has officially arrived! Whether it’s skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, hockey or something else, cold weather sports bring a bit of fresh air to all those boring, short days. Check out what we found: If this got you interested, check out our tips for winter action photos!
Have you been wanting to test your hand in film photography? Feeling like you want to pick up your old analog camera and get back into film again? Get a little inspiration from photographer Travis Lawton and his Project OneRollFifty2: Like so many others, Lawton hadn’t used film cameras since he was a small child. […]
More light is not always better light. You need to take control of it in order to make wonderful shots. In this video, photographer Cliff Mautner shows how controlling and directing light is way better than just having more light in general: The goal is to be in control of the light all the time. […]
A rugged, waterproof, underwater-capable digital camera opens a whole new world of photography opportunities to any shutterbug regardless of skill level. Having the luxury of shooting in rain, snow, high altitude, and underwater without worrying about camera damage is not only fun and addicting, but also allow you a shoot in unfamiliar environment every single […]
Candles are a unique light source. Using candlelight to light a scene can result in breathtaking photos. Candlelight temperature is different than flash, daylight or regular bulb light. Using candlelight is hard and requires experience. Candles can be used in a few ways: they can be a light source that lights an object in the photo but not appear in the photo themselves. They can be used as a light source and also participate as an object in the final photo or they can participate as the solo object in the photo (or in other words simply a candles photo).
