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A well-composed photo has a poetic balance. The feeling is one of perfection, as if that one moment on Earth was special, and it was captured in the absolute perfect manner. Composition is difficult to study as it has to do with our perception and attention to detail, but it can be improved through knowledge […]
The Internet is saturated with how-to photography tutorials. So often, emphasis is placed on technical details. Rarely do we hear more about the abstract, philosophical concepts that are the driving force behind the most successful photographers. Lee Morris & Patrick Hall had the opportunity to go behind the scenes at Gulf Photo Plus 2013 in […]
There are those who dream and those who do. When it comes to photography, David Dare Parker is obviously the latter. A photojournalist of 28 years, he has covered conflicts and other social issues across the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Australia. His work has graced the pages of several international publications, including The New […]
Since 2008, the Vietnamese city of DaNang has held a springtime international fireworks competition, wherein countries from all around the world curate elaborate displays of brilliant blasts and sparkling explosions. This video, created by UK travel photographer Rob Whitworth, gives those of us who weren’t lucky enough to attend the event a joyous insight into […]
Can you imagine hiring the services of a lawyer who had never read a book about law? Yet millions of people start a photography business without knowing anything about marketing, selling, pricing, or merchandising. The trap many photographers fall into is they love the photography so much that they simply focus on that and forget […]
Many people find it very important that their wedding day go exactly as planned and no mishaps occur. While some things can be entirely out of one’s control, it is the responsibility of the photographer to ensure that no accidents happen during the wedding photo shoot. A photo of the entire wedding party on a […]
Parkour is the art of moving from one place to another most efficiently. It has been widely popularized via YouTube videos and video games using the fluid movement techniques for characters. Parkour also gives photographers an opportunity to capture compelling action shots and experiment with motion control. In the following video, photographer Benjamin Von Wong […]
Something I try to do on a regular basis is shoot both horizontal and vertical images of a scene. There are a number of reasons for this, but my primary reason is that most magazines and books use lots of vertical images. Magazine covers are verticals. Books are mostly vertical. One exception I can think […]
Brandon Stanton has made a name for himself in the world of photography after creating a street photography project titled “Humans of New York.” The project entails Stanton walking the streets of New York City and finding interesting people to photograph. But the project doesn’t just stop at taking a snapshot, Stanton takes his time […]
One of the most fundamental and most utilized skills of retouching portrait images with Photoshop is skin correction. Fine lines, discoloration, etc. are prominent, especially in closely framed shots, and they can make the subject feel insecure. The dilemma with skin retouching is that often the final product looks over-produced and fake. The goal is […]
