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Street photography is all about capturing the essence of daily life in the streets. It’s a powerful genre of photography that captures a moment as it is. The challenge usually arises when you’re out there pointing a camera at people, which makes them self-conscious and kills the moment. Sometimes you need to be more discrete. […]
Today’s tutorial kindly comes to us from Gim Liu, author of the new book After Dark Photography (readers outside the US can also get the book here). In this chapter, you are taught how to create a photo where the movements of vehicles are displayed as streaks of light. In short, you will be using […]
A backlit situation, whether it’s thrust upon you or you choose it, can be tricky. There are, however, some techniques that can help you to make a great backlit portrait. Adorama explains: Backlit denotes a situation in photography where the main light is behind the subject. Sometimes you end up being in a situation where […]
One of the most common mistakes in street photography is to think that it is only about capturing images of people walking down the street. This is a big part of it, of course, but this thought can easily lead to one capturing image after image of slightly interesting people walking down the street. It […]
Surfing is undoubtedly an action packed sport. And when it comes to action sports, things happen so quickly that you need to make split-second decisions to capture a moment that’s photo-worthy. However, if you’re prepared with some little things like composition, focus, camera settings among others, that’ll help you take beautiful surf photos. Photographer Tom […]
Effective composition is a big part of producing eye-catching photos. It isn’t possible to carry out a comprehensive review of the field of composition in a few short paragraphs. Rather, three aspects of composition that tend to be especially important in texture photography will be covered: contrast, curves, and patterns. Paying attention to these three […]
Ever been on a photo shoot and found yourself in a pinch because you were just lacking that one essential item? Maybe it rained and your camera bag or a piece of equipment got wet. Well, a plastic bag would have come in handy, right? Or, maybe while you were shooting that incredible event, someone […]
The world we live in is three dimensional. We see in three dimensions, yet when we photograph, we see only two dimensions. In order to create images that add a third dimension, we need to add some perspective or depth. The big question is what is perspective and how do we add it? Because we […]
Bouncing a flash is often the only viable technique to quickly expose for a photo in a fast changing scenario. Take a wedding reception, for example. Hopping from one room to another and one lighting scenario to the next, a photographer has very little time to adjust to the changing light. If you’re working with […]
Let’s wrap up our discussion of sunset photography with some tips that don’t warrant their own articles but are still valuable additions to your shooting arsenal. 1. Be Prepared Sunset times vary. The time is dependent on where you live, the time of year, and so on. The good news is there’s an app for […]
