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Many photographers, especially when they’re first starting out, are advised to find their own personal photographic style. And even after you’ve been shooting for many years, it’s one of the things you wonder about. Do you have a personal photographic style? If you do – can you define it? After decades of shooting I began […]
Holding a printed copy of an image you took has to be one of the most satisfying experiences for any photographer. This is something that you must try if you haven’t done it yet. A word of caution though, if you have not calibrated your monitor, the printed image will appear slightly (or severely) different […]
Photographing shorebirds can be an entirely different experience than photographing birds in thick vegetation. While their visibility is not a great challenge in the former, there’re still plenty of other aspects that you must consider to make your shorebirds photography count. In today’s insightful video, we have photographer Simon d’Entremont who shares some useful tips and tricks […]
Final day: only hours left for the Long Exposure Photo Guide at 71% Off Night owls with a taste for photography utilize long exposures out of necessity. As a result, they’re often able to create captivating details through motion blur in low lighting situations. But can the same dreamy motion blur be captured in the […]
Imagine putting in your best effort to get the perfect composition but ending up with an image that’s not sharp. That doesn’t do justice to your effort, right? Getting an image that’s sharp is yet another crucial factor that determines the success of any image. But alas! this is where a lot of photographers, especially […]
It wouldn’t be wrong to say that timelapse photography is at a halfway-mark between photography and videography. Timelapse photography is all about capturing a series of photos at specific intervals of time which you can later place in a sequence and export as a video clip. As an alternative, you could also stack them all […]
Back-lighting a subject comes in handy when you want to separate the subject from the rest of the scene. It opens up interesting body features of the subject and makes the image so much better. However, this technique is equally challenging as it requires you to shoot into the sun. Professional wildlife photographer Paul Miguel […]
HDR, as the name suggests, attempts to extend the light and tonal range of images taken under normal conditions. And once a balanced HDR image is compared with the original shot the results are often outstanding. Ever hear the expression, “You just had to be there,” when someone is showing off photographs? What they are […]
A lot of beginner photographers make the mistake of assuming that a flash is used to add light when shooting in conditions where the light is insufficient. Well, this is only partially true. In fact, you can use flash even in situations where there’s enough natural light. Using a flash allows you to add a […]
Speed and accuracy are musts when it comes to wildlife photography. So you might be surprised if somebody recommends using manual focus for photographing wildlife. Photographer Paul Miguel talks about certain scenarios where autofocus systems struggle and demonstrates why manual focus is sometimes a better option: Focus Distractions “This is probably the one you’re going […]
