The photo tip for today is about using “short lighting” and “broad lighting” patterns in your portrait photography. Flat lighting will ruin your portrait photography! Caution: An on-camera flash aimed at the subject will produce flat lighting. Bounce the flash off the walls, ceilings, off a reflector or something else. Never aim it directly at your […]
Have you ever snapped a portrait then realized the background is too busy? What if you really like the colors, but just need it to be a bit blurrier to bring the focus to your subject? In this video, photographer Terry White explains exactly how to control your depth of field to blur the background while […]
This video with Mark Wallace teaches you about innovative photography techniques, particularly with black and white levels. He uses an X-Rite ColorChecker Custom Grayscale Card to help determine exposure as well as how to process the images afterwards in Adobe Lightroom: One of the things he mentions is how to use the histogram to gauge where […]
Check out this enchanting image taken by photographer Ann-Marie Westwood at the Finnich Glen, also known as The Devil’s Pulpit, located just outside of Glasgow in Scotland: The image was taken using a Nikon D200. To capture the entire scene, Westwood used a wide 32mm focal length while shooting at an ISO of 100 and […]
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a penguin? The creators of the BBC series “Penguins – Spy in the Huddle” have attempted to capture the experience, using 50 spy cameras to get up close and personal with penguins all over the world. What they didn’t expect, however, was for nature to take the filming […]
Landscape photography at night can be be difficult to capture, but it holds the potential to reveal images way beyond what can be seen by the human eye. The primary eBook by professional landscape photographer Alister Benn is the product of three intensive years shooting & refining techniques while traveling to locations all over the world. Seeing the Unseen is […]
How many times have you been duped by your camera’s LCD, only to find out that you’ve got it all wrong upon viewing your photos on your computer monitor? When I first started out, I couldn’t make heads or tails with most of the dials and switches on my DSLR. I bought it and forced […]
What does it take to get good at photography? Photography training the proper way can make learning how to take great shots a breeze, whereas other methods will make you never reach that artistic and “clean” quality in your photos. There are two essential parts to photography that you should learn as a beginner. Camera […]
The 2016 Complete Photography Business Bundle is a once-in-a-life time collection of eBooks, worksheets, video tutorials, and tools to help you kickstart or grow your photography career. Unfortunately it is now over, stay tuned to see what’s next! The craft of photography, for you, is more than a hobby, it’s a business. Managing and marketing your […]
So you want to be a fashion photographer? Sounds exciting? Sailing around on yachts with models, shooting in the Caribbean or Tahiti, or maybe even Paris with your favorite model are perks of the job, right? How fun it must be to shoot models for Victoria’s Secret and Sports Illustrated! Who wouldn’t want to travel […]
