Children’s portraits often seem better when they have a dreamy, vibrant, fairy tale touch to them. Umesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows us how to achieve the effect by softening the skin, adding vibrant color, and dodging and burning: The first and the obvious step is to open the photo using Photoshop. If the photo is […]
Every year, Sydney is host to a festival dedicated to light, music, and ideas, called the Vivid Sydney Festival. During this festival, one can witness amazing immersive light projection. Projections transform various buildings and landmarks into an outdoor, night time canvas. The famous Sydney Opera House is one of such landmarks, and photographer Simon Chen […]
A beauty dish is a tool used by portrait photographers to create a light that wraps around the subject’s face. It creates a soft light with a natural fall-off that, in turn, creates a contrasted look and makes the image dramatic. If you’re just starting out and cannot afford to get the gear, COOPH has […]
Tulips are said to signify the arrival of spring, and photographer Albert Dros rightly captured the following photograph with the tulips blooming during a slightly foggy morning in Flevoland, Netherlands: Dros loves to capture the tulip bloom every year in his home country, the Netherlands, and doesn’t find it boring at all as he puts […]
Long exposure photography produces surreal results. By recording the changes in the environment for an extended time, cameras capture images that a human eye cannot replicate. To help you take better long exposure photos, fine art photographer Attilio Ruffo explains how you can master aperture and shutter speed: Choosing Your Aperture For landscape photographs, you […]
Camera technology changes less drastically than it used to in the early days of digital photography. Yet, reviewers and consumers have been focusing on the technical image quality when making buying decisions. Not to forget the human error that creeps in, which can render the test meaningless or misleading. Tony Northrup explains why you should […]
Photography is a hobby for many, but only a handful can make the cut and adopt it as a career. Photography is a very competitive industry, and it requires a lot of persistence to succeed. The COOPH team has compiled a list of seven steps to become a professional photographer: 1. Find Your Specialty If you […]
The bride, groom, and the bridesmaids are usually the ones who steal the spotlight on the wedding day. But this doesn’t mean that the groomsmen are to be left out. Groomsmen tend to get a little less attention, but nevertheless, it’s equally important to get shots of the them. Professional wedding photographer Vanessa Joy from Adorama […]
Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado is a rugged and beautiful back-country with many satisfying routes and experiences. Visiting this area will check all the boxes for those looking for a wilderness retreat from the hustle of daily living. A Reddit user took this interesting photograph of their friend during a hike. The friend seems to be […]
All thanks to smartphones, photography is not an expensive hobby anymore (to some extent). Cameras have become more accessible and with the never-ending evolution in technology, the cameras in our smartphones are getting better with every iteration. But with their tiny sensors, smartphone cameras still lag behind the bigger cameras when it comes to low-light […]
