Black and white portraits can be very powerful when they feature bold shapes and a wide range of tones. But that depends on your knowledge of monochrome photography. The absence of color means your contrast has to be on point. A common mistake that many photographers make is not planning to shoot in monochrome beforehand. […]
If you had to choose the most important factor in your photography, what would it be? Your camera? Lens? Lighting? Settings? Most of us would choose something like that. But photographer Mads Peter Iversen has a different idea. What he suggests is entirely different—it’s totally abstract, yet very powerful. Let’s see what he has to […]
The satisfaction of holding a print of an image that you took is really something special. And like taking photos, printing is something of an art in itself. The process also includes some technicalities, and as a photographer it’s a good idea to have at least a general understanding of such things. To demystify the […]
Deciding on your camera settings can be tricky. This is especially true in dim situations, when a subject isn’t well lit. Add motion to the equation and things can get even trickier. Do you lower your shutter speed and risk blurring the image, or do you raise your ISO? As photographer Jared Polin outlines in […]
Skies play a pivotal role in landscape photography. The sky conditions determine the kind of light that illuminates subjects, thereby dictating the image’s mood. When discussing skies and lighting, how can we not talk about clouds? All these go hand in hand; one leads to another. The presence or absence of clouds in a sky […]
A visual signature in photography is how you see, capture and present the world around you. Focal length plays a pivotal role. But when it comes to purchasing a new lens, do you factor its focal length into your decision? In today’s video, photographer Ted Forbes talks about how he crafted his own visual signature […]
With a pandemic going on, many people are under tremendous stress. Whether it’s lockdown restrictions or social isolation, there are numerous hurdles to overcome. Creatives, including photographers and content creators, are no better off. If you too have been facing a creative block, or have been feeling unmotivated, photographer Hayden Pedersen has one idea for […]
No matter what industry you work in, age has a role to play. Depending on the nature of your work, your age will put you at either an advantage or disadvantage. How do you think age affects you as a photographer? Ty Turner from FlashFilm Academy talks about this particular subject and makes it clear […]
As photographers, we take joy in photographing others. It could be landscapes, portraits, weddings or other events—we love to look for the moment and freeze it in the form of a photograph. But when it comes to our personal lives, how comfortable or willing are we to work the same way? Are we courageous enough […]
As a landscape photographer, when you aim to capture the magnificence of a vista, it usually requires the use of a wide angle lens. However, working with the lenses on the shorter side of the focal length spectrum is definitely challenging. That’s particularly because they capture so much in the frame that a weak composition […]
