Street photography isn’t something you can simply do by heading out onto the street with a camera in your hand. Like any other genre of photography, street photography also requires a good deal of planning and a thorough understanding of your shooting location. So what happens if you’re somewhere unfamiliar and you head out to […]
Patience, knowledge and stealth are just a few key factors one must master in order to be a good bird photographer. You cannot simply walk around in the woods with all your gear and expect a bird to pop in front of you to be photographed. Furthermore, in this genre of photography, it is essential […]
There have always been people who question the authenticity of images. They resent heavy editing and push for only in-camera adjustments. While retouching your images is certainly not a crime, it’s more possible—and common—to create “fake” images than ever before. And believe it or not, there are people who heavily manipulate or copy images for […]
When it comes to autumn photography, we’re used to seeing images that capture an entire forest changing color—or at least several trees doing so. But what photographer Alex Armitage photographed in Tallahassee, Florida, was quite different. A lone tree undergoing a color transformation in the middle of a water body is quite a scene to […]
Whenever portrait photographers come across a well-taken fashion portrait, it is common for them to guess about the complex lighting setup that might’ve been used. But, as photographer Ian Hippolyte demonstrates in this video, you don’t always need a sophisticated lighting rig to get that perfect editorial look. In fact, a single source of light […]
Wide-angle lenses are the best choice you can make for landscape photography. Their wider field of view allows you to get more beautiful scenery and compose a better photograph. But this is easier said than done. If you’re not used to working with wide-angle lenses, and you pick one up, you’ll soon realize that they […]
Photoshop has been a blessing to most of us photographers. It is undoubtedly a very powerful and important tool, but in some ways, it has also made us lazy. It lets us easily fix things in post-processing rather than try and get the image right in-camera. But if you think about it, getting things right […]
A fashion portrait does not necessarily need a model wearing trendy, expensive clothes or high-end makeup. In the case of the following image by photographer Samiira Wali, the subject is wearing a simple hijab that Wali made for herself—yet the image still looks like something from a premium fashion magazine. The image is a great […]
If you’ve worked with flash, you know you can choose its power yourself or let the camera do it for you. By setting the flash power manually, you gain complete control over the exposure. And by using the automatic mode (TTL), you let the camera do the heavy lifting. Each of these modes has certain […]
Since the day you started learning photography, you’ve probably gone through hundreds of videos on photography tips. Well, learning is indeed a continuous process. To that end, landscape photographer Nigel Danson shares seven tips and tricks that have made a big difference to his photography. You could definitely learn a thing or two from this […]
