Inspiration can come from anywhere—even from an accident. That’s what happened when photographer Nate Trivette was working with his eight-year-old son, who moved the camera around during a long exposure. The mistake helped Trivette take the following spooky image at Harriet Lake in Superior National Forest: Trivette shot the image on a Nikon D750 with […]
Social media has been a blessing to photographers, who are now able to more freely showcase their work to the world. It’s also a platform to collect feedback, gauge public opinion and and also critique one another’s work. This can, however, have a negative effect: some photographers end up posting images just to please the […]
Think of lighting as more than just a tool to light up your subject. Lighting in photography can also be used as a medium to add or create mood in an otherwise lifeless image. You’d be surprised how the proper use of lights can radically transform the look and feel of an image. In today’s […]
The relationship we have with our dogs is no less than that we have with our family members. In fact, sometimes, the amount of love and time we spend with our dogs can exceed what we spend with our own family members. Aren’t they such pure souls? This is the core reason why we simply […]
Street photography is undoubtedly one of the most popular genres of photography, mostly because you don’t have to go very far to find subjects. However, don’t make the mistake of believing street photography is simply photographing people on the street—the genre is much deeper than that. If you’re looking to getting started with street photography, […]
Fast-action photography has so much more to it than just shooting at rapid-fire shutter speeds. If you are working with a model, you need to get the timing right and keep in sync with the model so you can capture their expressions within a fraction of a second. Photographer Kyle Buckley took the following image […]
Making money through photography is something that every photographer dreams of. But only a handful of us are ever able to actually live the dream. After all, not all genres of photography are profitable. But fine-art photography is one area where, if you’re really good, you could actually earn a good living from it. To […]
Light painting is an interesting long-exposure photography technique that you can use to create artistic images. With this technique, you can use artificial light to highlight a selected portion or particular elements in the frame. Only those elements where you decide to light paint will be visible in the final image while the rest will […]
Autumn is an excellent time for some nature photography. The surroundings put on some colorful makeup, and the misty, hazy conditions mingled with warm sunlight are an absolute beauty to witness. The following image by landscape photographer Ingmar Hoogerhoud gives the ideal feeling of a perfect autumn morning: Hoogerhoud managed to take this dreamy image […]
Ferromagnetic fluid or ferrofluid is a liquid that becomes strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field. When a strong magnetic field is introduced around a ferrofluid, it starts showing strange behavior by changing its shape. This peculiar character is what makes the ferrofluid an interesting subject to photograph. Using a macro lens and […]
