Your backgrounds play an important role in adding depth to your portraits. But, when you work in a small home studio, you may not have the flexibility of working with different backgrounds. That does not mean that you’re stuck with whatever you’ve got. Photographer Gavin Hoey from Adorama shows you how you can use fake […]
The harder you work, the better you’re incentivized. Do you think this applies to nature as well? With photographer Tristan Todd it seems like the notion surely worked out in his favor. Todd was well-compensated when he went out at midnight with the temperature down to -35 degrees Celsius and a wind chill of -50 […]
Wedding photographers are trusted with the responsibility to capture one of the most important days of two individuals, and doing it for the first time can be really scary. But if you are well prepared, both mentally and technically, things don’t need to be stressful. If you are a wedding photographer who’s relatively new on […]
Cloud inversion or temperature inversion is a phenomenon that occurs when warmer air is held above the cooler air. This traps the clouds and fog on the ground even at lower altitudes. If you get to witness this event from a higher altitude, the scene is just spectacular. Photographer Siddharth Mantri got lucky when he […]
Travel photography is only fun if your gear doesn’t drag you down. While you’d like to carry everything while traveling, it isn’t practical. In fact, you want to travel minimally, with versatile lenses that work in many situations. So, what should you take along? To answer the question, we have travel photographer Allison Anderson to […]
What comes to your mind when you think of a library? Maybe old books stacked on shelves? Well, that’s just one part of the equation. You’d be remiss to ignore the aesthetic factor as well. Libraries tend to have a warm vibe that calls to avid readers. But with modern architectural practices, the look and […]
Some people have a natural eye for composition. But others spend a lot of time and effort to get things right. It takes time, but it’s possible to learn how to create a composition that wows everyone. In that process, you will make mistakes, but it’s important to realize that mistakes are the pillars to […]
It’s not every day that something termed invasive appears beautiful. Lupine flowers, which are classified as an invasive weed are a perfect example of this. And considering that photographer Taylor Spencer took the image in the beautiful Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, the flowers appear even more beautiful: Spencer was particularly lucky to be able to […]
When you use flash, your shutter speed gets limited at around 1/200 or 1/250 second. Because of this, you often end up with blurry images when taking action photos with flash and ambient light. So how do you go about using flash when photographing fast-moving subjects? Photographer Gavin Hoey from Adorama walks you through the […]
Sunrise is always a beautiful moment to witness in person. Add a little drama to that moment with some fog or mist and the experience becomes something to remember. Photographer Tomas van der Weijden was in the fens in the Netherlands when he took the following breath-taking image: Weijden took the image with his Sony […]
