In the striking image below, photographer, Markus Grunau, captured the Charles Bridge under a most impressive and colorful sky as the sun began to make its appearance over Prague. The bridge, a historical landmark and main point of interest for tourists to the Czech Republic, is typically bustling with people all throughout the day. But […]
You can get pretty creative when working with multiple exposures—layering images on top of other images to get some pretty unique and interesting shots. Lately there has been increasing interest in double exposure portraits, such as this one taken by photographer Austin Greene: “No layering or blending of images or anything like that was done in […]
Photographers use aperture for a multitude of things from getting the proper exposure to creating a specific depth of field. Understanding how it works is essential to being able to use aperture to your advantage and taking the photographs you envision in your mind. In this quick primer, John Cripps breaks down the ins and […]
Wildlife and nature photographer Ivan Kislov has assembled quite an impressive portfolio over the past few years, including this gorgeous shot of a red fox that looks more like a painting than a photograph: Kislov lives in Magadan, a port town in a remote area of Russia. He shoots with a Nikon D800.
What a great example of a perfectly timed photograph! During an outing to Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur, California, photographer Senthil Balakrishnan caught the sunset at the precise moment it passed by this opening in a rock, creating a superb frame within a frame: To capture this beauty, Balakrishnan used a Nikon D5100. It’s not clear […]
Anyone who utilizes public transportation has, at some point, felt a little crowded, but the image below may offer a little a perspective. The photo, which shows throngs of Bangladeshi crowding a train and platform, was taken during Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday sometimes referred to as the The Festival (or Feast) of The Sacrifice: […]
Here is something we don’t see everyday: the inside of a gypsum mine located in eastern Ukraine. The photo-op was discovered by Yaroslav Segeda, a Ukraine resident who has a deep history in urban exploring. Segeda can often be found scaling—to dizzying heights—all kinds of buildings and objects, usually without any safety equipment or permission: […]
Beautiful sunsets can be found all around world and there’s certainly no shortage of photographs of them on the internet. They seem to be one of the few things that we never tire of seeing. Take for example, the photo below, which was taken by Agostinho Fernandes. Fernandes took the image in Portugal using his […]
Capturing that perfect moment when the surf hits the sand, curls up, and splashes takes a lot of patience and the ability to snap a picture at precisely the right moment. That’s what photographer, Larry Beard, has done in this image: Taken in Newport Beach, California, the image perfectly captures the sea foam spray, but […]
Golden hour is the time of day that occurs just before sunrise and sunset. At these hours, the sun is at such an angle with the earth that it produces a soft, glowing, golden light. It is generally regarded as the ideal time to photograph outdoors. The golden hour is a fundamental aspect of lighting […]
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