Want to capture what the eye can’t see? With these long exposure photography tips, you’ll be a quick expert in star and car trails. Don’t forget your tripod.
Astrophotography, specifically star trail photography, offers an extraordinary way to explore and capture the awe-inspiring beauty of the night sky. Whether you are a novice photographer looking to dive into the world of astrophotography or an expert seeking to refine your techniques, this guide will provide you with practical tips and methods to capture perfect […]
A camera with manual controls gives you the power to capture some amazing effects, once you know how to use it. You can develop all the skills of a professional once you understand your manual settings. If you’ve grown up with a ‘point and shoot’ camera and have just taken the plunge with a new […]
The fans are screaming; the Bulls have the ball, and you are following number 23 as he approaches the basket. He jumps, he shoots … you score! You did get that picture just as the ball left his fingertips, didn’t you? If you got that Sports Illustrated cover shot, the ball would be frozen just […]
Waterfalls make for one of the best subjects for photographing long exposures. The silky-smooth look of the water gives the waterfall an ethereal look, thereby making it stand out from its surrounding. Even landscape photographer Attilio Ruffo is a fan of this technique and so, in this video, he shares some of his ideas to […]
If you’ve ever wanted to create light trails but didn’t know where to start, this article is for you. What You Need for Light Trail Photography You’re going to practice creating light trails by photographing passing vehicles. You’ll need a tripod for this technique (or some other way to stabilize your camera) as you will […]
Nature is beautiful, there’s no denying that. But with nature photography done the right way, you can take a breathless scenery and make it perfect. As we’ve said time and time again, photography can take a single moment and make it last forever, and it can take hours and make them pass in the blink […]
For a long time, DSLRs and mirrorless cameras have had an advantage over smartphone photos when it comes to creative photography. The manual mode in the cameras allows photographers to take creative control and lets them take photos that phone cameras previously could not. But today, even the phone cameras have come a long way. […]
In photography, unplanned photos often turn out to be the best. Take for instance the following image by photographer Rudy Ramirez. His initial plan was to shoot the Milky Way, but the following image ended up being his best from the night. How about that? Ramirez shot the image with his Sony A7R3 camera and […]
While on a South American sojourn, Mark Wallace landed in Mindo, Ecuador. Standing right on the edge of a roaring river, Wallace gives us a perfect tutorial on how to use your circular polarizer and neutral density filter set (and a bit of post-production) to create a beautiful image that makes the water look as […]
What does this picture look like to you? Photographer Blake Summers went to the Portland International Airport to photograph this 30-second long exposure of an aircraft departure at f/4.8: The longer exposure exaggerates the runway lights, creates the trajectory of the plane in the sky, and makes the clouds foggy. It is unclear how Summers […]
