With our deal on iPhone Photo Academy ending soon here are some more iPhone photo tricks. Instructor Emil Pakarklis created this video to show the lesser known tactics he uses to capture beautiful images at night on his iPhone. Nighttime photos can be difficult to achieve the proper lighting because an iPhone’s sensor is much smaller […]
Shooting portraits at night usually requires a lot of gear. You need your own lighting sources to evenly light the model, otherwise you’re going to end up with harsh shadows and dark faces. But, there are a few tricks to get beautiful, soft light perfect for portraiture without lugging around anything other than your camera. […]
What’s the best Milky Way shot you’ve ever seen? Photographer Albert Dros planned this photo for a long time. He decided to visit Guatemala and photograph this volcano named ‘Fuego’ after seeing pictures of it. Dros discovered that the clearest photographs of the eruptions took place during the evening and night. Most of the good images he […]
Night photography offers photographers the chance to create mysterious, beautiful, and exciting images through the use of creative exposure. The following visual aid will give you an introduction to the basics of night photography and how to properly expose images in low light: Infographic provided courtesy of phototechniques.info. When taking photos at night it is […]
Yummy food, the great outdoors, breathtaking sunsets. Camping is a favorite getaway for millions of people every year. Thankfully, along with these wonderful trips, come plenty of opportunities to shoot outdoor photography. It doesn’t matter if you’re into nature photography, astrophotography, or just capturing images of the family, when you go camping, there’s something for […]
Filmmaker Sriram Murali is open about his passion for astronomy. Having traveled across the United States and shared his images with the likes of CNN, National Geographic, and TIME, the night sky remains his favorite subject. In his latest short film, he hopes to make a seldom discussed statement concerning the conservation of our starscapes: Lost in Light primarily focuses […]
The word “photography” gets its name from the Greek roots for “light” and “drawing.” When taking this simple fact into consideration, it makes a lot of sense that working with a camera without a strong light source can be an incredibly difficult task. However, few things can be as beautiful as a clear night sky. […]
Some of the most awe-inspiring images can be boiled down to one thing: location, location location. Of course, once we are in a location, we need the skills to capture the scene as we see it, and as we want it to be seen by others.
Photographs made using advanced light painting techniques often look as if they’d require a crew of a dozen assistants to achieve. But some artists have developed creative methods for making these elaborate images single-handedly. Photographer Russell Brown creates complex light paintings on his own using a Westcott Ice Light, colored gels, textural patterns, and exposure […]
Mark Thorpe has created a step-by-step video tutorial on how to shoot a day-to-night traffic timelapse. Read on for the tutorial, Mark’s top tips for starting out with timelapse photography, and his transition from wildlife to urban jungle: In this tutorial, Mark gets amongst the hustle and bustle of Japan’ s largest city, Yokohama, to […]
