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Don’t you just love it when the background in your image melts away giving it a soft creamy look? Photographers love it and that’s why we spend thousands of dollars for wide aperture lenses. Most people love it and that’s evident by the increasing popularity of “portrait mode” on modern smartphone cameras. But at the end […]
One of the most popular aspects of animal photography is bird photography. Taking perfect pictures of birds in the wild can be very challenging, but you can create many wonderful photo opportunities in your own backyard. Setting up your Backyard Photo Shoots The biggest challenge isn’t actually attracting birds to your yard. Once feeders are […]
Two terms, one more frequently heard that the other, are the golden ratio and the rule of thirds. But is one really better than the other? In this short video, you’ll learn what they are, how they impact your images, and how you can use them in your compositions: Rule of Thirds The rule of […]
Digital photography has made photography a whole lot easier. Built-in light meters do a good job most of the time but they get fooled in tricky lighting situations. Just imagine how challenging it was for film photographers to get correct exposures. If you still struggle with exposure when using film, photographer Jay P. Morgan shares […]
Taking stunning portraits is one skill that can be easily mastered if you understand the concepts and have had lots of practice. There are four factors that determine the success of your portrait shots, and they are composition, depth of field, lighting, and your subject. Let’s take a look at each of the factors and […]
Some photographers are absolute lovers of natural light. But natural light is constantly changing. Professionals require consistent results. However, Daniel Norton from Adorama shares a hack to fake natural light for when you need to shoot indoors: Shooting with window light can get you gorgeous results. But timing can be a great challenge as the […]
As photographers in the modern age, we’re exposed to a lot of digital learning resources. While the only resources available in the past were books and magazines, modern platforms like YouTube, Flickr, and 500px have allowed photographers to teach, learn, and interact with each other. Commercial and fine art photographer Chrissie White who learned a […]
While he didn’t invent the technique, photographer Ryan Brenizer popularized the bokeh panorama style of photography with his wedding photos. The Brenizer method of photography is used to create an image with a very shallow depth of field and a wide angle of view. It produces a result that looks something like a medium-format image. […]
Different camera brands process colors in slightly different ways, similar to how different chefs cook the same dish differently. For instance, the colors that come out of Sony cameras are more accurate, while colors from Canon cameras are often said to be more pleasing. Why does this happen? To answer this question, Gerald Undone is […]
When it comes to selling products, how those products appear to your customers matters a lot. It’s even more important for online stores as the customers can’t touch and feel the products. But, taking photographs of products with shiny surfaces can be a challenge. In the following video, photographer Andrew Boey shows the easiest and […]
