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The use of proper lighting in taking photos is important. It enables you to take clearer images that you can be proud of, particularly in an environment where light is low. But to achieve your goal, you need the right accessories for your camera. Hotshoe Flashes The basic accessory is the hotshoe flash. A flash […]
The advent of digital photography sped up the photography process seemingly overnight. What used to take hours or days to complete can now be done in the blink of an eye. But in the fast world of ever-evolving technology, some photographers are choosing personal projects that slow down time. Jason D. Page‘s film-based light painting […]
At 270 square miles (700 sq. km) and less than 100,000 residents, La Palma may be the third smallest of Africa’s seven main Canary Islands, but it isn’t widely known as “La Isla Bonita” (beautiful island) for nothing. As a product of volcanic activity from its massive caldera volcano Taburiente, La Palma boasts dramatic geography. […]
Corey Rich is known for taking on big challenges when it comes to portraiture. He photographs high performance athletes under all sorts of extreme conditions. Whether he’s on a steep mountain slope or in a studio, he knows what it takes to create portraits that his subjects love. In this episode of his tutorial series, […]
Autumn holds a unique window of opportunities for photographers – vibrant colors can transform an otherwise mundane scene into a blanket of red, yellow, and orange hues. Take a look at this little collection for inspiration! The autumn season is too short to afford a missed photo opportunity. Clouds, sun, day, night – you can […]
Light painting is a well-loved technique in the photography community, but fashion photographer Clay Cook didn’t paint with LED lights in his recent fashion editorial photoshoot for NFocus Magazine, Louisville. He painted with fire. Using burning sparklers and steel wool, Cook created stunning, fiery backgrounds and foregrounds around his subjects. In this video, Cook demonstrates […]
What happens when you give an artistic scientist a camera? Fabian Oefner, who we featured in a previous article, shows us in this peek into his studio in northwestern Switzerland: A self-described scientist, photographer, and artist, Oefner bases his projects around natural phenomena, which he tries to depict poetically. One of his inspirations is Jackson […]
Darren Pearson’s still frame light paintings are impressive enough on their own. He uses flashlights in the dark to sketch out intricate figures. The forms he paints–angels, dinosaurs, aliens, sea creatures, and skeletons–are difficult for most of us to draw with pencil and paper, let alone with beams of light. Take a look at what […]
Look at something other than your computer screen for a moment and take note of the world around you. You should notice bright highlights and dark shadow areas without much of a problem. Film and digital sensors don’t see as well as you do. The shadows and highlights may be quantified as numbers that represent […]
When it comes to photography, the word “bracketing” can mean a lot of things. Essentially, it just refers to the practice of taking the same shot several times using different camera options, but it can be done in so many ways. By making so many different images of the same scene, you can then choose […]
