With careful use of flash, you can make your photos look natural—as though no artificial lighting had been used. Certain flash photography techniques can enhance the photo by further reducing contrast while looking very natural. It’s a dream of all photographers to look for the balance in lighting whenever they photograph a subject, but most […]
Photographing a lean, mean driving machine is the dream of every automotive photographer. There are hundreds of different ways to photograph a car. In this video, Chris Hau shares some of his best automotive photography tips: 1. Angles and Positions Get several different shots of the car. Hau has suggestions for which angles work best. […]
When we think of portrait photography, most of us think of a fancy studio session with the model surrounded by high end studio lights. But we can achieve amazing results just by utilizing the naturally available light, too. Photographer Irene Rudnyk, who loves to take portraits with natural light, shows us how she achieves glamorous […]
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When creating a timelapse, sometimes things don’t go according to plan. So while you may easily capture all the available frames you need, you can still end up with a less than pleasant viewing experience. Thankfully, your timelapse project doesn’t have to end there. To avoid scrapping the entire project, professional video producer Rob Nelson shows […]
Moonlight can provide a different way of producing wonderful and mesmerizing photographs in both color and black and white. The mood conveyed in moonlight photography can be quite different than in other lighting circumstances. Photographing by moonlight has its own set of challenges, but with a few setting and technique adjustments to your normal shooting […]
It’s fascinating to see just how far photography has come. Social media has completely changed the way we see it, and camera phones now exceed DSLR sales. Take a look at how we moved from the camera obscura to film photography to sharing billions of photos on Facebook and Instagram: This infographic from London School […]
The quality and direction of light determines how a subject appears in a final image. Hence it’s essential for photographers to understand the nature and behavior of light. This becomes even more important when it comes to studio portraits because of the variety of lights used in the process. Since studio lighting can be a […]
Feeling overwhelmed or frustrated with Lightroom? We often hear from photographers that learning to edit is one of their biggest challenges. That’s why we’ve compiled five of our best suggestions to get you on your way to editing like a pro. 1. Crop to Enhance Your Story Don’t underestimate the power of cropping your photo. […]
Did you know that our nearest celestial neighbor, the moon, is drifting away from us at a rate of 3.8 centimeters per year? Maybe the fact that it’s moving away is motivation for some to start photographing the moon. But not to worry; it will take billions of years for the moon to escape the […]
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