A photographic image is successful when it successfully grabs the attention of the viewers. Images can do this in a variety of ways. Eye-catching color is often used for this purpose. Leading curves can also be used. On the other hand, there exists a method that is often overlooked. That method is the use of […]
SpaceX has been in the news recently—and for good reasons. They’ve implemented the idea of reusable rockets, something previously thought to be impossible. At dusk on October 7, 2018, the company launched their Falcon 9 from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, about 158 miles north of LA. Its mission was to deliver the Earth-observation radar […]
A key piece of gear that is necessary for long exposure photography in bright daylight is the neutral density filter. Types of ND Filters There are fixed neutral density filters, meaning the amount of light blocked from passing through to the lens is a constant. There are also variable neutral density filters, meaning the amount […]
Photography is all about light, and in the world of the camera that means exposure. For beginners, figuring out how to control exposure can seem a bit daunting, so much so that they often stay in auto mode and let the camera do all the work. But learning how exposure works is key to becoming […]
In sports—or almost anything else—one learns there is a period of practice or apprenticeship, a time of learning. I’ve said before that one needs to take lots of pictures as part of the learning process. But like anything else, try to do the ‘practice’ part correctly. If someone were to drill scales on the piano […]
Time waits for no one. All of us have twenty fours hours in a day and we will never have more of it. Thus, it boils down to how we manage time and allocate a bit of it for something that we love. As a person who has to allocate his time for many daily […]
Photography is an art that most people have an affinity for. Since the emergence of this art form, people have always been drawn towards it as a hobby. But with the progression of time, photography has become more of a profession, and a successful one, too. Like any other art form, dexterity in capturing images […]
While the job of photographing a piece of art may seem simple, you can face a lot of challenges in the process that you might have not thought of at all. Well, worry no more, as photographer David Bergman from Adorama presents his top five tips for photographing artwork: 1. Remove the Glass If the […]
If you’ve ever used Lightroom presets, you know they never give you the perfect result you’re looking for. They can get you a good way there. But there’s always ‘something’ missing. And it’s that ‘something’ that makes all the difference. Enter these new Ultimate Lightroom Finishing Moves. We were able to negotiate a 52% discount for […]
Sometimes, creating a simple effect for a shoot can become a bit of a hassle. Let’s say you want to make an image of a cup of hot coffee. How difficult can it be? There’s a cup of coffee with steam emanating out of it, and you make a shot. You only realize when you […]
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