Photography is an increasingly popular pastime for people of all ages and backgrounds, particularly with the easy access to relatively high tech equipment at falling prices; but it’s not all upside! Having a hobby that you are passionate about is a great way to keep yourself focused and driven in life. It also gives you…
Technical Vs Creative Photos – How To Strike The Right Balance.
Photography is a highly creative artform but it relies on the technical possibilities that are available, both in terms of the photographer’s knowledge and the camera and equipment itself. This leaves you, as a photographer, with a difficult conundrum – how far can you push the creative aspects of photography without skipping on the technical…
Great Reasons Why Long Term Photography Projects Are Important
As a photographer, whether you’re a freelancer or working for a company, most of your projects are likely to be very short term, with many lasting a day or less! Whether you’re working at a wedding, running a fashion photoshoot or doing product photography, most of the time you’re up against the clock as you…
How To Capture The Authentic Beauty Of Everyday Life
Lifestyle photography is a type of portraiture that seeks to capture the beauty and narratives of everyday life. This is done in an artistic manner but unlike most other types of portraiture, it tries to share the stories, places and people in an un-posed and natural way. A quick search on social media will pull…
Complete Guide To Disposable Cameras
Disposable cameras were all the rage in the 1990’s but since the introduction of the relatively low cost digital and mobile phone cameras they have taken something of a back seat in the world of photography. Nonetheless, they still maintain a strange kind of charm and have practical and artistic uses in many different situations….
Great Advantages Cameras Have Over Phones For Photography
The introduction of the Smartphone has absolutely revolutionized photography and brought it to a wider audience than in past decades. More than ever before people are able to snap quick pictures of the world around them and the things that matter most to them. Smartphones are versatile, small and, as a general rule, you’ve always…
How To Use The Rule Of Thirds In Photography?
The Rule of Thirds – Mastering Photography and Composition. The ‘Rule of Thirds’ is one of the most important concepts to understand in the field of photography and can be utilized in landscapes, portraits and still life. What is the Rule of Thirds in Photography? Fundamentally, the rule of thirds is a technique you can…
Complete Guide To The Popular Themes In Photography
Photography is an infinitely broad field of artwork that is evolving everyday, however there are certain timeless themes within it that are so universal that they not only survive, but continue to thrive in new and exciting ways. These powerful themes, or genres, within photography can almost be seen as different canvases onto which you…
What Are The Important Debates In Photography?
There have always been debates in the field of photography and it is these competing points of view that have made it an exciting art form that has developed more rapidly than almost any other over the last century! Some debates have raged for decades, while others are quite new and the result of emerging…