Portraits are one of the most powerful and impactful genres of photography but taking the perfect shot is not always as easy as it might first appear! It’s essential to practise your portrait photography to get the best results but there are also practical, tried and tested tips and advice that you can start putting…
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…
Best Ways Of Capturing The Magic Of The Sky In Your Photos
Many of the most breathtaking photos that you’ve ever seen include dramatic skies that set the mood for the entire scene you are viewing. Each sky, with its clouds and subtle range of hues, is completely unique and will only ever happen once; so if you can capture that special moment in your work you…
How To Go About Understanding A Photograph
Photography is an extremely powerful visual artform that can cut through cultural and linguistic barriers and speak directly to the viewer in a way that the written word cannot. However, it’s not always clear exactly what a photographer is trying to convey and it can be confusing to try to translate the images into expressible…
How To Choose The Right Backdrop For Your Photo Studio
One of the most important things in any photograph, even though it’s not immediately obvious, is the background! The background, or negative space in the image, plays a huge part in defining the entire mood, feeling and impact of the photograph. Getting the background right is always crucial in photography, but never more so than…
Great Ways Of Incorporating Shadows In Your Photography
When many photographers are taking photos they forget to take the shadows into account. Shadows can be thought of as the opposite of light and when the interplay between the two is created with skill and understanding the results can be truly outstanding! Shadows can spoil a photo but when used correctly they can add…
Easy Guide To Finding Beauty In Plain Sight
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but if you keep your eyes peeled you can certainly find more of it than if you don’t! Beauty is a truly elusive concept and consequently everybody is bound to find it in different places. Nonetheless, beauty can be found in almost anything – from the mundane…
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….
What Is The Best Time To Take Fall Pictures?
One of the most photogenic times of year is during the Fall period when the leaves are turning from their green summer shades into a whole palette of red and yellow colors. Of course, for any photographer the Fall season provides an irresistible opportunity to capture the stunning colors in their work but mastering the…
What Is The Impact of Technology on Photography?
Technological advancements in the past few decades have revolutionized every aspect of our lives and photography is no exception. The incredible technological strides that have been made have had both positive and negative impacts on photography that have fundamentally changed our relationship with photography and even the way in which we live as a society….