Videography and cinematography are very similar artforms and are often confused with one another. The confusion is only compounded by the rapid changes in the industry and because the advancements in photographic technology has enabled freelance individuals to accomplish more with easy to access software on their own than a whole studio team could have…
Easy Guide To Videography For Beginners
Videography plays an incredibly important role in marketing, real estate, entertainment and informational pieces, with the average person online spending almost 3 times longer on a page with a video than one without! When a company or website includes video in their promotional or explanatory materials they can massively increase their audience engagement, and so,…
Why Is Self Editing Important In Photography?
The art of self-editing takes discipline and an objective eye. Self-editing is when you select from a whole series of pictures to keep the best and ditch the rest! This type of ‘editing’ does not refer to post production work where you touch up and improve photos; self-editing is the practise of deleting photos that…
Great Signs That You Are A Photophile
The word photography comes from the Greek root words of ‘photos’, which means ‘light’, and ‘graphe’ which means a ‘representation’ of something, usually using lines or by drawing. Together, the words ‘photos’ and ‘graphe’ roughly mean ‘drawing with light’. This is a quite an elegant way of describing the art of photography since the practise…
How To Find Inspiration For Your Photography
Finding inspiration for your work can be tricky sometimes, especially if you’re experiencing an episode of creative block. It’s only natural to have ebbs and flows in your creativity and all photographers will face times when they feel that their inspiration has dried up. This could lead you to question whether you should even be…
Common Beginner Photographer Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Photography, like any art form, is one long experience of learning from your mistakes, stumbling upon new things, often by accident, studying and gradually becoming more and more proficient until you reach the pinnacle of your potential. Some mistakes though are easier to cheerfully learn from than others though! Leaving your camera on the window…
How To Learn Photography On Your Own Without Training
Photography is a fascinating art form that has undergone unparalleled evolution in the past few decades. Huge improvements in camera technologies have made hitherto inaccessible cameras available to the general consumer markets and with these advancements a massive increase in interest in the field has followed. But can you really teach yourself photography or do…
The Importance Of On-Camera Field Monitors To Professional Photographers
A camera field monitor is an external device that can be used in conjunction with your camera to provide a larger image than the LCD screen or viewfinder. Camera field monitors are regularly used in cinematography, but professional photographers and keen amateurs often make use of them to help with framing, composition and to improve…
Is the Image Resolution of Your Camera Important in Photography?
When you are taking photos, having a good understanding of the resolution of the images is an important factor that you are going to have to consider, particularly if you are buying a camera or deciding which camera to use to best capture your subjects. The number of megapixels that your camera has will play…
Professional Tips For Photographing The City
Every city is a bustling hub of culture, art, business and the whole range of human activities that make up our shared experience of the world. This makes cities some of the most exciting places for photographers to work because they can really capture the heart of a civilization and the people who create it….