- The 3 Types of Photo Editing
by Volker Rastel
Going out and capturing some of your favorite views on camera is a great way to unwind from a stressful day. However, sometimes you end up with less-than-ideal photographs. That’s
- Photography Ideas in Nature (Gear, Subject, Techniques)
by Volker Rastel
With a smartphone in nearly every pocket, photography has seen a jump in popularity. Social media platforms like Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook have opened up space for independent photographers to
- 8 Photo Editing Ideas for Instagram
by Volker Rastel
Instagram is a creative social media platform that is used for photo sharing, creating stories, making reels, and keeping up with friends, family members, and influencers. Since Instagram’s main focus
- Is It Legal to Do Street Photography
by Volker Rastel
Photoshoots are becoming more popular and they are often a fun thing to do to add beauty and personality to Instagram accounts and VSCO feeds. Taking photos on the street
- How to choose an Photo Editing Software (Ergonomics, Functions, Asset-Management, RAW Development, Training).
by Volker Rastel
Regardless of whether or not you’re looking to improve the photos you shoot on your phone to upload to social media or are a professional photographer – or somewhere in
- Everyone Can Take Better Beach Vacation Photos with These Tips
by Volker Rastel
Nothing’s quite as disappointing about bringing your camera on vacation, hoping to get great beach vacation photos, and then getting home to discover that they didn’t come out anywhere near
- Inside Info to Create Cool Photos – Tips and Tricks from Top Photographers
by Volker Rastel
If you’ve always dreamed of taking cool photos – the kind of photos that professionals snap all the time – but aren’t sure of how to get the most out
- How to Come Up with Great Photoshoot Ideas
by Volker Rastel
Coming up with great photoshoot ideas can feel like a bit of an uphill battle at times. Just looking around on Instagram it’s not hard to come away with the
- Tips and Tricks for Taking Better Portrait Photos
by Volker Rastel
If you’ve always loved taking portraits but wish you could up your game a little bit, taking the kind of portrait photos that top professionals seem to produce with no
- 36 Detailed Photography Tips That Will Take You Further
by Volker Rastel
Photography is an enormous field and there are many good photography tips. In fact, these are also related to the different photography sections. This article is about my best 36
- The best Lightroom alternatives in 2021 (Capture One, Luminar)
by Volker Rastel
Anyone looking for a good alternative to Adobe Lightroom will certainly find something today. Never before have there been so many RAW programs competing with the top dog Lightroom. I
- Perfect Harmony: How to use the Fibonacci Spiral in Composition and Photography
by Volker Rastel
What do a sunflower, hurricanes, and the Mona Lisa have in common? The Fibonacci Spiral. Also called The Golden Ratio, it is a principle of composition that is based on
- How to Use The Rule of Thirds to Make Better Photographs
by Volker Rastel
One of the most important factors in photography is its composition. How do you frame your subject or position its elements to create both a focal point and a sense
- Everyday Beauty: How to Find Beautiful Places to Photograph near Me
by Volker Rastel
Photographers go through great distances to get the perfect shot—both figuratively, and literally. They will hike up a mountain for a panoramic photo, or drive to a wildlife reserve hoping
- What is ISO in Photography? (ISO Camera, ISO Value, Base ISO)
by Volker Rastel
There are three pillars of photography that any serious photographer should know about and those are aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. The best way to understand ISO is to think
- HDR Photo: Everything You Need to Know
by Volker Rastel
You may have heard someone mention something about an HDR photo before, whether they are a photographer or maybe someone that just got a new phone that has these capabilities,
- The Bokeh Effect, the Jewel in the Crown of Photography
by Volker Rastel
A highly used trend in photography – even in some cinematography – bokeh effects have taken the imaging world by storm. The crystal clear focal point, surrounded by seemingly twinkling
- The Raw Image Format
by Volker Rastel
A budding photographer, first getting their feet wet, usually foes for ease of use: in camera equipment, the methodology of taking the shot, and packaged post-processing. There is nothing wrong
- Capture One 21 – The Premium-Software of Image Editing
by Volker Rastel
The folks at Capture One have released the latest version – Capture One 21. Amateur and professional photographers alike have fallen in love with everything that Capture One editing software
- Creative Family Pictures Ideas with Tips
by Volker Rastel
The annual family photo shoot, an event that many family members dread while others get excited about. Many families today are moving away from the more traditional at a studio,
- Free Lightroom Presets: Where to find and why?
by Volker Rastel
You can’t help but take notice of all these beautiful images that surround you – so many with ethereal effects like a charming bokeh, perfectly placed lens flare, or stunning
- How to Take Autumn Pictures
by Volker Rastel
The most visually stunning of the seasons, autumn finds photographers itching to get outside and start shooting pictures to capture its beauty. Changing colors leaves upon the ground, and cooler
- Luminar AI: Image editing with artificial intelligence
by Volker Rastel
The dream of being able to use efficient artificial intelligence to perfectly edit photographs (almost) on autopilot has been a constant in photographer’s lives for years now, a fantasy that
- How to organize a TFP Shooting (Benefits and Downfalls)
by Volker Rastel
Photographers see eye to eye on many things in the craft – using RAW file format instead of JPEG during your shoot, the value of presets and actions and great
- Famous Photographers of the century
by Volker Rastel
The world of photography has had many influential people, some that shaped and molded the art from its infancy, and some that carry the torch of creativity today. Creating in
- Lens Flare in Photography: Creative or Destructive?
by Volker Rastel
Photographers everywhere have a love/hate relationship with lens flare. Sometimes it appears at the most inconvenient times and sometimes is recreated in the post-processing process as a creative effect. A
- Chromatic aberration: causes, prevention, and correction
by Volker Rastel
A fairly common issue for photographers is chromatic aberration. Chromatic aberration also goes by color fringing, dispersion, or purple fringing. How chromatic aberration occurs is important for photographers to clearly
- How to Get a Blurry Background
by Volker Rastel
“How to get a blurry background” is arguably one of the most researched topics in today’s photography. The reason for this being such a compelling aesthetic is, pardon the pun,
- Sigma 16mm F1.4 – is the fast wide-angle lens worth it?
by Volker Rastel
Anyone who owns a Sony Alpha 6000, and Alpha 6300 or an Alpha 6500 for some time has certainly been waiting for good lenses with high light output that are