- The 3 Types of Photo Editing
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 where the beauty of editing your photos comes in; you can get rid of many of the undesirable blemishes you … - Photography Ideas in Nature (Gear, Subject, Techniques)
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 share their work, with a wide audience for nature-based photography. When photographing nature, you can use living creatures, plants, the …Continue reading “Photography Ideas in Nature (Gear, Subject, Techniques)”
- 8 Photo Editing Ideas for Instagram
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 photos and videos, photo editing is very popular amongst social media users. Here are some ideas for editing Instagram … - Is It Legal to Do Street Photography
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 can capture everyday moments—as well as everyday people. When it comes to street photography, you need to know what’s legal, … - How to choose an Photo Editing Software (Ergonomics, Functions, Asset-Management, RAW Development, Training).
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 between – getting your hands on the best photo editing software is a big piece of the puzzle. Unfortunately, with … - Everyone Can Take Better Beach Vacation Photos with These Tips
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 as well as you hoped they would. Luckily though, mastering beach photos is a whole lot easier than most people …Continue reading “Everyone Can Take Better Beach Vacation Photos with These Tips”
- Inside Info to Create Cool Photos – Tips and Tricks from Top Photographers
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 of your camera and lens set up, you come to the right place! Below we dig deeper into the ins …Continue reading “Inside Info to Create Cool Photos – Tips and Tricks from Top Photographers”
- How to Come Up with Great Photoshoot Ideas
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 impression that everything has been done already, and there’s just not a lot of opportunities for photographers to get really …Continue reading “How to Come Up with Great Photoshoot Ideas”
- Tips and Tricks for Taking Better Portrait Photos
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 real effort at all, you’ll love the inside information we share below. In this detailed guide you’re going to learn …Continue reading “Tips and Tricks for Taking Better Portrait Photos”
- 36 Detailed Photography Tips That Will Take You Further
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 general tips for beginners and more advanced photographers. In the 30 years that I have been taking pictures, I have …Continue reading “36 Detailed Photography Tips That Will Take You Further”
- The best Lightroom alternatives in 2021 (Capture One, Luminar)
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 have researched these tools and partly tested them by myself. Nowadays there are a number of Lightroom alternatives that offer …Continue reading “The best Lightroom alternatives in 2021 (Capture One, Luminar)”
- Perfect Harmony: How to use the Fibonacci Spiral in Composition and Photography
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 a mathematical sequence. The Fibonacci Spiral is believed to represent perfect Beauty and Harmony. It doesn’t just look pleasing to …Continue reading “Perfect Harmony: How to use the Fibonacci Spiral in Composition and Photography”
- How to Use The Rule of Thirds to Make Better Photographs
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 of balance and harmony? One simple trick that all photographers—and even painters and other visual artists use—is The Rule of …Continue reading “How to Use The Rule of Thirds to Make Better Photographs”
- Everyday Beauty: How to Find Beautiful Places to Photograph near Me
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 to capture birds in their natural habitat. However, some of the best photo opportunities are in your own neighborhood. Learning …Continue reading “Everyday Beauty: How to Find Beautiful Places to Photograph near Me”
- What is ISO in Photography? (ISO Camera, ISO Value, Base ISO)
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 of it as artificial lighting that your camera adds to the image you are capturing. The less light you have …Continue reading “What is ISO in Photography? (ISO Camera, ISO Value, Base ISO)”
- HDR Photo: Everything You Need to Know
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, but do we really even know what an HDR photo is? HDR stands for “high dynamic range” and is the … - The Bokeh Effect, the Jewel in the Crown of Photography
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 and blurred dots makes an image look ethereal. Bokeh is a Japanese term that translates to “blur”. According to the Merriam-Webster …Continue reading “The Bokeh Effect, the Jewel in the Crown of Photography”
- The Raw Image Format
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 with this – however, as your talent evolves, more advanced techniques will allow you to flourish in your art. This … - Capture One 21 – The Premium-Software of Image EditingThe 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 brings to the table, especially their flagship version Capture One 20. But if we are being honest, that version of …
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- Creative Family Pictures Ideas with Tips
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, stuffier setting. Instead, they are opting to get outside, or use their home, or other creative places to immortalize the … - Free Lightroom Presets: Where to find and why?
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 clarity in all the right places. You also can’t help but wonder how these images were created as you are …Continue reading “Free Lightroom Presets: Where to find and why?”
- How to Take Autumn PicturesThe 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 weather to shoot in gives photographers a great opportunity to stretch their creative muscles. How to take autumn pictures does …
- Luminar AI: Image editing with artificial intelligence
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 every photographer has hoped would come true sooner rather than later. Well, it looks like that’s exactly what has happened …Continue reading “Luminar AI: Image editing with artificial intelligence”
- How to organize a TFP Shooting (Benefits and Downfalls)
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 techniques to create bokeh effects. There is a great deal of clash though when it comes to TFP Shootings: to …Continue reading “How to organize a TFP Shooting (Benefits and Downfalls)”
- Famous Photographers of the century
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 the form of photography has been a long road, one that has been challenging, and one that continues to challenge … - Lens Flare in Photography: Creative or Destructive?
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 bright light that doesn’t match the overall composition of your photo, like one from a sun’s ray, that reflects as …Continue reading “Lens Flare in Photography: Creative or Destructive?”
- Chromatic aberration: causes, prevention, and correction
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 understand – and how to correct it is a crucial skill to have. When taking an image, the camera’s sensor …Continue reading “Chromatic aberration: causes, prevention, and correction”
- How to Get a Blurry Background
“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, clear: the blurred background brings the true subject into sharp focus. Your eye wants to draw naturally to the sharpest … - Sigma 16mm F1.4 – is the fast wide-angle lens worth it?
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 not set so high at price, but nevertheless, deliver very good quality. Sigma already had very good and affordable ART …Continue reading “Sigma 16mm F1.4 – is the fast wide-angle lens worth it?”