I am a bit of a traditionalist, for the traditionalist, some might read grumpy old man. Having cut my photographic teeth on celluloid and chemicals, my tradition, when it came to shooting stills was to look through the viewfinder. Indeed, the sight of someone holding a camera at arm’s length to shoot anything other than […]
Author: Jason Row
Jason has more than 35 years of experience as a professional photographer, videographer and stock shooter. You can get to know him better here.
Our earliest encounters with lens flare are predominantly negative. As newcomers to the wonderful art of photography, we are often told that we should avoid lens flare at all costs. We become engrained with the thought that flare is not good. Like many things in photography, lens flare has a dual personality. Yes, there are […]
Black and white, to this day, remains one of the most powerful creative tools we have as photographers. There is an emotion to black and white that often cannot be replicated in color photography. The fact that black and white remains as relevant, in a highly colorized digital world, as it did in the days […]
Who doesn’t love a black and white image? From the stunning landscapes of Ansel Adams to the gritty realism of Don McCullin, monochrome triggers an emotional response in all of us. These days of course, outside of overpriced monochromatic sensors, all our cameras shoot in color. That means, that any conversion to black and white […]
Your camera will probably have some form of video capability. In fact, that video capability will probably be very good. Good enough to produce high-quality films. Here’s the question though, do you ever use it? I wager that less than 20% of photographers regularly shoot video. Why is that? For many established photographers, video can […]
As a travel stock photographer, pandemics can be a little problematic. However, for those of us with itchy feet and an even itchier shutter finger, not all is lost. Travel is possible, with careful preparation and planning. You are going to need to think outside the box. Many common travel destinations might be closed to […]