This is a guest post by Tom Dinning who, besides being a professional photographer, teacher and mini-celebrity in the Light Stalking community, has also shared some very popular tutorials in the forums and in other posts. Recently I had a browse through my files to see if there was any consistency with the times of [...]

When I first started carrying my camera around every day, I saw pictures in two dimensions. My photos were like line drawings on paper—so many inches wide and so many inches long, but flat. Later, I started to see differently. I learned to see in multiple planes, like an architect would when drawing perspective sketches [...]

This is a guest post by Tom Dinning who, besides being a professional photographer, teacher and mini-celebrity in the Light Stalking community, has also shared some very popular collections of leaves (among other things) in the forums and in other posts. There are times when we don’t see the forest for the trees, or in [...]

“Photographers, you will never become artists. All you are is mere copiers.” When he said this, Charles Baudelaire was talking about how photography seems to be a way to copy nature and present it as an archive of how we live. Baudelaire talked about photography as documentation and nothing more. He relegated its usefulness and [...]

One of the most important things we have to remember if we want to stay inspired in photography is to give ourselves photo projects. Engaging in a photo project is a lot of fun and a lot of learning. A couple of weeks ago, a reader asked us how we’d go about shooting martial arts. [...]

Like everything in photography, shooting in color is a decision. That sounds weird, right? After all, the world is in Technicolor and we can’t really turn all the color off. Color has emotional content. We use it a lot in the ways we express our feelings. “Red as a beet” for both embarrassment and anger. [...]

Digital cameras have completely revolutionized the photography industry. With more convenient, cheaper and higher quality cameras now available on the market, it seems everyone owns a point and shoot or DSLR. More recently, social media brought this growth explosion to the next level, encouraging many people around the world to share their work online. Popular [...]

The warmer weather means more opportunities for one of my favorite styles of photography: macro images of flowers. With a dedicated macro lens (or specialized filter), you have the means to create some artful photographs using only the environment your backyard provides. Photo by Christopher O’Donnell Lighting for Macro Like most areas of photography, light [...]

Self portraits can be a fun way of expressing yourself and your ideas, and also very rewarding if you enjoy putting yourself into a whole manner of weird and wonderful situations like I do. Sometimes it’s good just to practice what you know, learn new techniques and hone your skills, and who’s a more readily [...]

Wildlife photography can produce spectacular results for the well-prepared photographer. Light Stalking’s newest writer, Chase Guttman, takes us through some tips to ensure your own wildlife photographs really pop. 1. Do research and be prepared. A common misconception among amateur photographers is that you must venture far from home in order to effectively capture visually [...]