The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be. – David Ogilvy You have created some great photographs and you are considering selling them. Doing so makes sense. You have skills and you want to recoup the investment you made in photographic gear. Maybe you want to make your hobby ‘pay for itself.’ [...]
One of the key areas of control that a photographer has over an image is the background. Many like to experiment with backgrounds to get various effects for their images and one of the ways in which many experiment is with bokeh. Let’s dive into what you can do with bokeh in your images and [...]
With another week behind us, Toad Hollow Photography has been busy trying to find links to the very best tutorials, collections, special features, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone. This week’s comprehensive list features works from many different styles and genres, making for a feature presentation with something in it for everyone. [...]
There is a well known–and rather obvious–fact floating around that fashion photography is all about fashion. While that’s true, these types of photos should indeed focus on the style present within it, the process of actually conducting a fashion shoot isn’t quite as straight forward. There is a lot more to take into consideration beyond [...]
Light Stalking has grown into a thriving community with close to a million people following us or seeing us online in one form or other, every month. In all of the hullabaloo, it’s easy to miss the core of what’s happening in photography on Light Stalking. So that’s why we decided to sum it up [...]
As humans we seem to have an insatiable need to document life — our actions, the actions of other species of animals, anything and everything around us. While the ever present, universally accessible nature of the camera in the modern world makes this all too easy, the drive to produce a permanent record of life’s [...]
“You pays your money, you takes your chances,” as the old adage goes. It perhaps perfectly sums up the end result of buying a cheap lens. Whilst you might get conceivably get a great lens, the chances are that by paying less you are going to end up paying more in the long run, by [...]
The thing about the internet is there will always be someone willing to critique your work whether you want them to or not. While a little constructive criticism can go a long way towards improving your photography, a lot of the ‘critics’ we come across on the internet are, well, let’s just say less than constructive with [...]
Spiders are one of those photographic subjects that you either love or hate. Some of us run squealing from the monster in our view-finders, while others stick around and get some unforgettable macro shots. These amazingly beautiful photographs of spiders (if somewhat creepy for some of us) show what can be done if you have [...]
An incredible week in the world of photography has just passed us by, and Toad Hollow Photography has been very busy searching high and low online for the very best links to collections, special features, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone here. This week’s list features some really incredible images and blog [...]
