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I have often championed the idea of not staying indoors when the weather turns messy. I’m not talking about going out in extreme conditions, but a little rain or snow never hurt anyone. Doing photography in bad weather can result in some unique and dramatic images. But if getting rained on doesn’t constitute your idea […]
Creative blocks are common, but experiencing them can feel strangely uncommon and eerily isolating. You might sometimes believe that your favourite artists have an endless supply of ideas which they run to whenever a creative block threatens to emerge. It can be easy to beat yourself up for not having a similar backup. You might […]
If you’ve ever heard people talk about photos that tell a story, you may have wondered to yourself exactly how one tells a story with a single photo. It’s a logical thing to ponder; of course you can’t embody exposition, complication and resolution in one image, but a single image can definitely convey character, setting […]
I rarely shoot video. It’s just something that doesn’t usually pop into my head when I’m out with my camera; I’m so consumed with capturing still images that the idea of capturing video is an afterthought for me. There have been times when I walked away from a scene thinking, I could have gotten a […]
One of the first things you are told when getting into photography is to buy protective filters for your lenses. These would normally be an ultra violet filter but you may also have been suggested a skylight filter. The latter are no longer recommended for digital photographers as they can introduce a slight colour cast […]
1) Swap the color of any object Swapping the color of an object, within Photoshop, is so ridiculously easy,when using masks, that you will probably go crazy and start swapping the colors of everything in your photos. Here we go. Step One Open your photograph, into Photoshop, and decide what color you want to swap. […]
The intention here is not to discourage you, but to invite you into pursuing photography with your own voice. And also to help you not to feel guilty if you ever find that one of your beloved images was created almost the same way fifty or more years ago. Not everyone can become a great […]
The world of photography continues to delight and amaze us all with the work produced by some of the leading photographers working in the field today. This weeks list of tutorials, special features and great photography is a selection of posts and pictures hand-picked by Toad Hollow Photography. We really hope you enjoy these weeks […]
Photography, as we all know, is about capturing light. And where there is light, there will be shadows. It is these shadows that add some wonderful characteristics to your photographs in the form of perspective and dimension. The characteristics of light falling on the subject – direction, color, intensity of the light – determine the […]
I get relatively anxious when I’m about to meet new people, but it no longer feels like an unbearable challenge. It wasn’t always like this. The feeling used to be particularly intense – my self-consciousness often prevented me from taking photos I truly cared about. As a young artist with little experience, I wasn’t sure […]