Surrealism in photography is an art that can be used to capture unreal or dreamlike images. There are many ways in which this genre can be executed. While photographers can use their creative thinking and artistic ideas to plan and execute the shot in camera, there are also other techniques like double exposure, or reflections which may be distorted to create a dreamlike effect.
March’s contest theme was “Surrealism And Dreamscapes” and the participants had submitted varied images based on their creative vision and interpretation of surrealism and dreamscapes. There were a mix of images, from landscapes, nature to composites and double exposures.

Welcome to this week’s Light Stalking community update!

Last in the essence of movement set, the flow of time! Rooted since the dawn of our kind, something in our nature has steered us into being so intrigued about the stuff we call time. As discussed in the earlier wrap-ups following this set, photography enables us to capture light and time in a single piece of imagery.

Welcome to this week’s Light Stalking community wrap! Last week, we approached the very fabric of photographic image making by studying how to freeze time with crystal-clear perfection. Now, we’ll delight our sight with quite the opposite recipe. So rather than fast exposure settings, what makes these shots distinct is the deliberate use of somewhat-slow […]

This week, we keep on exploring the essence of movement — so you can expect some exquisite examples of swift imagery from our talented community. In case you are intrigued by this challenge but feeling not ready for sharing, you can still practice at your own pace. Freezing motion in photography is a huge challenge, and you should not feel less capable due to some odd or unexpected results.

Something to consider though, is picking the right subjects and predicting their upcoming movements. If you nail at this, you might start getting some impactful and memorable results. Also, focusing on moments of tension while presenting unusual or uncommon scenes can make your shots more interesting and complex.