Gothic architecture was built to be imposing – a job it largely succeeds at. When you combine the natural imposing nature of Gothic architecture with various photographic techniques that take advantage of colour, perspective and context the resulting images can be quite haunting. In no particular order, here are some of our favourite Gothic architecture […]
Author: Rob Wood (Admin)
Rob is the founder of Light Stalking. His love for photography started as a child with a Kodak Instamatic and pushed him into building this fantastic place all these years later, and you can get to know him better here.
Rob's Gear
Camera: Nikon D810
Lenses: Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
You may have guessed that long exposure photography is a bit of a favourite among us here at Light Stalking. With our posts on lightning photography, silhouette photography, star trails, sunset photos, low key portraits and low light photography, well… you’d be right! We love it and we also think that mastering the techniques associated […]
Everyone loves a good sunset photograph. The problem is that a lot of sunset photos are a little clichéd and one photo just kind of blends into another. Here are some ideas for getting a great sunset shot that stands out from the crowd. 1) Wait Until After Sunset – While many photographers start clicking […]
Stunning Examples of Star Trails Photography Timed exposures in the sky at night produce what are known as ‘star trails’ – enabling you to get some amazing star trail photos. The movement of the earth makes the exposure of the stars like that of a moving object that produces lines of light. If combined with a well […]
Ansel Adams is without a doubt one of the greatest photographers who ever lived. And while he is famous primarily for his haunting landscapes of Yosemite, few people know that he was also a deft hand at counter-propaganda. In the highly politicised environment of World War 2, Adams took a stand for what he believed […]
Getting silhouette photos right is a lot harder than it would seem. The contrast obviously needs to be pronounced but it is also pretty easy to take poor silhouette photos. These folks have just about nailed it. Thanks to DPZ digital photography blog for the idea for this collection. As always, see our useful list […]