Filters for cameras are optical glass filters that are mostly placed or attached to the front of the lens and they come in different types for various purposes. You could use filters to slow down the shutter, change the way light falls on the sensor, cut down certain wavelengths or even add/enhance colours and other interesting effects with the help of a filter. Here are 8 interesting guides on filters that will help you to enhance your photography.
Author: Dahlia Ambrose
Dahlia is a stock photographer and full time educator at Light Stalking. You can find her on Gurushots and see some of her more popular articles at The American Society of Media Photographers. Get to know her better here.
Spring is around the corner and it is a time of the year when everything wakes up from dormancy, including plants, trees, bugs, even some birds and animals. You can feel the warmth, see new growth and it is a season that portrays new life and colours. Some photographers also stay indoors and shoot less during the winter season and so spring can be a time to dust off the camera, to get out and shoot.
Here are 21 photographs of the spring season, to bring some cheer and inspiration to your photography.
Tabletop photography has become quite popular in recent times and a variety of subjects can be photographed by setting them up on a tabletop. You do not need a studio or other fancy gear and lighting equipment for tabletop photography, but can capture impressive images with mostly what you have in hand.
Street photography is a highly challenging genre but at the same time very rewarding. Whether you are capturing the streets using a camera or a smartphone, paying attention to the surroundings and including certain elements can make a boring static image dynamic and compelling. Here are some tips that will help you to capture dynamic street photographs.
One of the many ways to improve one’s photography skills and to keep the passion going and growing, is to have frequent projects, even if you are a professional photographer. Having projects will also help the photographer grow, get them out of their comfort zone and experiment with new techniques.
Having a blurry background can make the subject stand out when it comes to photography and it can be a powerful compositional tool to draw attention to the subject. You will be able to capture images with blurry backgrounds even using a smartphone (an iPhone or an android phone) that you have in hand. It may seem difficult to achieve that effect, but With the right techniques, some creative thinking and visual perception it is quite easy.
