Technology has given us infinite possibilities via digital photography, and it also precipitated an almost complete annihilation of analog and chemical-based photography. However, thanks to a weird mixture of events, analog photography has regained some strength after the devastating blow that digital photography gave to it. Not only has the camera produced incredible art, it […]
Author: Federico Alegria
Federico has a decade of experience in documentary photography, and is a University Professor in photography and research methodology. He's a scientist studying the social uses of photography in contemporary culture who writes about photography and develops documentary projects. Other activities Federico is involved in photography are curation, critique, education, mentoring, outreach and reviews. Get to know him better here.
Unlike Photoshop, Lightroom was developed with only one single purpose, making the photography workflow an easier thing to do. With it, you can organize, develop and even publish your photographs. Today we want to share with you some really useful links that will help you learn more about Lightroom in a very friendly way. How […]
Alright, so after Jim won the Weekend Photography Challenge, I got thinking about hot air balloons. Beyond being a colorful synonym of freedom, hot air balloons are extremely photogenic with contrasting colors against a neutral sky. Indeed, thinking about color can be amazingly creative. Impactful photographs are all about contrast, and this doesn’t only occur with […]
Every week we get uberly excited after noticing how our family gets bigger and bigger, and of course, this week wasn’t an exception to that awesome fact, and we now have 150 new Light Stalkers!!! We hope to keep growing in this beautiful place made for sharing our deep passion for photography. Finally, everything is […]
Bokeh was definitely one of those techniques that intrigued me when I knew nothing about photography. Bokeh is a term that comes from the Japanese word boke meaning blur and is used to refer to a certain amount of aesthetically pleasing blurriness that happens in “in the background” of your photographs. Blur doesn’t always happen in […]
“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” Jack Kerouac Roads are synonymous with freedom. Roads denote a journey, moving forward and arriving at a new and amazing destination. Even fulfilling our destiny. Roads are not only a way to get from point A to point B but are also routes […]
