Landscapes are vast and wide angle lenses are used by a variety of landscape photographers to ensure that this “vastness” is captured.The way the overall light plays among the sky and the earth is beautiful. I remember the first time I tried to make a serious landscape photograph with my tripod and DSLR. I had a highly versatile zoom […]
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.
Played since the 6th Century, Chess is an amazing, globally played game of strategy. But beyond the mental machinations required to win, chess pieces and the chess boards themselves are often incredibly beautiful. All the pieces contrasted against the board’s tiles of bright and dark colors (usually black and white). Intricately carved pieces of different […]
This week our community got bigger – so a big, warm, Light Stalking welcome to our 130 new members. We also had tons of great posts and images posted to the forum as well. Here we’ve condensed for you the best of the first week from October! So sit back and enjoy all the things […]
I’m pretty sure many of you folks need a nice freshly brewed cup of coffee (if not several) to start your day. Taking photos of your first cup of coffee has definitely become a popular pastime with Instagram full of this ubiquitous beverage. The trouble is, how do you take a great photo of your morning […]
A very big welcome to 90 new members and a big hello to all our existing members as well! Here is what has been happening around Light Stalking this week. Photo Of The Week – October 1st, 2018 Urbex is an amazing genre of photography. Images of abandoned areas and urban decay not only evoke […]
Within the commercial world of photography, there is a myriad of different niches in which any photographer can develop their career, and stock photography is perhaps the easiest market to access. But it’s also a very crowded place. Being aware of trends and being able to deliver unique and fresh work will always be the […]