White Balance is one of my favorite topics to teach because it can help any photographer – no matter their level of expertise – create an entire mood or even a concept simply by using the temperature and tint settings in any RAW development software like Adobe’s Lightroom. Being able to manipulate White Balance is […]
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.
Placing your subject off-center in your frame can seem unnatural. When we think about our subject, it seems logical to just plonk it in the center of your image and, ta-da, you have your masterpiece. Well, sometimes, it really isn’t that simple. Placing subjects in the center of the frame can lead to static images that […]
Previously we talked about the classic focal lengths for the most popular genres in photography and why they are well-suited to specific genres, but we spoke mainly of the full-frame format. Today we’ll talk about classic focal lengths in terms of cropped sensors and explain how cropped sensors work, since every manufacturer has its own […]
Have you ever noticed how much an image’s quality decreases when stacking a bunch of filters in front of the lens? No? Well, that’s because nobody in their sane judgment tries to decrease stops of light with such a dumb technique. But I did. Stack Stack Stack… Oops I had a really hard time finding […]
Framing could be defined as the visual “geography” where several elements harmoniously reside in order to construct an image. Framing has more to do with cinematographic shots rather than composition. However, there is an important element embedded in every single frame done with the dramatic Dutch angle, the diagonal horizon line. Back in the days […]
I saw the latest Disney production, the animated film “Coco”, which is largely based on the celebration of the Day of the Dead in Mexico and I was struck at the major role photography plays in this film. In some Latin American countries, paying tribute to the deceased on a specific day of the year […]