One of the key tasks in any photography workflow should undoubtedly be “Editing”. Editing refers to the proper selection of the images that will compose a photographic body, which will respond to the specific purpose of the work’s concept. Editing is often confused with everything done using computer software (to differentiate, this is “post-production”), which […]
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.
It is common to find biographies and photographer’s statements when visiting a photographer’s work. Both pieces of text are part of a larger body of work – the photographer’s portfolio. It is also common for people to confuse the biography with the statement, and some even confuse these texts with something like a CV, or […]
Light is every photographer’s obsession. Even when beautiful, natural light is available it can be tricky to deal with. Lighting is planned when you work with strobes and flashes; it’s a skill not suited for every photographer. So let’s review dealing with complex lighting situations without the use of flash. 1. Night Street Photography Nothing […]
Creativity is the invisible force that drives us to shoot images we long to create and that reflect our feelings. Creativity has been linked to the hemispheres of the human brain, and I have seen many articles arguing that one hemisphere is in charge of logic and analysis, and the other for creativity and things […]
“Make the picture, just make the picture. You’ve got the rest of your life to figure out what it means.” Keith Carter We all love talking about the imagery of the great masters of the past – but what about today’s great photographers? The ones who are not so famous and have impressive, massive works? […]
Photography collectives are perhaps one of the most enriching aspects of the photographic experience. Their social dynamic push the collective’s members to improve and to maintain focus, thanks to various projects they may undertake. At the time of writing this article, in which we presented 5 photography collectives that are doing interesting work around the […]
