Ever heard of Twitter photographers? Social media is a vital tool in the modern professional photographer’s marketing strategy. It’s also a notoriously difficult tool to use and master. The primary reason for this is that social media platforms are always moving the goalposts. Because they are all competing for the same pool of users, each […]
Author: Jason Row
Jason has more than 35 years of experience as a professional photographer, videographer and stock shooter. You can get to know him better here.
Unless you have been on an extended vacation to the moon for the last couple of years, you have probably heard the term NFT. You might have even heard what that acronym stands for, non-fungible token. But do you actually know what that term means? I confess I had little to no idea what they […]
When I first started thinking about this article, the original title was going to be “has photography become too serious?” On reflection though, I felt that was a little too negative and photography should not be negative, it should be a positive, enabling pastime. But why did I come up with that original title? Well, […]
Raise a hand if you spend a lot of your time in your camera’s auto modes, Program, Shutter or Aperture Priority, or even Scene Modes. Keep your hand raised if you would like to shoot manually, but either A, Do not have enough time to set it up, or B, still a little perplexed by […]
We love a bit of smartphone photography here at Light Stalking. Indeed, I and others here have written a fair bit about the freedom of shooting with a smartphone. One of the other topics I have written extensively about is my love/hate relationship with tripods. I love the low-light images that you can get from […]
One of the key differences between a good shot and a great shot is that the great shot will tell a story. When we think of a story, we immediately think of a book or a film. A linear journey through a series of events. But how can we tell a story in a single […]