Here at Light Stalking we have a wide range of photographers with an equally wide range of experience. One demographic that is always welcome here is the newcomer to photography and in particular those contemplating taking up photography a little more seriously. Many people catch the photography bug from shooting with smart phones on compact […]
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.
Until a few years ago, video and stills photography were quite separate disciplines. Both used their own types of cameras, both required similar creativity yet different skillsets. The holy grail for videographers was the “cinema look”, so called as it mimicked the look of larger format celluloid based films. It was a look that was […]
As the old saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. If we do not exercise that responsibility wisely in Lightroom we can end up with a messy catalog and garish looking images. Let’s look at some of the more common mistakes we can make when using Lightroom.
Every photograph has a frame. By its very nature, the top, bottom, and sides of a photo, be it digital or printed are the boundaries of our composition. However, composition does not have to stop at the physical or digital edges of our images. Very often we add an extra frame to the outside of our images. This could be a photo frame for a print or a black border for a digital image. Both will change the composition of the image.
This new incarnation of Lightroom is designed to be much more integrated with Adobe Cloud and Adobe’s smart device apps.
Composition is the backbone of a great photo. We often call them compositional rules but in reality, they are more like guidelines.
Here we take a look at six, more advanced techniques that you can use to enhance your images.
