Selling photographs through stock agencies has always been a challenging business. Knowing what to shoot and what will do well, sometimes seems like a lottery. Stock, however, like photography in general, goes through phases and trends. But how to spot trends, how to see the next big thing? There are several ways, magazines and websites […]
Author: Jason Row
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There is a popular book in the UK called Crap Towns: The 50 Worst Places to Live in the UK. It uses boring photography to highlight the dullness of some British cities and towns. It has also been a major success, spawning two sequels. This got me thinking. Many of us do not live in […]
In a recent article, we wrote about Macphun’s plans (now known as Skylum) to introduce a digital asset management module to their upcoming Luminar 2018 photo editing software. Although the DAM is not yet included, Skylum has sent us a review copy of the 2018 edition and today we are going to give your our […]
In an earlier article, we introduced you to the concept and interface of RawTherapee. RawTherapee is a powerful yet free RAW editing program that is available for MacOS Windows and Linux. Being a free, open source program it has some idiosyncrasies but that should not detract from how powerful a tool it is. Today we […]
It is very easy when shooting to lose track of the importance of the background and how it relates to the overall look of an image. Though some hints and tips on making sure your backgrounds compliment your subjects, we are going to show you how to start remembering the background to enhance your photos. […]
Most photographers have heard of The Decisive Moment. Originally a book by Henri Cartier-Bresson the phrase has become one of the most iconic in photography. The Decisive Moment is the point at which the composition you are working on becomes perfect. This may be by the addition to something in the frame or perhaps by […]