If film is dead or dying, then it would follow that film photographers, at some point, should have been considered an endangered species. Yet, they managed by some twist of fate to survive the global transition to digital photography. What follows is a brief examination of 3 reasons why, despite ongoing technological progress, analogue photography just keeps hanging on.
Author: Jason D. Little
Jason Little is a photographer, author and stock shooter. You can see Jason’s photography on his Website or his Instagram feed.
No matter how good you are at getting a shot right in camera, odds are you’re always going to want to apply some sharpness to your images. Here’s how with Adobe Lightroom’s sharpening panel.
There’s plenty of good that goes along with being a working pro, but working to fulfil the vision of others can be personally and creatively draining. One way to offset this drain is to always have a personal project to retreat to. Here is why having a project to fall back on will benefit you and your photography.
All photographers find that, from time to time, our creativity needs a kick in the pants. Routines are comfortable because they are familiar, but routines don’t do much for expanding your creativity. It would make sense that if you break with routine in some way, you might experience a little boost in creativity. Below you will find seven ideas aimed at pushing you in a different direction and perhaps getting you to do something you’re not accustomed to. None of these exercises are difficult; none require you to buy any expensive new gear. Most of them are fun. I hope you find at least one of them useful.
Why does composition matter so much? Because a photograph is, for the sake of this discussion, a two dimensional representation of some very small portion of our three dimensional world.
To the misinformed or unacquainted, street photography is easy. Everyone else knows this isn’t true. Even those who are so good at street photography that they make it look easy will tell you there’s a lot that goes into the craft.
