Portraiture can be a tricky thing to get right. Even with ideal lighting situations, a photographer still faces quite a few challenges to get a good portrait. There’s location scouting, art direction, the ability to convey direction well to subjects, and that’s just to name a few. While professional portrait photographers make this look like […]
Author: Tiffany Mueller
Tiffany Mueller is an adventurer and photographer based in Hawaii. When she's not climbing volcanoes or swimming with sharks, you can find her writing articles and running the official blog at PhotoBlog.
Chances are, at some point in your training as a photographer, the rule of thirds was embedded into your mind as an axiom of composition. The rule certainly holds merit, but it is not the only component one should reach for when composing a photograph. When used in conjunction with other important elements of composition, the rule […]
When it comes to improving your photography, it’s hard to beat the tried-and-true method of learning by doing. Photography projects will give you focus, direction, and an end goal to work towards. Combine those three factors and you have an ideal setting in which you can improve you skills. Try out one or all of […]
It’s not uncommon for nature and flower photographers to keep taking the same old picture of different plants and flowers. However, flexing your creative muscles and pulling yourself out of that rut isn’t all that difficult to do. Just remember, flower and garden photography is essentially another form of portraiture; most of the same lighting […]
You don’t have to be a professional photographer to take up underwater photography. Tourists, snorkelers, and recreational divers alike have taken an interest in it as a hobby and have taken excellent shots using inexpensive underwater cameras. All it takes is a little practice and, of course, a penchant for being underwater. Yes, pulling off some of […]
The root of all photography is light. As a photographer, it’s our job to understand how to use it in ways that make our photographs stand out. This often means equipping ourselves with lighting modifiers, enabling us to manipulate how light is cast onto our subjects. Now, let me start by telling you there are […]
