For many years in photography, lens flare was actively avoided by photographers. Flare, which is basically a light scattered within the lens due to unplanned reflection and lens impurities, was considered something that ruined a photograph. Equipment like lens hoods was invented to help prevent it. But times change and so do fashions. You don’t […]
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How to use your camera to its (and your) potential.
No matter what, one thing holds true for sure – wedding photography has to be extraordinary! Beautiful, emotional and in a way, magical. Here is a technical guide on how to capture those wonderful moments.
If you like creative portrait and fashion photography, you have certainly encountered smoke bomb photographs. They have a playful, colorful splash of smoke that can enhance either the subject itself or the background. Colored smoke bombs can indeed produce very unique results that can suit any kind of portrait or even product photography sessions. In […]
Photography is popular. And anything that’s popular is subject to trends. In this way, photography is no different than fashion or music — trends embed themselves into the art form and influence how they are perceived by the general public. This, in turn, nudges clients to make certain requests when they hire a photographer or […]
How about learning something different this time, such as ways to show motion in photography? Photography places great importance on stillness. It’s one of the concepts most relentlessly drilled into the minds of burgeoning photographers. We’re all shown photos of fantastically sharp images and told that is what we should strive for. When it comes […]
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, […]
