One of the most important things we have to remember if we want to stay inspired in photography is to give ourselves photo projects. Engaging in a photo project is a lot of fun and a lot of learning. A couple of weeks ago, a reader asked us how we’d go about shooting martial arts. […]
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Like everything in photography, shooting in color is a decision. That sounds weird, right? After all, the world is in Technicolor and we can’t really turn all the color off. Color has emotional content. We use it a lot in the ways we express our feelings. “Red as a beet” for both embarrassment and anger. […]
The impressionist painters have taught us that it doesn’t take a whole lot of detail to suggest meaning in an image; so it is with photography. Instead of snapping what is literally in front of us, we can capture in a photo the images we have in our minds. With the right content, lighting, and […]
Heading out to shoot a storm can be a great way to come back with some exceptional landscape photography. As you can see from the photographs below, storms often result in moody, dramatic and eye-popping images. But there are a lot of things to think about before you go out on a shoot like this, […]
Getting unwanted noise in your images is something that most digital photographers have struggled with at some time. While camera and sensor technology is improving with time, it’s still something that a lot of us have problems with. While most people turn to post-production software such as Photoshop to reduce the negative effects of noise, […]
Lomography emphasizes casual, snapshot photography. Characteristics such as over-saturated colors, off-kilter exposure, blurring, “happy accidents,” and alternative film processing. Born out of a love for the Russian based LC-A camera manufactured by state run LOMO, the Austrian based, Lomographische AG is the company that produces a handful of cameras now that live by their funky […]
