Whenever we first set out to learn something we usually are forced to learn the rules of that particular activity before we’re allowed to fully engage in it. You don’t get a license to drive without first being able to demonstrate that you know the rules of the road; stop, go, yield, right of way. […]
Camera Craft Articles
How to use your camera to its (and your) potential.
In a perfect world the weather outside would always cooperate, if not invite us to get outdoors and take photographs. Unfortunately, that’s always going to be more of a pipe dream than a reality. Since I’ve been shooting the majority of my work outdoors lately, one of the main questions people ask me is what […]
Wedding photography involves a lot of compromises because we aren’t always allowed the optimum circumstances in which to create beautiful images. Whether it’s having to photograph people in the harsh midday sun or only having 10 minutes to photograph the bride and groom because the ceremony started an hour late, it’s our job as photographers […]
Color has such a huge impact on anything and everything. It’s everywhere, so we sometimes take it for granted. Some colors are unpleasant to look at, causing us shield our eyes and turn away, but others are aesthetically pleasing. They just work. They evoke positive emotions. They make us buy products we don’t even really […]
We’ve all been there. You’re clicking through the pages of a website like Light Stalking and you are bombarded with so many beautiful top quality images that you feel like giving up. A wave of pessimism comes over you as you convince yourself that you’ll never take a picture like that. Either that or you […]
Moody photographs, we all love them, but how can we take them ourselves? I guess first we need to know what mood means, it’s a pretty abstract concept after all. The dictionary defines it as “Inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind” which would suggest that a moody photo is one […]
