For photographers, the best part about the holiday season is capturing Christmas lights and subjects with Christmas lights as background. It is during this season that you can go for images with beautiful Christmas Bokeh and they are really fun to photograph. When capturing Christmas light photos it is important to understand the environment. Since […]
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Low key lighting evokes feelings of noir, mystery, intimacy, and even sometimes fatalism. Here’s how to get it right everytime.
Golden hour is one of the most sought after and appreciated time of the day for photography and with the sun low in the horizon and everything glowing in golden hues, this time of the day can help to capture stunning photographs from landscapes, architecture, portraits to even street photography. Here are some resources that will help with some practical ideas to capture magical photos during the golden hour.
Master the art of exposure without a light meter! Unravel the essence of the Sunny 16 Rule. Click to harness natural light and achieve impeccable shots every time!
I’m sure you’ve seen many beautiful cinematic shots with backlighting on social media and elsewhere. They are powerful, magical, romantic, and if done well, pretty mysterious and artistic. Backlighting is a common term in photography with an obvious meaning. To put it simply, it’s a type of lighting coming from behind the subject. This is […]
You look out of the window, the sun is out, there’s not a cloud in the sky. You grab your camera, head to a photogenic location. You then spend several hours trying to work out why your compositions in blue skies photography are just not working. We are told early in our photographic journeys that […]