The Internet is a pretty brutal place for newcomers to photography. Like many of you, I am a member of multiple Facebook photography groups. Some are really well moderated and have great members, others… A few weeks ago, in one of my groups, a 16-year-old boy had the audacity to call himself a professional. I […]
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Creativity is neither an endless or constant stream. It ebbs, it flows and sometimes it simply leaves you. If you work in a creative industry, that can be problematic. In my case, my primary source of income is travel stock video footage. That in itself requires that I head out to far-flung places, and attempt […]
I am sure like me, many of you have spent a little time in art galleries. Also like me you may well have admired the many beautiful, old portraits that these galleries often display. You may well have wondered about the back story of these portraits. However, if you did delve a little deeper into […]
Should we be focusing on a specific genre of photography? Many blogs (including ours) share perspectives on the reasons to stick with a category, or genre of photography. When you think of Ansel Adams, what comes to mind? Black and white photography? Landscapes? Make no bones about it, Ansel Adams set himself apart with his […]
When it comes to photography, handpicking a few amount of shots is always a challenge. In order to introduce objectivity for the process, the Light Stalking community has chosen open voting as the preferred way to go to select our top shots. Many great images are always left behind due to list limitations, but we […]
We offer so much more than photographs on a screen, or a piece of paper. Photographers create timeless treasures. Our work, big, bold or small makes an impact. Throughout our blog, we’ll share how we, as photographers see and make images that stand the test of time. Sure, we take hundreds, even thousands of images. […]
