One of the most important things you can do for yourself as a photographer is to have fun. Whether photography serves as a source of income or is a weekend hobby, the quest to create art can be a drain on your ability to remain internally motivated. You can alleviate much of that self-imposed anxiety […]
Photographic Composition Articles
When we visited the historic city of Savannah in Georgia, we came across this idea for photography – the art of looking down. Savannah is a popular destination for photographers because of its history and architecture. We also saw a huge number of photographers visiting the site and photographing the architecture around. They began snapping […]
As a young photographer, one of the first skills we were ever taught was the importance of “framing”. Now that we are one of the old salts and have mentored many young photographers over the last two decades; we see that framing is a tool that seems to be losing importance. The reasons that made […]
It’s relatively easy for us to classify most of the images we encounter on a daily basis, even if such classifications sometimes amount to nothing more than pigeonholing — this is a macro shot, this is a landscape shot, that’s just a regular ol’ portrait. I guess it works well enough to satisfy the human […]
Minimalism, an artistic style that relies on “pared-down design elements,” succeeds because it doesn’t overwhelm the viewer/listener — you’re not bombarded with elements to process, thus you can more easily appreciate the whole work of art. This is essentially the artistic embodiment of the maxim that less is more. But not only does this philosophy […]
Perspective. It’s a concept that has somewhat variable significance depending on the context in which it is being discussed — literature, geometry, or psychology for instance; but regardless of whatever specialized meaning “perspective” takes on, we all have a basic understanding of what it is. To take your composition up a notch, consider the Advanced […]
