Author Archive: Yassine Hakimi
Yassine Hakimi is a self taught Tunisian amateur photographer. He caught the photography virus back in 2006 and has been shooting and learning non-stop ever since.Feel free to visit his profile
Tips For Taking The Best Vacation Photos
If there is an occasion in which everybody thinks about taking photos, then it is the vacation. While you are traveling to a far away place which you probably won’t visit again, you will want to document every moment of your vacation. Photos will help you remember the good times you will experience and will [...]
Filters for Digital SLR Cameras
Camera Filters Light is composed of different colors having each a different wavelength. Filters are put in front of a lens in order to let some of these wavelengths reach the sensor and to block other specific wavelengths and tones. But, are photographic filters still relevant with the advances in digital photography? In some cases [...]
Photoshop Tutorial: Give Your Photos Some Retro Style Colors
Give Your Photos Some Retro Style Do you like the colors of hand tinted vintage photos? Does looking through an old photo album make you want to be back in those years again just to be able to take such photos? You still can produce such retro style effects in your photos, even if you [...]
3 Flash Techniques for More Creativity
The flash is a great alternative to ambient light when the latter is scarce. Some flash Techniques can also get you out of tricky situations like backlit scenes. These conventional uses of flash can be just about all you will ever use it for. But, with a bit of curiosity and a sense of experimentation [...]
Tips for Starting a Wedding Photography Business
The road into building a successful wedding photography business can be daunting. But, if you organize yourself and persevere, you will find it easier than it seems to be. By choosing to specialize in wedding photography, you have already taken a big step in the process of starting your business, as choosing a specialty is [...]
Photojournalism: How to Become a Photojournalist
The road into becoming a photojournalist who can earn a living from such a profession is long and often full of obstacles. Photojournalism is a specialized branch of journalism in which image is a substitute or a main support to the text. In photojournalism, the photos are the main editorial content. Photojournalists are, hence, an [...]
Coast photography Tips and Techniques
Coast photography is a type of landscape photography concerned with the junction between the sea and the dry land. Coasts and sea shores have always been a place of predilection for many photographers, as they can provide them with boundless possibilities. This article will show you some of these possibilities and will explain the way [...]
3 Ways to Spice up Your Photography Practice
Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in a whirlwind of monotony and routine even with your photography practice. You may find yourself taking the easy way and shooting the same things each day without seeking to learn new things or to acquire new knowledge and techniques. This is why you should always try to [...]
How to Capture The Essence of a Protest
Photographing a protest isn’t as dangerous as covering a conflict zone but it can be as challenging to succeed in capturing great pictures that translate the moment. With the fast pace of movement in a protest and with all the rumble, it won’t be possible to take your time to compose your shot and to [...]
Create a Pseudo-HDR effect in Photoshop
High dynamic Range or HDR photography is based on the blending of several exposures of a particular scene, in order to produce a photo which showcases strong details in shadows, highlights and mid-tones. The images produced through a HDR process are usually, eye-catching, very sharp and color-saturated. These characteristics make the technique very sought-after. But, [...]
