After dealing with common mistakes in landscape photography in a previous article, we will discuss, in this article, common mistakes in another popular type of photography; travel photography. Many people photograph the places they travel to and some even travel only to take photos. But if you want to make your travel photos better and… Continue reading 5 Common Mistakes When Doing Travel Photography
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5 Tips for Better Toy Photography
Photographing toys can be lots of fun. You will learn a lot of things while practicing it. As you are in control of everything, you will not only learn about composition and lighting, you will also acquire some skills of staging and story telling. You don’t need sophisticated equipment to achieve great results. You can… Continue reading 5 Tips for Better Toy Photography
Strobist Photography Basics
What is a Strobist? A strobist is a photographer who uses off-camera flash (OCF) to take pictures. Instead of the usual pop-up flash or speedlight attached on top of the camera, strobists use OCF to achieve more pleasing and more dynamic photographs. This is a result of the placement of the light, since it is… Continue reading Strobist Photography Basics
Common Landscape Photography Mistakes
Almost every photographer has taken, at least once in their life time, a landscape photo. Because it is a very common form of photography, mistakes are also very common when photographing landscape. Knowing these mistakes and avoiding them will help you achieve better landscape photos.
Tips and Techniques for Sports Photography
Sports photography requires fast shutter speeds and faster reflexes from the photographer. This sets it apart from other types of photography, as you don’t have the time to think twice to get the shot, and you need to capture the action the moment it happens. Photographing sports is an exercise of anticipation and concentration where… Continue reading Tips and Techniques for Sports Photography
Smoke Photography Made Easy
In order to succeed in photographing smoke, you need precision and knowledge. It’s really easy to ruin a smoke photo because of not knowing and controlling every aspect of the shot. You don’t need sophisticated equipment to take satisfying images, but you need to know how to set your lighting and camera properly, and you… Continue reading Smoke Photography Made Easy
A Guide to Infrared Photography
Infrared photography (IR) is a technique that gives interesting results, because the spectrum used for the resulting image is composed of wavelengths of light invisible to the human eye. In infrared photography, the film or sensor of the camera is sensitive to infrared light so the images obtained through this technique will look very different… Continue reading A Guide to Infrared Photography
Wedding Photography – Tips For Better Wedding Photography
Wedding photography is a profession which requires knowledge and talent and which can be very challenging for a photo enthusiast. Nevertheless, if you are quite an avid amateur photographer and you have some friends planning their wedding, it’s very likely that they will ask you to be the photographer for this special occasion. This article… Continue reading Wedding Photography – Tips For Better Wedding Photography
A Beginner’s Guide to Astrophotography -part 2
Astrophotography is a type of photography that is aimed at recording images of the night sky and of astronomical objects. In the article “first part of the article”, we discussed how to take astrophotography images using only a camera and a tripod. In this second part of the article, we will discuss astrophotography with the… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Astrophotography -part 2
Tips for Urban Decay Photography
Sometimes the traces left by time on objects and places can prove to be astounding photographic subjects. This effect of time is best seen in urban decay photography. This photographic practice concentrates on capturing the abandoned, ruined, degraded and out of use side of the urban space. Urban decay photography is closely related to Urban… Continue reading Tips for Urban Decay Photography