As I look back at my photographic history, I can pick out certain points at which my photography changed or developed in some way. This may have been due to the acquisition of some new equipment, the development of a new technique or a opportunity to work with new subject matter. No single step in my journey has been more important than realizing that I need to shoot things differently than how people normally see them.
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Like many inquisitive children, as a youngster I would often ask questions to parents and friends to try and understand the world. More often than not, my questions would be met with a simple and satisfactory response, but on one occasion, I was puzzled by the issue of perspective. I understood that objects look smaller when they are further away, but I didn’t understand why.
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As an aspiring-to-go-pro photographer or a casual shooter, it’s important to understand the basics of portrait photography, whether your posing a spouse, child, friend or a bona fide model. Not only will your images seem more professional and polished, your model will look more attractive.
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The Rule of Thirds. What is it? Why is it useful? How does it work? It’s probably a term you’ve heard photographers and artists using, but you’ve been left wondering how to make sense of it and whether it’s worth employing in your own work. Well, keep reading and hopefully all will be explained!
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Medium format cameras, toy cameras like the Holga and Diana, and smartphone apps like Instagr.am are making the square format more popular than ever. In the digital age, the square format like film photography, certainly isn’t dead.
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One of the things that makes photography a successful art form is that it can show a viewer things in a different way. As photographers, we notice small details, weird juxtapositions and the small oddities of daily life. We use many tools to capture our subject matter in a different way: a variety of lenses, changing our camera angle, using long exposures, or very fast ones.
But this tutorial is going to focus on the technique of the detail shot. By getting up close and personal with our subjects, we can show our audience things they rarely experience.
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We often hear the phrase ‘less is more’, and this couldn’t be more apt than when appreciating minimalism. When executed well, minimalist photography can be an extremely simple but dramatic way to capture images. But how should we interpret, understand and execute minimalism within our own work?
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Photographing reflections can be extremely rewarding and produce stunning results, but sometimes achieving those dramatic shots can be harder than first thought. Today I’ll be highlighting a few quick tips for dealing with reflections, and helping you on your way to taking some breathtaking photographs!
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Composition can simply be defined as how elements are arranged in a photo. You can choose to stand far away or move close up. You decide what type of lens to use. The basic skills of composition can be learned and practiced, and this tutorial is meant to add some tools to your arsenal, because compositional elements are just that, tools. Each one of these sections is a little trick that can apply to different situations. So let’s get started!
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Portrait photography is one of the most interesting types of photography. What makes it even more rewarding is the fact that you are making someone else beautiful through your camera. Interestingly, there are several things that one should keep in mind in order to get that “Wow” effect in the final portraits. Let’s take a look at a few Quick Tips!
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