Tag: Photography Tips & Tutorials

  • Retouch portraits with Photoshop CC, video tips

    Retouch portraits with Photoshop CC, video tips

    Retouch portraits with Photoshop CC up close and phenomenal. Easily add finishing touches to your portraits with Adobe Photoshop CC. Check out our one-minute tutorial to see how Jared Soares lightens eyes and refines backgrounds — then use his tips to polish your own shots to perfection.  

  • 5 Tips for Food Photography

    5 Tips for Food Photography

    In an age where iPhones are shooting stellar images and high quality DSLRs are coming down in price, it’s becoming increasingly challenging for food photographers to make a living as professionals. As a food photographer in Seattle, I’ve noticed that many of my clients have become opinionated about what makes a good photo, and in many […]

  • ISO

    ISO

    How to Understand ISO on Your Digital Camera Hello Friends, today I will tell you what an ISO digital camera is, what ISO affects, how it is designated and how to set it up. Do you use auto modes? Are you the type of photographer who shoots in Manual mode? Or do you go to […]

  • Which Lens to Choose

    Which Lens to Choose

    Which lens is good? Which lens is good expensive or cheap? Is it worth buying a lens for thousands of dollars? Buying a camera complete with a whale lens, after a certain period of time, we begin to think that this lens can not cope with the task. And we decide to buy a more […]

  • Minimalist Photography

    Minimalist Photography

    Tips for Minimalist Photography in an Urban Environment Minimalism gained popularity in America in the 1960s with links to the Japanese traditional culture of Zen Philosophy. As a reaction against the whims of abstract expressionism, artists like Sol LeWitt, Frank Stella, and Mark Rothko experimented with stripped back processes and imagery, exposing the bare bones […]

  • Settings for night photography

    Settings for night photography

    A beautiful photo of the starry sky delight almost anyone who sees it. Is it possible to easily and independently make a night photo or is it the lot of professionals with expensive and high-quality equipment? We understand as much as possible in detail: how to photograph the starry sky. Settings for Night Photography Light […]

  • Photographing fireworks tips

    Photographing fireworks tips

    How to Photograph Fireworks Getting great shots of these pyrotechnic displays is not as hard as you think. Photographing fireworks can be challenging but it’s not impossible. Here we share tips and tricks for taking the guesswork out of shooting this nighttime event, and getting inspired to capture your own unique perspective. Turn off your […]

  • Camera Settings for Street Photography

    Camera Settings for Street Photography

    Camera Settings for Street Photography Street photography is one of those practices that is very tough to get right technically at first. Everything happens so quickly, hand-eye coordination is so important, and of course, there’s the fear involved in capturing people in candid moments without their approval. While it may seem like you just have […]

  • Architectural Photography Tips

    Architectural Photography Tips

    5 Architectural Photography Tips 5 Tips to Incredible Photos of Skyscrapers and High-Rises from Hong Kong Photographer Leung Cho Pan «This is one of the famous old buildings in Hong Kong. It was filmed in Transformers 4: Age of Extinction.» With an estimated population density of more than 69,500 people per square kilometer, Hong Kong […]

  • How To Photograph Steam

    How To Photograph Steam

    How To Photograph Steam in Food Photography I normally hangout at a local coffee shop editing photos because it’s easier for me to concentrate (plus free electricity and air condition… not always easy to find those in the Philippines). On my last visit I saw a person holding a cup of steaming hot coffee and thought of […]

  • How to Photograph Waterfalls

    How to Photograph Waterfalls

    How to Photograph Waterfalls 6 Top Photographers Offer Tips and Insights on Shooting Beautiful Waterfalls. In 2008, an artist by the name Olafur Eliasson created one of the most expensive art public art projects of all time. He built four waterfalls in New York City. With the support of the Public Art Fund, he brought […]

  • Black background without flash

    Black background without flash

    Black background with a single source of light without flash. Many beginning photographers are asked: how to photograph an object on a black background without a black background and a single light source? And what to do if there is no external flash? In this post I’ll share the secret of how to make a […]

  • How to photograph flowers and plants

    How to photograph flowers and plants

    Today I want to give some advice how to photograph flowers and plants. I know what you’re thinking.  “Flowers?  Really?  Didn’t he just write about shooting football?”  As a matter of fact, I did.  I shoot lots of different things– a statement which frustrates the hell out of business mentors and advisers who like to […]

  • How to increase the natural light

    How to increase the natural light

    4 Tips to Leverage Natural Light Using Just your Camera and One Lens. In photography light is everything. Without light, whether that be artificial or natural, there is no photography. The problem is that sometimes there is just too much or too little, and in both cases, artificial light may need to be added. But […]

  • Tips for Halloween Photos

    Tips for Halloween Photos

    With Halloween just around the corner I thought it was time to update our Halloween Photography Tips article with some new information and photos. Tips for Halloween Photos. There are plenty of subjects around to photograph at Halloween ranging from the traditional jack-o-lantern through to people in costume, to trick or treat ‘treats’ and more. […]

  • What kind of light is best for portrait photography?

    What kind of light is best for portrait photography?

    Light is the backbone of photography. Without light, there are no photos. After all, the word photo means light. However, which type of lighting is best: natural or artificial? There are a lot of proponents for either camp, but this article will try and dissect the argument from both perspectives, and give you a chance […]

  • Find your Personal Photographic Style

    Find your Personal Photographic Style

    Find Personal Photo Style. Finding your personal photographic style is something of a holy grail to photographers, yet seldom an overnight occurrence. Nor would you want it to be, as developing a style that is uniquely yours is one of the most exciting and rewarding aspects of photography. For a lot of photographers, it is […]

  • Shooting moving subjects in low light conditions.

    Shooting moving subjects in low light conditions.

    I love getting out and about to sporting events with my digital camera. Recently I went to the Australian Open Tennis and took a few hundred shots over the day (you can see one of M. Sanchez Loren to the right – not shot in low light but definately action). So when Amy Renfrey from […]