Learning to Pose People: Help Them to Look Their Best
A lot of people fear having their pictures taken. How many times have you seen people run the other direction when someone pulls out a camera? Most people aren’t afraid of the camera itself –…
Expand Your Photography Portfolio With These 3 Tips
In a creative industry like photography, you can have loads of experience to put on your resume and numerous professional contacts who can vouch for your skills, but still struggle to get a job if…
Taking Shots of a Lunar Eclipse Like It’s the Easiest Thing Ever
Photographing a lunar eclipse is probably one of the more special things you can do as a photographer, simply because these events don’t come around all too often. The great news with an event like…
Review of Breakthrough Photography’s X3 ND Filters
"Sunglasses for your camera" may very well be the best way to describe what a neutral density (ND) filter does for your photography. They allow for slower shutter speeds to be used in lighting conditions…
The Importance Of Personal Projects For Photographers
Recently, I sold some very old photographic gear and was debating what to reinvest the money in. When you’re a pro photographer, there are always a million and one pieces of photographic equipment that you…
5 Ways Photographers Can Capitalize On Wedding Season
Wedding season is just around the corner, and as your busiest time of year rolls around, it's crucial that you capitalize on the bridal market. Use all of the tools in your toolkit to attract…
How To Capture Striking Forest Photographs
Photographing the woods, or the forest, sounds a little intimidating; probably because the first thing that comes to your mind is the vastness of the location. But, a lot of photographers will actually prefer big…
Crossing Over: Why I Switched From DSLR to Mirrorless
There are few relationships more beautiful and more pure than the one that exists between the photographer and his or her camera. That may be a stretch into the dramatic but not by very much.…
How To Add Creative Grain To An Image – Photoshop Video Tutorial
Grain, which is often refer to as noise in modern digital photography, is reminiscent of the film days of photography. While most photographer focus on creating images that are technically perfect and with as little…
The Event Photography Survival Guide
Ah! Event photography. Many photographers have either been asked to photograph an event or tried their hand at it, with mixed results. Few can successfully pull it off because there are so many things to…
How Photography is Essential to Corporate Branding
Corporate photography is a means by which companies communicate their personality, uniqueness, and professionalism to customers, and understanding this could help you land a lucrative job. Corporate photography of the past was limited to images…
To Filter of Not to Filter: When Should You Use One?
Filters can be taken off when not in use. Some use them sparingly, some more often than necessary. The issue of using UV filters when taking photographs is a longstanding one among photographers who are…