Why Your Photography Workflow Is Important
Mastering your workflow – the start to finish process of how you manage your digital images – will help create consistency in your work. A consistent and reliable workflow is one of the primary attributes…
Mastering your workflow – the start to finish process of how you manage your digital images – will help create consistency in your work. A consistent and reliable workflow is one of the primary attributes…
The "camera obscura" or dark chamber-style pinhole camera has been around since the 4th century B.C. The first imaging devices were pinhole cameras. Pinhole photography is the foundation of modern photographic processes. Building and using…
Fire photography is tricky and potentially perilous, but it is mostly evocative. Fire mesmerizes us. The dancing pattern of the flames, the comforting source of light in the darkness and the way the light from…
Panoramas are wide-format photography that capture images that feature elongated fields of view. Typically, specialized software or equipment is used to produce this aesthetic effect. Panoramic photography goes back to the 18th century, and in…
High Dynamic Range or HDR photography is not something that you learn to do overnight. Producing images that give off a dramatic and realistic effect, you’ll need to devote time and effort in learning the…
You probably hear the question a lot: "RAW or JPEG?". No matter which side you're on, or if you have a side, you know that there are advantages to each. One of the biggest advantages…
While soft focus effects are utilized today to infuse images with enhancements like a soft-glowing atmosphere, these effects actually have their roots in a defect! Originally, soft focus was viewed as a flaw in the…
Vintage effects are commonly used to give photos a specific type of feel, and with the combination of the right photo and the right effect the results can be excellent. In this tutorial we'll go…
I recently came across a photographer that specializes in High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography. Up to this point I had seen similar photographs where the detail was spectacular and the colors just popped, but had…
There is a lot more to photography than just having a good camera or knowing which scenes to shoot. In fact, there are three essential things that you need to take note of if you…
You can hear your stomach growling from hunger—then, you remember! You haven’t eaten anything since lunch, and that dynamite roll right in front of you looks mighty appetizing. Your mouth waters. Unable to restrain yourself…
Smoke art photography is one of those genres that’s an acquired taste. You can’t really appreciate it right off the bat, but as soon as you learn about it in greater detail and get to…