A Guest Post by Hannah Gordon All too often I see budding photographers attempting to overuse effects. Whether this is an attempt to hide their inexperience or they genuinely think it improves the image, I do not know. However, customers will notice the obvious difference between portraits done with expertise and ones done with overuse [...]
A Guest Post by Heather Bettison at Digital-Photography-Advisor.com. Has buying the right studio lighting setup stopped you from taking your portrait photography seriously? It shouldn’t. You can take great portraits with natural light. Photography is about light. Learning how to see light is essential to developing your photographic eye. When taking pictures, being able to [...]
A Guest Post by George Wheelhouse Going running is a great way to get out and explore photo opportunities in your local area, and keep you fit at the same time. Many of the best photos are taken by people who live locally to a particular site. This brings you all the benefits of local [...]
Apologies Readers but the original article that appeared here has been removed at the request of the Author. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. However – don’t fear – there’s plenty of great posts in our archives to read on the topic of portraiture that are not going anywhere. How to Take Portraits – 19 [...]
Outdoor Portraits present portrait photographers a variety of challenges and opportunities. Today James Pickett from America the Lost suggests 13 tips to help you with your outdoor portrait work. With my very first digital SLR there was a sigh of relief, everything was going to be so much easier now and I didn’t have to [...]
A Guest Post by James Maher So you want to be a great street photographer. You want to be able to strap your camera around your wrist and boldly walk down the streets, eagle-eyed and aware of everything around you, yet still in tune with your camera settings and its F-stops, its strengths and limitations. [...]
A Guest Post by Andrew S Gibson. With the release of Mitchell Kanashkevich’s eBook ‘Getting Published in Photography Magazines’ as part of the ‘Going Pro: How to Make Money From Your Photography‘ kit I thought it worthwhile to look at the process from the point of view of the photography magazine itself. What do photography [...]
A Guest post by Ray Ranga Stunning shots can be created in the wilderness when mother nature cooperates. While I tend to agree with that mostly (look for a future article about thriving on cloudy days), its much more than just weather. Its all about Timing! There are certain tricks that can help alleviate conditions [...]
A Guest Post by Alex Koloskov In this article I am going to show a common routine I use as a product photographer or at least that’s how I see it. Being completely self-taught, I’ve always taken a step-by step approach to any and all of my photography assignments. Learning photography based on the trail [...]
A Guest Post by Desmond Louw I just love street photography and with this comes street portraiture. It can be a bit daunting to go up to a stranger and ask them to take their photo, but after a day or two it becomes addictive! Here are some tricks that might make it a bit [...]
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