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Creating incredible portraits involves finding the right portrait photography props and using them well. Our article shows you how to find and use props to make incredible portraits. Portrait photography can be challenging when you first start. Coming up with good photoshoot ideas and poses or knowing where to place…
By Kevin Landwer-Johan

Ditch the DSLR and embrace smartphone street photography. Bet you’d never have thought you’d hear that. Your smartphone ticks all the requirements for street photography. And can get you some amazing results. Do you want to find out how best to use your mini handheld device? Read on. 9. Smartphone…
By Simon Bond

If you are into landscape photography, you might have already questioned waking up early to take sunrise photography. These are the times you should remember the joy of adventure and how rewarding sunrise photography actually is. Read on to learn how to take sunrise photos that are worth waking up…
By Anton Gorlin

Finding the right photo background can be difficult. It should have the right color, right texture, be easy to lift and mount, and not cost a fortune. Let’s see which easy and cheap photo background you can use for still life, food, and product photography. Even if you don’t have…
By Dina Belenko

There have never been as many different ways of selling your photographs as there are today. You can sell directly to clients, as prints or even as sponsored posts on social media. The most common way to make money from your images is to sell stock photos. Here are 12…
By Kav Dadfar

Cinematic photography looks like a screen grab from a movie. It involves controlled lighting and composition, lens choice and model direction. And some post-processing know-how. In this article, I will show you how to create portraits with a cinematic look and feel to them. Cinematic Photography: Camera Orientation for Cinematic…
By Kevin Landwer-Johan

If you’re looking to capture some amazing beach photos, then you need to learn about long exposure photography. This technique can create stunning shots that show off the beauty of the beach in a whole new way. Check out these eight tips for creating incredible long exposure beach photography. Exploring…
By Anton Gorlin

You’ve heard about the rule of thirds before. But have you heard about the rule of odds? When we need to process an even number of elements we tend to pair them up. This separates the whole image into pieces. But when the image is made up of uneven elements or…
By Sarah Rodriguez-Martinez

You can shoot in black and white straight from your camera. No need for black and white film or converting to black and white. This article is all about the right camera settings for black and white photography. And how to use them. Settings for Black and White Photography: Why…
By Heather Joy Milne

Are you looking to improve your product photography skills? If so, you need to check out Lightroom. This powerful editing software can help you achieve amazing results with just a few simple tweaks. In this article, we’ll walk you through the best product photography editing tips for Lightroom. We’ll show…
By Darina Kopcok

Camera shake is one of the major curses of handheld photography. It’s one of the most common reasons why you will have to throw away a photo. Camera shake occurs when your shutter speed is slow enough that it will not freeze your natural body shaking (breathing, muscular tension, etc.).…
By Andrea Minoia

Figure to ground photography is when the main subject is in stark contrast with the background. This could be light on dark or dark on light, or using contrasting colors. The most dramatic example of figure to ground photography is a silhouette. But that’s not the only example of figure…
By Kevin Landwer-Johan