Photography For Beginners

This is now my 3rd post on using lines as a composition technique, and in this post we’re going to be looking at the effect that adding diagonal lines does to a photo. Diagonal lines are important factors to try add to your photos now and then, as they create tension and dynamics in a photo and lead the eyes in a particular direction.

Many people tend to think that movement is something to avoid in photography at all costs. And sometimes that’s true. Photography is often about capturing “the” moment and freezing it in time. But intentional camera movement (e.g., panning) and long exposures to blur moving water and clouds, can add magic…

A jumping squirrel, a running hare, territorial fights between foxes – wild animals and their behaviour patterns offer tons of possibilities for great wildlife action photography. Action-packed wildlife scenes are the most recognised ones, but even with an action shot of a mouse you could win the next nature photography…

Improve your outdoor photography with practical tips for managing harsh midday light, using a polarizing filter, shooting during golden hour, setting white balance, and placing the horizon.

You may have noticed by now that I’ve not put any photos of a model on a white background on this site, and there’s a good reason for this – I find these photos boring and unimaginative and the shooting environment unconducive to interesting photography. You see, the way I see it, is that every pixel in a photo have an equal amount of importance and it’s your job, as the photographer, to ensure that each part of the photo looks good.

When you adjust the color temperature in Lightroom, you are changing the white balance of your photo. This can be a great way to remove any unwanted color casts from your photos, and to make them look more natural. However, it’s important to understand how color temperature works, and to…

Window light photography is one of the simplest and most beautiful ways to take portraits. By using natural light streaming in through a window, you can create stunning images that have a soft, dreamy quality about them. But how do you shoot window light portraits? And what tips can help…

If you’re a photographer, you know how challenging it can be to travel with camera gear. In this article, we’ll discuss 9 safe tips for traveling with camera gear. So if you’re looking for ways to make traveling with your camera gear easier, keep reading! Best Way to Travel with…

Concert photography is arguably one of the most adrenaline-filled niches you can engage in as a photographer. Your role is to tell the story of the musician’s performance. Usually in ten minutes or less! Partner this with sporadic lighting and an excitable audience, and concerts can become a difficult environment…

Contrast and tone are two of the most important aspects of photo editing. They can make or break an image, and it’s essential to get them just right. That’s why Adobe Lightroom includes a number of contrast and tone settings that you can use to adjust your photos. These settings…

On weekends, I’ll often be at the local airport, photographing military, civilian, and commercial planes as they take off and land. There’s something beautiful about these hulking beasts moving through the sky. Humans and machines together performing unbelievable feats! My love of photography and aviation has always blended seamlessly. Aviation…

If you take photos of people, then you take photos with eye lines, so it’s important to understand the effect that they have over how we view photos. If you’ve read up on visual weight before, then you should understand the effect that having a face in a photo has, but there’s much more to it than that. Eye-lines have the ability to focus our attention on another part of the photo, as well as producing tension and other photographic elements.