Several factors determine the “look” of your photos. Composition is the most obvious factor, but camera focus and depth of field are also very important. They can change the entire atmosphere and emphasis of the photo. For example, you can keep everything in a photo sharp, like a flat wall, or you can draw attention […]
Beautiful Photos of Trees and Woodlands by Matthew Dartford
When a day job inspires someone to get into photography, it’s usually because the job is dull or uncreative. Photography becomes a form of escape or an avenue for creative expression. However, for landscape photographer Matthew Dartford, buying a camera was actually part of his job. As a digital illustrator, he works with photography almost […]
How to Dramatically Improve Your Photo’s Composition
Composition is perhaps the most crucial element of your photos. Great composition can make you seem like a pro, while poor composition does exactly the opposite. Even if everything else is perfect, poor composition can make your photos look amateur and incomplete. The beauty of your photography depends on composition, but don’t give up if […]
Quick Tips to Help You Take Sharper Photographs
There are many reasons that photographs end up a bit less sharp than desired. Sometimes the subject moves slightly and blurs the scene, but other times it’s something to do with camera settings and the photo setup. Aperture One of the first things to consider when taking a photograph is your aperture settings. Aperture usually […]
5 Quick Tips for Photographing Indoor Sporting Events
Indoor sports are notoriously hard to photograph. This challenge comes from a combination of three factors. First, the action in a sport is typically fast and difficult to capture. Second, the lighting conditions of indoor sporting events are generally poor. There’s not always enough light, and the type of light creates bad coloring in photos. […]
Beautiful Photos of Children Enjoying Summer by Iwona Podlasinska
Iwona Podlasinska is a Polish photographer whose pictures capture the magical world of her two boys and two nieces. Although she’s been taking photos for a long time, the birth of her first son inspired her to start taking photography more seriously. She bought a nice camera, but still had no idea how to create […]
Awesome Long-Exposure Photos by Marco Battini
Marco Battini has been taking photos ever since he was a kid, using his father’s Pentax MX to capture holidays with his family. He later upgraded to digital photography (with his own camera) in 2007, when he moved to Amsterdam. “That’s where my real adventure in photography started,” Marco says. Amsterdam offered plenty of beautiful […]
1 Dog, 52 Weeks: Inspiring Photo Project by Claudia Künkel
Browse through photographer Claudia Künkel’s Flickr photostream, and you’ll soon notice her love for Blanca, a dog she adopted about 5 years ago. Although Claudia doesn’t only photograph her dog, she did embark on a year-long project that revolved around getting great shots of Blanca. At the end of those 52 weeks, she had an […]
22 of the Most Famous Mountains in the World to Photograph
Any mountain can look impressive in a photo because of its massive size and beauty. However, there’s a select group of mountains that have celebrity status. We’ve put together a list of mountains that are famous for their epic climbing history, unique shape, rich mythology, and/or impressive size. Perhaps not so surprisingly, many of these […]
Understanding Light and Using It to Your Advantage
All photography is made through light. Although this light can create beauty, it can also cause problems and ruin a perfect scene. Learning how to overcome these lighting problems is essential for any photographer. Otherwise, you miss capturing perfect moments because of lighting. There are two general types of lighting: continuous and electronic flash. Continuous […]