You’re missing out on some great opportunities if, like other photographers, you always avoid shooting in harsh middy sun. There’s no doubt that Blue Hour and Golden Hour can both be described as “prime time,” but hard light offers bold shadows and strong highlights that deliver dramatic imagery if you understand what to do. Instructor […]
The term HDR stands for “high dynamic range” and describes a powerful method for capturing details in the lightest and darkest elements in a scene while maintaining accurate midtones. Some cameras (even compacts) offer a built-in function that captures multiple images of the same scene at slightly different exposures and automatically combines them into one […]
We all know that Blue Hour is one of the best times to shoot attention-grabbing images in the field. The challenge, however, is that sometimes our results fail to capture the magic and whimsy that we saw through the viewfinder as the sun dipped below the horizon. The solution is careful, thoughtful editing that accentuates […]
Thoughtful posing is a critical element in boudoir photography because our goal is to accentuate a subject’s most attractive features. The challenge is that many of us don’t have access to professional models and must rely upon inexperienced friends or loved ones instead. It’s for this reason that is our job to provide the subject with […]
Do you understand the interplay between the focal length of a lens and angle of view? It’s an important relationship to understand, and this video from a German pro will bring you up to speed in the next seven minutes. Rainer Hoffmann is an excellent photographer who specializes in travel and landscape imagery that has […]
Wouldn’t it be great if you could dramatically improve your photos by simply changing four camera settings? This sounds like a tease but it’s actually a fact, according to professional photographer Jared Collins, who specializes in teaching less-experienced shooters how to avoid common mistakes. Collins begins with a discussion of your camera’s Aperture Priority exposure […]
You’re in for a surprise if the important concept of “diffraction” is unfamiliar because this optical phenomenon, or spreading of light waves, has likely degraded some of the photos you captured in the past. The problem typically occurs when shooting with small apertures and image softening is the result—especially in areas of high-contrast. The good news […]
Adobe recently gave Lightroom Mobile a significant update with powerful features for processing portrait photographs on your phone. A couple of these enhancements can also be used to improve other types of images as well. According to instructor Terry Lee White, “these updates are game-changers and I’m excited to walk you through the latest features.” Unlike […]
Have you wondered why some of your photographs are crisp, clean, and full of detail, while others are grainy, dull, and unimpressive? The following tutorial with instructor Anthony Crothers takes an educated guess that “it’s not your camera—it’s your ISO.” And this can be super simple to fix once you understand this essential concept. British […]
Are you tired of paying for expensive post-processing software or downloading apps like Gimp to your computer? If so, this quick guide from the popular BIT YouTube channel may just set you free without spending a dime and help you achieve enhancements that perfectly suit your needs. BIT is a very popular resource with 1.4M […]
