I do a lot of wandering at dawn, taking photos of the city as it wakes. Mostly I am on my own, but occasionally I come across someone, a worker or a person coming home from a party. In Paris, a few summers back, I came across this guy.
“Take my photo, friend!” he said to me.
So, of course, I did. He was brash, but when I was done he hugged me and carried on with his early morning adventures.
In my last post I talked about the importance of communication on a fashion shoot or any kind of collaborative shoot. Today, Id like to share with you some things Ive learnt whilst travelling and some general manners that should matter when youre both at home and away! 1. Research the places youre visiting. There [...]
Maja Topagi has an eye for the beautiful and she knows how to masterfully capture it in her vibrant portraiture work. Just take a moment to peruse through her photography and you’ll be instantly drawn–the Bosnia based photographer clearly has a knack for photographing people. The portraits of redheads are especially captivating with all thosefaces [...]
How many times have you arrived at a place and it just is not up to your expectations? There is nothing worse than wasting your time, especially when it was all planned out to be a good day. What a letdown. But, what if you could turn that around and produce something amazing? What if you can do it, and make a great photographic experience out of it? Well you can and it doesn’t take a lot of work, or a lot of camera equipment.
There are likely many times as a photographer... more
Many people are mistaken in thinking that travel photography is just about traveling and making photos. While, although that sounds like a dream job, not many people will pay you to just travel and take nice looking photos. Like any job, travel photography is work – and usually, its very demanding.
Yes, you get to go to amazing places, meet exciting people, and the world is your office. But, it... more
PhotographerScott Murray shares a difficult accident story over at Nikonites where he was involved in a severe car accident after avoiding a buffalo on the road. His car rolledover six times. His Nikon D800E took quite a bash hitting his head a few times as well as rolling with the car. Hey everyone I am [...]
Black Light can be used for spectacular photography or just for having some photographic fun, but if you just want to try out a quick trick for testing your home for bacteria there is a way to do it for a couple of cents. Turns out that a certain mix of sharpie ink will block [...]
Working full time as a police officer in California, photography started as just a hobby for Jeff Boyce. Though he’s been interested in taking photos for the past couple of years, it wasn’t until this year that Boyce was ready to take on the daunting world of time lapse. Two weeks ago, Boyce released one [...]
In the world of photography, editing and retouching are just as important as the imagery itself. Every image that you see published has been through its fair share of post-processing before it is seen by the public. If photographers didnt retouch their images, it would be like a painter presenting his sketches instead of the finished painting.
With the fast moving technology of today, extraordinary images are everywhere, every day. Even with perfect lighting, and preparation... more
There is much controversy over the last presidential administration and many heated opinions about former Vice President Dick Cheney. But, this isn’t a political forum, so let’s stay focused… September 11, 2001 was a day that shocked the nation, regardless of whether you subscribe to the government’s narrative or to the many conspiracy theories that [...]
