I have always had a love/hate relationship with ring flashes. On the one hand they can produce wonderfully edgy and striking portraits, whilst on the other images can also look harsh and unforgiving, not to mention the inconsistency in exposure. However I do love getting away from my trusted beauty dish or softboxes every now [...]
Ever seen those IKEA Lacktables? They feel suspiciously light right? This is because, as this tutorial will demonstrate, they are not made of wood. They are just a covered honeycombed piece of cardboard. But for this tutorial’s sake, this is actually a good thing. If you are looking for someone to thank to, Jack Watney [...]
Learning all the ins and outs of photography is a never ending challenge. For some, the technical side of photography seems more difficult to understand. Others feel they are challenged by the creative side of understanding composition and light. When learning any new skill, the understanding of fundamentals is always most important. The complexity of settings, along with endless creative options is what makes photography so challenging. That’s where these six sayings come in.... more
Wait what? You want me to actually make mistakes? Yes – an unusual title for some to comprehend and if you’ve not made them already, you probably will at some point. We all make mistakes and it’s the only way to learn in my view – practical knowledge is what gives us the experience. In [...]
One of Lightroom’s most important assets is also its Achilles Heel. It is such a powerful program that many of its useful features can take a long time to discover, and are often hidden beneath a blanket of keyboard shortcuts and obscure menus.
When I first started learning Lightroom I was already a longtime user of Apple’s image processing program Aperture, and for a while after making the switch I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of options available. With so many... more
I know, this sounds like a hoax, right? Well, it’s not. We partnered with the 5daydeal team last year and it was spectacular. The idea is simple, every now and then you need some info, you may look for it on the forums, google or youtube, and every now and then you would buy a [...]
At first glance I thought that these were giant mountains, but then I realized that these were actually waves. PhotographerRay Collinshas a unique point of view of waves. And it is not a surprise, he spends so much time in water that he is quite intimate with those watery creatures. We asked Ray about the [...]
A good photograph has the power to stop us in our tracks, take our breath away, inspire us, make us wish we were there, standing inside of it. It’s true, the power of photography is magnificent. Unfortunately, it’s magical powers are sometimes used in ways that are not quite so inspirational.Like last year, when a [...]
Check out these examples of images that have backlighting. Take a good look and get some ideas. Now it’s your turn.
Weekly Photography Challenge –Backlighting
This week’s challenge is to look for the light, particularly how it is hitting your subject. Backlight occurs when the light is coming from behind your subject, aimed back towards the camera. It works really on transparent... more
This has to be the week of DJI. After announcing their auto flight modes and a new set of drones, the company has announced a critical upgrade to their Inspire line – 2 newMicro Four Thirds cameras that can be mounted on the drones as a hardware upgrade: theZenmuse X5 and Zenmuse X5R cameras for [...]
