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The vital how-to's for photography enthusiasts: how to create the perfect camera setup, capture the perfect picture, edit your photos and beyond.
How To Do a Photo Shoot from Start to Finish
For a good three years of my life, I was a model. If there's anything I've learned back when I used to be a model, it's that great photo shoots are never a "spur of the moment" deal. Heck, even taking the perfect selfie takes planning.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart6 years ago in Photography
How to Take the Best Street Photography Portraits. Top Story - January 2018.
Street portraiture is one of the most interesting photography styles to date. While it might seem like a daily lottery for creativity, photographers take their chance at capturing their next best shot whenever they leave their house.
By Leanna Davis6 years ago in Photography
We Need to Take More Candid Pictures
We need to take more candid pictures. We need to take pictures of the moments and people around us that matter and capture them in the truest form that we can. We also need to allow candid photos to be taken of us without worrying about our flaws.
By Anna Reagan7 years ago in Photography
Simple Macro Photography Tips for Beginners
Though macro photography might seem like an entirely different world of photography, it's not too much harder than what you've already mastered. To start, you must become comfortable with the basics of this type of photography.
By Leanna Davis7 years ago in Photography
How to Build a Pinhole Camera in Your Home
Camera obscura, or the pinhole camera, is the oldest form of photography. A pinhole camera creates an image similar to what a painting looks like to the human eye. It doesn't have the exactness of a digital image, but the image is all natural.
By Kevin Simpson7 years ago in Photography
10 Steps to Starting Your Own Photography Business
1. Know Your Way Around a Camera First and foremost, you have to be considered a photographer. If you're not sure where to start, check out this article on picking a decent DSLR camera, and this article about the basics of photography. All in all, you need to know how to operate a camera, learn lighting and editing techniques, and so much more in order to be considered a professional photographer.
By Jasmine Smoot-Leyva7 years ago in Photography
3 Basic Photography Settings Every Beginner Photographer Must Know . Top Story - December 2017.
Every photographer wants to be the best they can be (right?). Holding your precious DSLR camera in your hands for the first time can be an exhilarating and terrifying experience. Think of it like looking at your newborn baby for the first time. I've never had a baby but I imagine it's the equivalent to that feeling. There are so many parts! So many possibilities! Will I break it? Will I embarrass it? Will it starve today? Does it look like me? Will it dis-own me and talk behind my back to their friends? I digress. Just like parenting, getting to know your new baby camera will come slowly but surely. Although, if there's is one quintessential thing that you must know about your camera and how to make it work, it has to be the word E X P O S U R E. (You could also just throw it into automatic mode which is the human equivalent of having it raised by a foreign babysitter but then you will never get to really know your camera baby) so step away from the automatic mode and put it back into manual to have full control over your child.
By Blanka Szabo7 years ago in Photography
Photography Eyes
The thing I love most about photography, is that it is universal. Most people take pictures to post online or on social media, but I take photos to preserve precious memories. Memories are the essence of life itself; without memories, there is no feeling. Feelings and memories work in conjunction with each other. Photography is the best way to preserve these feelings and memories. In order to do that, you must think and see like a photographer.
By Karla Parrish7 years ago in Photography
10 Self Photography Tips to Help You Take the Perfect Selfie
Laugh all you want, we all take them. Selfies are one of the most common photos posted online on the daily. But there are definitely good selfies and bad ones. What are the secrets behind some of the most perfect looking self-portraits?
By April Demarco7 years ago in Photography
Most Useful iPhone X Photography Tips
The iPhone is one of the best inventions photography has ever seen, and to a point, it's one of the biggest reasons why Instagram has become as popular as it is. There have been entire movies shot on an iPhone 5, and considering their success, it's safe to say that iPhone X photography will allow you to get better photos than ever before.
By Mackenzie Z. Kennedy7 years ago in Photography
Simple Natural Light Portrait Photography Tips
If you're an actor or a model, you understand the importance of headshots or portraits. Portrait photography isn't just a point and shoot operation, it's about capturing the essence of your subject. As a photographer, you want your subject's personality to shine through, and the kind of light you're shooting in can either enhance that or ruin it. These simple natural light portrait photography tips will teach you how to avoid the latter.
By Evelyn Starr7 years ago in Photography