Flowers are some of the preferred subject matters for macro photography, and there are plenty of reasons to do so yourself. Macro flower photography allows you to enter the fascinating world of flowers and capture their smallest and most intimate details. Not everyone gets to see them, which make your photos unique and appealing to the public. If you are …
Photo Editing Plugins Pros and Cons
Digital photography has transformed photo manipulation into art. Nowadays, retouching and altering photos are so common that just the bravest photographers show their raw, non-edited images. New photo editors or updated versions of old ones appear every year, and we’re curious to try them. Moreover, we’re constantly tempted by new presets and plugins. Our devices host several photo editing programs, …
How to Achieve the Best Background for Nature Photography
Nature is an endless source of subjects for photography, is always available, and has many stories to tell. You have plenty of reasons to choose nature photography. However, it isn’t easy to take pictures in a natural environment where weather conditions can change in a moment, and distracting objects can enter the frame when you least expect it. You can’t …
Staying Authentic In a Digital Overload
Authenticity is defined as the quality of being authentic and genuine. The big question is, how does that translate to photography? What’s more, how does authenticity play a role in a world of digital overload? As we scroll through social media feeds, we are often astounded by the bold, punchy, and seemingly powerful images. In fact, these tend to make …
High-Key Landscape Photography
Landscape photography is a very popular genre. One has to come up with new ideas and fresh perspectives to be acknowledged and successful. There are several approaches you can follow: travel the world to find unique subject matters; use storytelling to exhibit more than beautiful landscapes (e.g. climate change, environmental issues, etc.); transform landscapes into fine art by creating a …
The Effects of Cold Weather on Camera Gear
Camera gear is designed to function at moderate temperatures. However, no photographer will wait for the perfect weather conditions to get outside and take pictures. Furthermore, some subject matters are available only in extreme weather conditions (e.g., glaciers, polar bears). Others change their aspect and provide fresh perspectives, colors, and moods. Although taking great pictures comes first, the safety of …
4 Tips for Editing Winter Landscape Photographs
Winter landscapes reveal one of the unseen faces of the world: the shapes of the hills and mountains, the lines of leafless trees and rivers, the fractal-like geometry of snowflakes, and the gritty texture of the ground. They are full of stories, moods, and feelings. At the same time, it’s straightforward to go too far and lose the connection with …
Aperture or Shutter Speed Priority Mode
If you want to make the best of your digital camera, you need to learn all its functionalities. DSLR cameras can work in Auto mode (the camera automatically choose settings based on lighting conditions), Manual mode (you choose all the settings), Aperture priority mode (you select the aperture and let the camera adjust the other settings to provide the correct …
How to Photograph Rainbows
Unless you live in Hawaii or other places where rainbows appear frequently, you probably are thrilled when you see a rainbow or get a chance to photograph rainbows. Everyone stops for a moment to admire the beauty of nature and… take a picture. Unfortunately, rainbows are hard to get not only in nature but also on camera. Because you’re in …
Negative Space in Photography: When Less Means More
Great photographs don’t always have complicated compositions with lots of elements. Sometimes, the best photos have simple, straightforward compositions, in which the viewer can immediately identify the subject and then get lost in the space around it. They produce a meditative state that makes the viewer spend more time with the photograph, trying to understand its subtlety and unseen stories. …