Nowadays, it’s easier than ever to showcase your photographs. All you have to do is use the power of the internet to your advantage. An online portfolio goes a long way and opens doors toward a photography career. However, having an online portfolio doesn’t guarantee you’ll be successful. First, you need to step out of the crowd, reach the right …
What Is a Vanishing Point in Photography?
Nowadays, it’s easy to take high-quality photos. Most digital cameras, from point-and-shoot to professional DSLRs, provide automatic features that adjust camera settings and focus for you. However, no camera can create interesting and appealing compositions in your place. And photographic composition is challenging and requires a lot of time and patience. But if you learn the basic tools, such as …
Updates in the World of Metering Modes
Until recently, cameras offered three metering modes: matrix, center-weighted, and spot. And it was very easy to choose the right metering mode as the differences between them were big. However, things have changed. Metering Mode Updates are something we wouldn’t have dreamed of 5 years ago, but we have updates in the newest cameras. Advanced camera models provide more intelligent …
Photography and Rain Go Well Together
If you are one of the photographers who hang up their cameras on rainy days, you must reconsider your attitude. Rain is not a difficult weather condition. It’s an opportunity to take unique photographs, diversify your portfolio, and show the world your deepest and most honest emotions. So buy a rain cover for your camera and lens, put on a …
Five Tips for Spring Landscape Photography
Landscape photography benefits from interesting subject matter all year round. And although the geography doesn’t change, each season has its particularities. Including season-related elements means adding a temporal dimension to your visual story. It becomes deeper and more meaningful. The viewer perceives emotions and associates the image with their own experiences. Instead of producing just an aesthetically pleasing image, you …
5 Reasons to Choose Weather Photography
Weather photography is a subtype of nature photography that focuses on weather-related phenomena. It includes everything from extreme meteorological events (e.g., storms, hurricanes, lightning, blizzard, etc.) to everyday weather conditions (e.g., sunrise and sunset, rain, dew, fog, clouds, etc.). In 2021, Giulio Montini was awarded the weather photographer of the year. The photograph that brought him the award was taken …
Back Button Focus Explained
Back button focus is a technique available with most DSLR camera models but unfortunately rarely used. Many photographers don’t even know they have it. Back button focus disables the double functionality of the shutter release button by eliminating the half-pressing action (i.e., engaging the autofocus system). As a result, the shutter release button will just fire the shutter. Back button …
Tips for Photographing Patterns with a Story
Patterns are easily found in the natural world and the human-made world. You can even create them yourself by arranging similar items symmetrically. Photographing patterns capture the viewer’s attention and make a powerful focal point, whether you intend it or not. Used wisely, they add meaning to your visual story and enhance the message you want to convey. Left unsupervised, …
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 …