Flowers are one of the most popular subject matters for photographers. Although it might be challenging to create unique compositions and find rare wildflowers, photographers are inspired by the delicate strength, beautiful colors, and unique patterns of flowers. From nature and landscape photos to fine-art and black and white prints, flowers find their way in portfolios, exhibitions, and commercial products. …
4 Steps to Minimalist Photography
We are surrounded by technology and learned to rely on it to create the perfect photograph. We use a lot of gear and edit our photos before publishing them. Lighting equipment accompanies us everywhere, and we don’t have to wait for the sunset: we create the sunset. Traveling has become so easy and affordable that everyone can get to remote …
Choosing Between the Aperture and Shutter Speed Priority Modes
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 choose 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 delighted when you have 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 a hurry, you don’t …
The Best Focal Lengths for Landscape Photography
The first love of a photographer should be the subject matter. Then, you can focus on getting the gear that will help you take amazing photos of your chosen subject matter. Please don’t do the other way around because each photography genre has its particularities and works better with specific lenses and gear. Landscape photography is among the most permissive …
Cull Your Images
The first advice you get as a novice photographer is to take multiple photos of the same scene. You can always cull your images in post. Photography captures moments, and you have only one chance to do it. You can’t turn back time to take another shot. When the photo session is over, you only have the photos saved on …
Speed Up Your Editing Workflow
Editing Workflow is an important step in creating amazing photos, but photographers prefer to take photos, not edit them. Although photo editors tempt you with ingenious features, there are some tricks to help you speed up your editing workflow. Whether you use a complex photo editor like Photoshop, one dedicated to photography like Capture One, or a free web-based photo …
What is a Focal Point and How to Choose it
If you’ve just started to learn photography, you probably heard that a great photo has a strong focal point and a well-balanced composition. These requirements aren’t hard to achieve but can be hard to notice at the beginning. It would help if you learned to deconstruct the scene you want to photograph into visual elements and understand their relationships. But …
How to Photograph Wildflowers
Wildflowers are far more difficult to photograph than the flowers you find in gardens and parks. They grow in remote places and require you to adventure by foot, carrying your gear with you. Wildflowers are also smaller and have a shorter blossoming season than other flowers. You need to know how to take good photographs in natural light conditions, check …
How to Use Analogous Colors in Photography
Thanks to Sir Isaac Newton, we can interpret the relations between colors using the color wheel. The color wheel is a circular representation of the visible spectrum, and it helps us choose colors to create contrast or, on the contrary, create a subtle palette. Analogous colors are sets of colors situated next to each other on the color wheel. Between …