Photo Critique – A Short Guide to Giving and Taking it
Deep down, no matter what anyone says, we don’t like to be told that our pictures are no good. We love the pictures we take – the ‘art’ we make – no matter how lame it may actually be. I’ve…
Photography for the Serious Amateur
Photography for the Serious Amateur
Category Ideas
This is where all the Ideas posts go. Ideas for photographers, Ideas for Photoshop, Gear… etc.
Lose Yourself, Find Things to Photograph
Often people mistakenly believe that they need to go to a strange new land to discover new things to photograph. I discovered otherwise just yesterday. Yesterday, I deliberately got lost in my city, Chennai. I went into a section of…
Video: Ducky Photo
James Burger has shared a video taken in timelapse/stop-motion of a photoshoot that he had, with a certain plasticky friend. Watch it below. The video shows James contemplating a plastic duck figure in his apartment. It triggers inspiration, and he…
20 Beautiful Images that Work – Because of Symmetry
This post is the last in a series of posts about how to make use of symmetry in your photography. Let me close off this batch of posts about symmetry with a few images that I think are really beautiful.…
Learn Creativity From Parkour Athletes Training Methods
You’ve watched Casino Royale , or Babylon A.D.? Yes? Then you’ve seen traceurs in action. They’re the people who run around cities, jumping over walls, climbing the outsides of buildings, and generally doing ‘impossible’ stuff. Their ‘sport’ is called “Le…
19 Radical Skateboard Photography Tips
Skateboard photography can be quite interesting and exciting for a photographer. You’ll find skaters in most cities and towns … either in skate parks or out on the streets. So pull out your camera, and get ready to try out…
How To Be More Observant (7 Habits)
Every single person can benefit from being more perceptive/observant in their daily lives; not just photographers. From a quick assessment, it would seem as though photographers have the most to gain from being observant. In reality, every profession relies on…
The Fine Art of Observation – 6 Tips
Photography is as much the art of observing and appreciating things as it is the art of capturing them on film. No matter which branch of photography you prefer, you will find that the best photographs are a result of a photographer seeing things that most people miss out on.
Pinhole Camera in Your Pocket
Most serious or semi-serious photographers have wanted to use a pinhole camera, but thought that it would be too complicated to make one themselves, or possibly just didn’t know how. Now, if you’re interested, you could make one yourself, out…
Hyperfocal Distance in Street Photography: Tiny Tips 15
The Hyperfocal Distance of a lens is the focus point that is very useful to know. The Hyperfocal distance is especially useful in street photography with manual lenses. When you’re out on the streets, taking photographs, you’ll sometimes want to…
18 Quick Lessons from On-Location
One particular post didn’t make it to Beyond Photo Tips when we moved over from Photography Tip. I think it makes sense to re-post it here for the benefit of all those who missed out.
11 Interesting Ways To Use Your Camera Phone
Your camera phone has a small camera, and one that can be placed in positions that would not be possible with a traditional DSLR or Mirrorless camera! Additionally, it’s always with you; so, take advantage of your cameraphone, and use…