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
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A Compact Wedding
Back in May I finally treated myself to a Canon G12, a piece of kit that I’ve wanted since it was released the previous year, and I set myself a challenge: use it to photograph a friend’s wedding.
Composition: A Parkour Frame of Mind
This is a guest post by Andy ‘Kiell’ Day . He is a renowned Parkour photographer, practitioner of parkour himself, and rock climber / builderer. His book “The Moments Between” (see our review) is possibly the first ever book featuring parkour…
Book Review: The Moments Between
The Book is “the moments between” by Andy Day. Buy it here . The Moments Between is an account of three “traceurs” (practitioners of Parkour) on a road trip through Italy … on a quest to discover themselves, their abilities,…
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.
14 Street Photography Tips – For The Beginner
Not everyone is bold enough to go out on the street and take photographs of life as it happens around them. If you’re someone who has been wanting to do this – to document the world around you as “life…
Tiny Tips 2 – Light Study
Study the play of light on your subject! Remember that light travels in straight lines and casts shadows: the stronger the light, the darker the shadows. A good photograph depends on an aesthetic balance of your highlights and shadows! Happy…
Point and Go Shoot
Hi there… I need a bit of help; for a change, I need you, yes YOU… to share some information with me. It doesn’t matter if you’re new to photography or not, your opinion is welcome. What information? Well, I’m…
8 Ways to Maintain Simplicity In Composition
Great composition is a vital aspect of creating memorable photographs. It’s about having a clearly defined subject, integrating strong lines and shapes, and maintaining a minimalistic background to keep the viewer’s attention centered on the subject. Artistic composition in photography…
Strobist – Hobby goes Pro
I’ve wondered about it for a long time… I’ve marveled, and been Inspired by his apparent ability to do more than 3 tasks at a time, but I guess this day finally had to come. Baltimore Sun Photographer David Hobby…
Contraverses
For many of us, photography is something more than just a hobby. Photography has become the way we earn our living, its become the way we communicate, the way we express our deepest emotions and convictions.
Brian Auer’s Photo Resource List
Brian Auer of the Epic Edits Weblog complied a list of Photography sites that were created or maintained by his readers. Complied over a short period of time, the list has a surprising number of interesting links. I recommend you…