Memorable Photographs - How They Got That Way
Do you want to make photographs that people remember for a very long time? Find out how the professionals do it.
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Competition Winners
Finally, I've been able to properly evaluate and publish the winners of the Beyond Photo Tips Detail Everywhere competition. We received an unexpected 43 entries, each of them showing your expertise and fondness for…
19 Radical Skateboard Photography Tips
Skateboard Photography can be quite the exercise in creative photography and a test of a photographer's technical skills. Skaters love a good photograph too
Pinhole Camera in Your Pocket
This website shows you how to build a DIY pinhole film camera that will fit in your pocket. You can use 35mm colour or B&W film with it.
Upgrade Photographs / Downgrade Equipment? What's up?
I'd found that I was restricting the images that I posted on Flickr to a great degree. Now, while that is a good thing to do, and while it does give you the compulsion to show off only your best work, it also makes me…
Selecting Photographs: What Not to Show
An illustration of why a photographer must curate their best work before putting it on show. I illustrate it with an example from a photowalk
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…
Poll: How often do you take photographs?
Beyond Photo Tips polls its readers about how often they take photographs with their cameras. Legacy post.
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 in…
The Art and Science of Camera Lens Manufacturing: A Comprehensive Guide
A detailed look at the process of camera lens manufacturing... In this case, it is a television camera lens that is being built for us to see...
Tiny Tips 4 – Study Highlights!
The earlier two tips were about attributes of light that may well be avoided. Here is one aspect of light that you would do well to utilise constructively. While a light source from behind the camera (frontal lighting)…
Why am I asking you to use Firefox on a Photography Blog?
Right now, I'm a semi-professional photographer, apart from taking photographs, I also do some graphic design, advertising design and web design. Over the years, I've always had trouble with designing websites because of…