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Simple Sparkler Shoot: Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
From the Adorama YouTube Channel: Photographing sparklers is great fun and can create a wide variety of images. In this video Gavin Hoey shares his tips for creating simple but beautiful sparkler shots by placing a light bulb … Continue reading
What Makes Great Photos? 5 Factors That Can Take Your Images From Good to Great
Have you ever heard the phrase “light is everything” or perhaps “composition is everything”? I know I have many times. But they can’t both be everything, that’s not possible. So what is really going on? Obviously, there is at least … Continue reading
How to Take Sharper Street Photography, Even at Night
Capturing sharp photographs is by far the toughest technical skill in street photography. People move quickly, you are often moving quickly, the light isn’t usually ideal, and you sometimes have to frame instantly and suddenly. When I take a look at … Continue reading
How to Take Amazing Photos Using the MIOPS Splash Water Drop Kit
Water droplet photography is a dream for almost every creative photographer. When a water drop collides with another drop, it creates beautiful crowns and other shapes that look fabulous. Capturing those moments is a very satisfying experience for a photographer. … Continue reading
6 Ways to Improve Your Images and Take Better Vacation Photos
Have you ever been on a vacation only to return home disappointed with your images? Many people take pictures while on holiday but find they are unsatisfied with their results. You can improve your chances of capturing better vacation photos … Continue reading
4 Reasons Why Putting Your Camera Down Can Help You Take Better Photos
We’ve all been there; in a new country, a new city or just a new part of your local town. Camera in hand, you shoot and shoot and shoot as your memory card never seems to fill up. It’s thrilling and … Continue reading
Tips for Selecting What Gear to Take Along for Travel Photography
Travel photography is exciting. There’s always this sense of finding new and exotic places to capture. Of course, if you work hard you can find new and exotic places to photograph right near home. But there’s something about travel that … Continue reading
Low Key Portraits: Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
From the Adorama YouTube Channel: Low Key lighting is more then simply photographing against a black background. Join us in this episode as photographer Gavin Hoey explains the technique of a correctly exposed image that mostly leans towards … Continue reading
Tips for Learning How to See the Light and Take Better Photos
Your camera can’t see the light and tones as well as you can. Cameras have not yet been developed to a stage where they can record a tonal range in a single, unmanipulated image as broad as you can see … Continue reading
Tips for Working the Scene to Take Your Image from Good to Great
My wife can be very unkind about my photography. She’ll often flick through my edits and ask me where the good shots are… I don’t think she has cottoned on to the fact that us creative types are deeply sensitive. … Continue reading
Five Ways to Take Your Macro Photography to the Next Level
Macro photography can be incredibly rewarding. However, it can also be frustrating if you find yourself shooting the same photographs over and over again, struggling to improve. You find yourself uninspired. Trust me, I’ve been there. But there are a … Continue reading
How to Take Portraits in the Rain
Do you love the idea of taking dramatic portraits in the pouring rain, but cringe at the thought of getting your camera and gear wet? With some care and common sense, you can protect your camera and lights but still … Continue reading