Tag Archives: Tips
5 Landscape Photography Tips for Photographing Mountains
After graduating from photography school, I spent a good deal of my twenties photographing the cityscapes of New York. In my thirties, after I relocated to upstate New York, I discovered a new muse: the landscape. What’s so nouveau about … Continue reading
Tips for Photographing Patterns in Nature
Photographing natural patterns is a fantastic project to work on as a outdoor photographer. The process of exploring patterns not only gives a wealth of photographic opportunities, but also provides a perfect opportunity to concentrate your mind on composition, shape, … Continue reading
Panning and Tips for Adding Motion to Your Street Photography
One of the things I teach people on my photography workshops and tours is how to do panning. It’s a great technique to add to your skillset for shooting great street photography. Panning helps to isolate a moving subject and … Continue reading
8 Smartphone Portrait Tips
While traditionalists may be quick to denounce the merit of iphoneography, the fact of the matter is that the tiny camera installed on our cell phones is by far the handiest tool a photographer has at their disposal. Nothing can … Continue reading
Tips for Light Painting and Some Common Pitfalls to Avoid
In this article, I will focus on light painting objects in night scenes during a single long exposure (rather than multiple exposures combined in Photoshop) and some of the pitfalls I have experienced. I hope you will gain an understanding … Continue reading
Color Space: Two Minute Tips with David Bergman
From the Adorama YouTube Channel: In this Episode (Ep111) David Bergman tells you why you should probably shoot using the sRGB color space instead of AdobeRGB. Canon, Nikon and Sony News, Deals and What’s New at The-Digital-Picture.com
Tips for Photographing Real Estate Interiors
In this article, we’ll address the challenges you may face when photographing real estate interiors and a few ways to combat the issues. Shooting bracketed images is the most common and effective way to handle high contrast interiors. Read on … Continue reading
Photographing Toddlers – 5 Tips for Keeping Your Sanity
“Having a two-year-old is like having a blender that you don’t have the top for.” – Jerry Seinfeld No doubt, you’ve experienced the frustration of photographing your own toddler or a family with toddlers. Frustration and anxiety come from not … Continue reading
Video: Tips for Doing Architecture Photography
When you’re out and about walking around and shooting in the city, one of the most common things you can do is some architecture photography. The buildings don’t mind having their photo taken, they don’t move, and are interesting subjects … Continue reading
Star Trail Photography Tips
One of the lessons in the Photography Lab series I teach is a lesson on night photography, specifically shooting the stars. There are two essentials to know before going out to shoot stars your first time. Photo by Aitor Aguirregabiria; … 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
10 Tips for Photographing Street Markets
There are very few places in the world that provide the kind of visual stimulation, human interactions, and heightened sensory excitement like as street markets. No matter the size or what the market is about, there is bound to be … Continue reading