Outdoor photographers quickly learn that capturing breathtaking moments often requires venturing into challenging environments. Whether it’s hiking through rugged terrain, surfing in the ocean, or snowboarding down a mountain slope, action cameras are invaluable tools for documenting these adventures. However, with great adventure comes great risk to our gear. That’s where action camera protectors come … Read more
I asked each of my peers to show some of their earliest work promising I would do the same. These are literally our first attempts at creating a “professional” image.
Photographing a wedding on a boat presents unique opportunities and challenges for photographers. The dynamic environment, with its changing light and moving landscape, calls for versatility and creativity. This article provides tips to navigate these waters, ensuring you capture breathtaking boat wedding pictures that the couple will treasure for a lifetime. Go Wide – Use … Read more
Imagine standing on the soft, warm sands of a beach as the sun dips below the horizon or rises at the break of dawn. The sky is a canvas of vibrant oranges, pinks, and purples, reflecting off the gentle sea waves. Against this breathtaking backdrop, the silhouettes of people, palm trees, and distant ships paint … Read more
Gain a full understanding of RAW vs JPEG with this ultimate visual guide. This article is designed to teach you the differences between RAW and JPEG (JPG) from a pragmatic real world point of view. Thus, we will be using a lot of actual image examples to help show the exact concrete differences.
The iPhone is not just a phone; it’s a highly portable device with some of the best camera technology you can have. With the iPhone’s camera, you can exercise your creativity and build your photography skills everywhere you go. Also, it’s worth noting that the iPhone camera only represents the foundation. Like most conventional cameras, … Read more
A little while ago SLR Lounge released the Photography SEO And Web Marketing E-Book. Here are 5 SEO tips which I picked up from this book that I thought were particularly relevant to photographers, and rarely mentioned elsewhere.
Photographers often hear their clients say, “We’re awkward, but we want to be natural, fun & romantic.” This common challenge underscores the importance of mastering posing, a skill that blends technical knowledge with creative communication. The art of posing is more than just positioning subjects; it’s about crafting authentic, emotive stories through images. This guide … Read more
When you set out to build a career doing something you love, the last thing you might expect to worry about is burning out. After all, as Confucius allegedly said, “Choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life.” In reality, photographers divide their time between multiple tasks and … Read more
A full passport is becoming a sort of social status symbol, and I’m concerned that is happening at the expense the cultures we visit and the environment, that we claim to love so much, as a whole.
Finding the best camera for travel photography is a surprisingly complicated decision-making process! We want it to be small and lightweight, yet have lots of megapixels and long battery life. We want lenses that can go from ultra-wide-angle to super-telephoto; sometimes we want a zoom, other times a prime is perfect. Oh, and we travel … Read more
2023 has been an exciting year for photographers, with all sorts of new technology arriving. While the debates and dilemmas surrounding AI will likely continue for years to come, there is one thing that we’ve learned this year that is universally positive: Now, photo editing workflow tools have never been better! Both from a creative … Read more
