If photography is your passion and you’ve been wondering how you can expand the services you can provide; then writing about the subject is a fantastic way to further your understanding of the artform as well as potentially earning a handy side income. You can use the income that you make from your photography writing…
What Exactly Is The Holy Trinity Of Lenses?
If you’ve found yourself struggling to decide what types of lenses you should be using to cover almost any situation then look no further because the ‘Lens Trinity’, also known as the ‘Holy Trinity’ is the solution to all your worries! Through the generations photographers have tried every conceivable combination of camera set ups, including…
How to Make Your Photoshoot Productive and Efficient
If you’ve spent the time scouting a location, arranged and paid for models, camera equipment and travel, then you want your photoshoot to be as productive and efficient as it can be. Ideally you want to be able to get everything done in a single day so you won’t need to return to the location…
What You Should Consider Before Investing In A Prime Lens
A prime lens is a type of lens that has a fixed focal length as opposed to a zoom lens which has a variable focal length. Traditionally, the term ‘prime lens’ has often been used to refer to the primary lens in a system of combination lenses. In this case, the prime, or primary lens,…
Why Is Aperture Important In Photography?
When you take a photograph the lens of your camera has to open to allow the light to pass through it to be recorded as a photo. The aperture is the opening of the lens and is measured in terms of how much it does so. In a very practical sense you can think of…
Why Is Pre-visualization Important In Photography?
Pre-visualization, or Previz for short, is a fundamental technique that is used by photographers everywhere to help them improve the final results of their work. Pre-visualization is the act of imagining, or ‘seeing’ the finished photo before the shot is even taken. This takes practice and mental focus but as you become better at the…
How To Make A Photography Zine
A Zine is a self published piece of work that is produced in a magazine format. Zines enjoyed a huge wave of popularity in the 1980s and 1990s however since the introduction of the internet they have somewhat faded into the background. In the early days of the internet platforms such as MySpace and Blogspot…
Great Ways To Improve The Backgrounds Of Your Photographs
It’s only natural that when we take photos that our main focus is on the subject of the image however, whether we realize it or not, the background is incredibly important as well. The overall success of the composition of the photo is heavily dependent on the background. If the background is too distracting then…
How To Develop Your Own Style As A Photographer
There are an amazing diversity of styles that are used by photographers to convey the meaning, essence and emotional content of their subjects. There are many ways that a photographer comes to create their own style although, when you analyze it, a great deal of that process occurs on a subconscious level! However, that said…
Professional Tips For Photographing The City
Every city is a bustling hub of culture, art, business and the whole range of human activities that make up our shared experience of the world. This makes cities some of the most exciting places for photographers to work because they can really capture the heart of a civilization and the people who create it….