Licensing Contributor and aerial photographer Felipe Dias shares his tips and advice, and explains what he believes is a photographer's greatest tool.
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Portrait photography is quite exciting. It allows you to not only photograph the likeness of a person but also showcase their personality in one way or another. The genre is also one of the first few ones that many people start their practice with, some gradually moving to pursue it full time.
When it comes to photography, there are multiple rules, advice, and tips that a budding photographer comes across. Some are passed down from mentors, others from seniors or colleagues. While some tips and suggestions can be really helpful, there are also instances when some do not hold a candle today. How so? Let's have a look.
Every photographer at least once in their lives has dabbled with black and white photography. Some may have discovered this in photography schools or while reading about analogue photography, while others continue to be inspired by renowned photographers like Daido Moriyama or Ansel Adams and prefer shooting in black and white.
Street photography is one of the most popular genres that reveals everyday snippets that are often overlooked by people on the streets. What makes the genre so challenging and exhilarating is that it allows millions of lives to brush together for a few seconds on the pathway.
Over the course of a century, there have been many great masters of photography who have changed the medium and our understanding of the world. A more recent example of this is Steve McCurry, a veteran photographer who has given us hundreds of iconic images.
Landscape phtoography allows one the opportunity to see nature in all its hues and forms. From the warm yellow desserts in Africa to the cold blue glacial lakes in Iceland, landscape photography never fails to amaze us.
Portraits are one of the most popular and challenging forms of the genre. Making a photograph of someone, whether a known person or a stranger, is like trying to unravel their best traits within minutes and show them to the world.