Photo walks are a wonderful way of connecting with like-minded people. They also keep you active and provide a brilliant reason to get out and shoot. But when it comes to helping you create better photographs, they can be limiting. Here's why and also what you can do about it.
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Not having the motivation to do something you love is demoralizing. And unfortunately, stagnation in photography is all too common. I've experienced crippling creative ruts, left wondering if I'll ever pick up my camera again: that's no exaggeration. thephoblographer.com »
2021-08-23 01:00
Today's photography tip has nothing to do with how you use an editing tool but rather when you use it. Many photographers like to get home after a long photo walk, fire up the computer, and start editing. thephoblographer.com »
2021-04-23 13:00
The truth behind my Instagram content @filipesj is that I know almost nothing about photography. I don't even have a camera of my own. I use whatever is handy; whether it's a phone or a friend's camera, it doesn't matter. boredpanda.com »
2021-01-20 02:43
Landscape photographer and YouTuber Mads Peter Iversen is back with a short list of helpful tips that can help you break the mold and improve your landscape photography. These tips will be particularly helpful for beginners who feel their work is already growing stale. petapixel.com »
2020-06-16 20:24
Matt Huber over at YouTube channel The Garage Learning has put together a fun and creative walkthrough that takes a different approach to splash photography. Instead of manually throwing water onto his subject, he designed a simple ‘DIY catapult’ that does the job much better than he can. Huber originally came up with this idea […] petapixel.com »
2020-06-08 21:58
Photographer and educator Gavin Hoey recently put together a tutorial on how to shoot “water reversal photography”—a perfect still life photography idea for anyone who is stuck at home and doesn’t have a macro lens handy. petapixel.com »
2020-05-07 21:16
Photographer, filmmaker, and YouTube superstar Peter McKinnon is better known for his video work these days, but he recently took a step back to share a simple photo “hack” that can yield more dramatic portraits in a matter of seconds. petapixel.com »
2020-03-06 23:06
Getting the lighting right is key when it comes to shooting professional-looking portraits. While it doesn't always have to involve complex setups, it can be daunting to figure out where to start if you're still new to portrait lighting techniques. thephoblographer.com »
2019-07-25 10:00
Am I the only one that finds some of the most popular apps used for landscape photography a bit overwhelming? Don’t get me wrong: these apps are tremendously powerful tools and I own many of them, but I find that I rarely use them anymore. petapixel.com »
2019-02-14 19:45
Sports photography is both challenging and rewarding. It requires practice, the right equipment, and a dash of luck. There wasn’t a lot of literature available on the discipline when I was starting out, so I resorted to learning from the professionals at work around me (I was an athlete), adopted techniques from other photography disciplines […] petapixel.com »
2018-12-06 21:45
Due to circumstances that are generally out of our control, not all landscape photography trips are a success, but with a bit of planning you can increase the likelihood of having a productive outdoor photo shoot. petapixel.com »
2018-10-15 19:32
If you haven't yet mastered the inner workings of a camera, simple photography tricks can help you a great deal. Recently, wedding photographer Mathias Fast has shared a zero-budget hack how to improve your portraits by adding reflections, and it will take every beginner's shots to a whole new level. boredpanda.com »
2018-06-08 16:45
Back in February, we shared a simple animation made by the film brand Ilford that shows how a film SLR works. It turns out that video was the first in a series of many animations in a playlist titled “Introduction to film photography. petapixel.com »
2017-05-20 18:35
When we talk about the Shutter Speed in photography, the first thing that comes to mind is its relationship to Exposure. Shutter speed is an essential part of Exposure Triangle (Aperture, ISO, Shutter Speed) and it helps photographers to get perfectly exposed photos. petapixel.com »
2017-03-17 21:10
Whether you’re interested in lifestyle photography, real estate imagery, or something in between, knowing how to capture great photos of interiors is a skill all beginners should master. Here are 5 quick tips that’ll help up your interior photography game. petapixel.com »
2017-03-13 22:59
New Yorker Emily Soto has produced an incredibly brave project that will leave you in no doubt that photography in the fashion world has real artistic value. thephoblographer.com »
2017-01-24 11:00
It hit me when being a few feet away from him and hearing his conversations: there will soon be a day that the world loses incredible photographers like Jamel Shabazz. Jamel is part of a breed of photographer that is disappearing -- he's a personable photographer who can speak with people and that puts them before the idea of taking pictures.
"Action, emotion, mystery, and/or a story," says Sean Fryxell to the Phoblographer in an interview when asked about what he looks for in good street photography. "Street photography is extraordinarily difficult because not all actions and stories translate immediately well into a picture.
Arlene Gottfried was a striking street photographer of 1970s and 1980s New York City, when Times Square was more gritty than it was Disney, to say the least. The archive of her work amounts to hundreds of boxes of film which her family is working to preserve. [Read More]
Stare at the lead image of this article. If you're looking at the image above and not having your mind make so many different associations, you're probably not very in tune with what's going on. It's almost impossible to not see the irony.
Photographer Joel Meyerowitz has a brand new exhibit that photographers won't want to miss -- and that many may even take for granted. In the artistic sense, color photography never used to be taken very seriously.
The Nikon Zf was worth the wait. And the company picked the best time to launch it: amidst the monotony and boring features that every other manufacturer has been producing. All cameras feel the same.
If I had a week, I still wouldn't have enough time to elucidate why the Nikon Zf is the company's most perfect camera to date. I could start with how it appeals to your emotional and sensory availability as a photographer and how the tool is an inherent part of it, but that's not what we're here to discuss.