Lighting photos is easy. Crafting an emotion with your lighting takes a bit more practice, but the results are stunning. This episode is part of a series on things that I shared in a blog post about 101 Photography Secrets for Emerging Photographers. We’ll continue down the list to share on podcast episodes. The Secrets…
When I ask how much light do you need, I’m not referring to the overall quantity of light. Too much overall light is just an exposure problem. Light becomes much more interesting when there isn’t too much of it overall, but when it’s used selectively to reveal your subject and background elements from shadows. As…
Portrait photography is one of the most popular genres of photography, but it has many meanings that seem to vary from one person to another. Traditional portraits are great, but you can capture some stunning results using creative ideas. So what is portrait photography, or as it’s also called portraiture? Let’s take a deeper look….
Light is how photographers communicate. We start with a canvas of shadow and light is our brush. You have incredible power to convey how your photograph tells your story through the use of creative lighting. Whether you want your story to be dark, dramatic or ebullient & joyful. The way you use light is the primary…
Photographers love to talk about good light or bad light, but how do you really know which is which? I tend to think light is situational. In other words, I don’t believe there’s any such thing as bad light. It’s more like an evaluation of whether the ambient light is appropriate for your subject. For…
You can dramatically improve your photography by avoiding these 10 photography mistakes. These are common errors and I’ve made every single one of them. 10 Photography Mistakes You Can Easily Fix All of these photography mistakes have something in common. They are easy mistakes to make, and they are all easily preventable. Why do we…