Space and balance should be part of any photograph or artistic work. Balance is a basic premise of design. It describes how the elements of art relate to each other in the composition. Done properly, balance provides visual equilibrium. In other words, the visual weight seems equally balanced. Space is a part of balance and…
We’re celebrating 200 episodes of Visual Storytelling on the I Like Your Picture podcast. For all the photographers who listened to us for a long time, thank you. Lee and I started doing this podcast to share our thoughts on photography, not photography gear or software. Those are all fun things, but it’s the heart…
You want to create unity in your photography so all of the elements look like they belong together. Have you ever looked at a photo and something just didn’t seem right? Sure, it used the obligatory compositional elements like Rule of Thirds or Leading Lines. There’s nothing obviously wrong when you see it. It just…
All over the world, people are taking family Christmas photos every year. It’s about preserving memories and experiences, and about telling the story of those closest to you. For photographers, there is a balancing act between getting some really nice photos and also participating with the rest of your family. In this article, we hope…
Top-down photos, sometimes called Bird’s Eye photos, typically get attention from viewers because it’s not the normal perspective we have to view a subject. It’s great for food photography, and you frequently see top-down photos used in magazines and advertisements for meals. Lee always enjoys some food photography, and she recently started a new Instagram…
View Post Either you have a lot of lenses or you’re thinking about buying another one. How do you decide which lens is right for your needs? Let’s put aside all the hype about some of the magical lenses that everyone says are so great and look at things a bit more carefully. A lens…