Photos of people in their natural environment, looking free and spontaneous, have become much more popular than staged family portraits. Unless you’ve been a part of one of these photoshoots, you do not know the biggest secret – they are not that spontaneous. If you ever wondered how those photos looks so perfect, it is…
11 Tips for Shooting Travel Stock Photography to Make Money
It’s not easy making a living as a stock photographer but it can be done. To make money with your stock photography, include people in your images. This will make shots of locations and landscapes uniquely yours. And don’t forget to have anyone actually captured in your pictures sign a model release. When shooting a…
Focus Modes in Digital Cameras
Autofocus is one of the best features of modern cameras, both point-and-shoot and DSLR. Some serious photographers grumble about autofocus (AF), but it is widely considered more accurate than manual focus. There are two AF modes for DSLR sensors, single shot and continuous, used for stationary and moving subjects, respectively. Some cameras offer combinations of…
Weekly Photography Challenge – Texture
You can add texture to virtually any photo and any photo of any color will do. You can take a picture of whatever you want as long as you give it texture. The texture is going to be the most important part of the photo. With a really good photo, you can stimulate more than…
This Back-to-Basics Photography Exercise can Improve Your Photography
In the digital age, pretty much anybody can call themselves a photographer, because cameras have now made things even easier. With our cell phones we can capture photos and some of us are better at it than others. But, if you are really interested in learning photography, the digital age might have taken away some…