Backlighting helps control contrast in a scene, creates beautiful rim lighting effects, enhances color of translucent subjects and helps models relax in front of the camera by eliminating the need to squint into the sun.
The 4 Advantages Of Photographic Backlighting
Control contrast, increase color saturation and create a rim light with photographic backlighting.
Capture Stunning Aerial Photos Of Your Lunch
Create beautiful high-angle photographs of dishes of food following these easy steps.
3 Steps To Creating Monumental Architecture Photography
I always try to make these buildings seem monumental in my photographs.
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Give Yourself A Photography Assignment
Early in my career I often found myself wandering around various towns, frustrated, looking for something to photograph. I came to realize that there are always lots of subjects to shoot in any location. All I really needed was a …
The Shy Photographer’s Guide To Putting Subjects At Ease
After years of photographing people on location for various magazines, I have found there are essentially 5 steps to the process of putting a model at ease in front of a camera.
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Create A Sense Of Depth In Your Photographs Using Leading Lines
One of the age-old dilemmas of photography has always been the desire of photographers to create a three dimensional feel in their images using a two dimensional medium. A number of compositional techniques have evolved to create this sense of …
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Just Wait For It: The Rewards Of Photography At Dusk
California’s rainy season is coming up soon. At least we hope it is. During the rains, building exteriors look dull and the sky is either gray or white. I usually head indoors in weather like this, photographing historic sites, museums …
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Photograph Rainbows And Find A Pot Of Gold
I love it when a plan works out. I had been photographing petroglyphs in Saguaro National Park all day and towards evening, rain clouds began to build over the Tucson Mountains. Although hazy much of the day, it looked like …
The 2 Conditions That Create Beautiful Photographic Reflections
Learn to create dynamic photographic reflections.
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