Ever wondered how photographers get those surreal looking landscape images, like the one below? The answer lies in HDR photography. HDR photography refers to High Dynamic Range photography. What this means is that usually, it’s very difficult to shoot scenes in which there is a high contrast. For instance, when we take a shot of…
Portrait photography refers to shooting people, both individually and in groups. In this article, we’ll mainly be talking about how you can make use of the settings that your camera and lens offer to get the best looking portrait images. We’ll also be looking how to get better shots by understanding how to avoid hard…
Food photography is a genre that is popular among beginners because it can be started right away without leaving home. Let’s get started then. Settings For most of the food shots, we use a very low f-stop number like f1.8, f2.2, f2.8, etc. The reason for this is because in many food shots, the ingredients…
“What is the best focal length for portraits?” – This is one of the most common questions asked by beginner photographers. First of all, let me clarify one thing – There is no single answer for this because it really depends on what type of a portrait you are shooting. So the correct question to…
Adding depth in photography can mean a lot of things but here we’ll be specifically looking at a few techniques on how to make your shots have a three dimensional feel to them so that they: Look more imposing Don’t look flat Appear to the viewer like how things appear in reality Let’s get started…
The technique of focus and recompose is a very popular way to shoot a subject in such a way that you can place it in any part of the frame, thereby giving you full control over the composition of your shot. For instance, let’s say that you want to take a shot of a cup…
The Rule of Thirds is perhaps the most popular rule of composition when it comes to photography. In this post we will be looking at a lot of different of Rules of Thirds examples. Some people like to write it as Rule of 3rds because as you are about to find out, it actually follows…
Monochrome Filter The monochrome filter basically refers to shooting your images in black and white directly from the camera. Though every shot can be turned into a black and white shot while editing, sometimes it’s fun to shoot a shot directly as black and white. Here’s how you can activate the monochrome filter: Watch the…
Today’s tip of the day talks about the need to store your best images in one place. The best photographers always preserve their best shots not only to showcase their work to others but to also continually set a benchmark for themselves. The collection of your best shots keeps reminding you of your journey as…
Do you want to learn how to get blurry background photos? Learning how to blur background can take your photography to the next level as it really makes the subject in your shots stand out. Blurring the background in a shot is one of those essential things that immediately gives a portrait (or any other…