Understanding Aesthetic Pictures
In the previous article Talent vs Training I claimed that anybody can practice improving their ability to see interesting scenes and create aesthetic pictures. Recently I got a message complimenting that they liked my pictures, but unfortunately...
Understanding The Aperture in Photography
The aperture is one-third of the holy trinity that is described in the exposure triangle as a factor to influence the amount of light that hits the sensor. As such, understanding the aperture is important...
5 Tips on How to Enhance Photos in PhotoWorks – No Skills Required!
For those who may not be well versed in the ways of photo enhancement, photo correction, or digital correction tools like Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom, may feel as if getting professional photos is out...
Improve the Background in Photography
As Street Photographers, a lot of our focus is dedicated to our subjects and everything in front of them. But what lies behind them deserves our attention as well. With a background that is...
Shooting from the Hip in Photography – How to perfect this Technique
Blending in is one of the most important traits of a good Street Photographer and shooting from the hip is a great technique. Acting invisibly on the street allows us to capture those candid...
Learn how the Depth of Field in Photography works
When looking at photographs, one thing that becomes very obvious, even to people that have no idea about photography is the depth of field. Most people have a different outlook on the depth of...
How-To Zone-Focus in Street Photography
Do You wonder how Street Photography can be such a fast genre where You have to take the perfect shot in a fraction of a second, but also have to get the focus spot...
Bringing Depth to your pictures – Layering
Photos are a two-dimensional reproduction of a three-dimensional reality. To maintain an interesting narrative it is essential to draw your viewer into the scene by creating different layers in photography. Having him stand far away...
Photography Focus Techniques
1 Find the right Focus for your Street Photography
When I think back to the beginning of my Street Photography "career" there was nothing more frustrating than seeing a beautiful scene, composing it and overcoming...
Basic Camera Settings
Do You have a new camera and are a little overwhelmed by all the buttons and functions Your camera offers You? Or do You simply want to know which camera settings could be the...