Natural Light in Landscape Photography: Reflected Light
Reflected light is a soft non-direct light that bounces from one surface to another. Unlike direct light, it tends to take on the colour of the surface it has reflected […]
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Natural Light in Landscape Photography: Frontlight
When most people start out in photography, someone usually tells them they should have the sun at their back. Generally speaking, I would call that bad advice. When the sun
Natural Light in Landscape Photography: Sidelight
Determining what you want to say about your subject will help inform the type of light that will best portray it. If the main element that draws you to a
Creating Abstract Impressions
I have the privilege of being guest blogger on CurrentPhotographer.com today. Please visit their site to read my tutorial on creating abstract impressions.
Natural Light in Landscape Photography: Backlight
When the light is directly in front of you, lighting your subject from behind, it is called “backlight”. This is my favourite type of light because I am drawn to
8 Types of Natural Light That Will Add Drama to Your Photographs
Light is the primary ingredient in photography. While most photographers know that logically, they still go on a photo shoot thinking of what subject they want to shoot rather than
Two Methods for Approaching High Contrast Scenes
I am a guest blogger on currentphotographer.com today! So hop on over there to read the post.
Selling your photos as Stock
What is stock? When web designers need a specific type of photo to fit into their design, where do they turn? What about writers of magazine articles on specific subjects?
Creating Motion
Creating motion in an image of something that isn’t moving is a fun way of abstracting nature. Try to imagine what you would see when you quickly glance at a
Star Trails
Inspired by Art Wolfe’s wonderful star trails photograph, I decided to try it myself. Knowing I would have limited opportunities, I did some research to make sure I used the
Making a composite image
Sometimes it is fun to put two images together to make one super-cool image. For example, on Canada Day this year I thought it would make a great image to