When photographing the world around us, the property of color is likely something most people tend to take for granted. We expect our cameras to portray th
Street photography cliches are everywhere! We look at the top 16 street photography cliches and discuss what you can do to avoid them in the first place.
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I have GAS! No don’t panic, its ‘Gear Addiction Syndrome!’ With over twenty years as a professional documentary wedding photographer and a long standing...
These days, everyone's a photographer, from the studio owner shooting weddings on the weekends, to your cousin with a camera phone. Cameras are more widely available now than ever before, and many people are discovering a love for photography. Some even choose to pursue it as a career, taking on photography courses or a full degree in the subject. Whether you're a serious student, accomplished artist, or a hobbyist, there is much to learn from these icons of photography, both from today and year
Image Copyright (c) Jonathan Higbee, 2015 One of the unfortunate side effects of the street photography craze is the plethora of people trying to make a living from "teaching" the genre to all the eager newbies.
http://www.adorama.com Daniel Norton hits the streets of NYC to talk a bit about street photography and show you have to manage light for a quick street portrait ...
7 Most Common Image Editing Mistakes & How To Avoid Them. As with the old film darkroom, taking a picture is only part of the process – you also need to know how to edit images to get the most from them in the ‘digital darkroom.’ Here are some of the more common errors to watch out for. 1) Over-sharpening Everyone wants sharp images, and while your image editing software can certainly help with sharpening, it can only go so...
This text applies to the processing of digital image files in general, not with any specific program. And to be quite clear from the outset, I don’t consider myself any kind of ‘processing guru’. I probably use only about 5% of what Photoshop CC is capable of doing, I don’t use layers, I don’t use masks and I know just enough to get the results I need. Most software packages have a million ways to get the same result, I tend to use the most direct approach.
I thought Clay’s photo was a great street photo when I first saw it, and when I began to examine it in depth I was really impressed by how he had arranged his shot so precisely in accordance with all of the traditional composition rules and guidelines.
Examining 10 years of auction data from Artnet Analytics
Next week Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Phillips will hold photography auctions in New York, where original prints by some of the most famous and influential artists of the 20th century will be available for purchase. Beyond the quality of the material—there are some stunning examples of early photographs from Karl Struss and Heinrich Kühn— the auctions are notable for being remarkably, improbably, cheap.
The Lightroom team wanted to let the community know that we’re investigating some critical performance and crasher bugs, and will be issuing an update shortly to address them.
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I think it’s important to provide some context to why we made changes to Import. Over the years we’ve done extensive studies of customers interested in Lightroom. The studies have been comprised of people passionate about photography and who use their cameras as a creative outlet. In short, their motivations share the same motivations as people who already love Lightroom.
So you want to get into photography? Great! There are a couple of terms that everyone really needs to learn first before they get into this and beforehand. They are the most basic of terminology that is essential to photography. I will be using these terms throughout my pieces and this is a good reference guide for students that are taking a photography class as well.
In addition to releasing Capture CC and Photoshop Fix, Adobe have today announced various updates to their existing Creative Cloud applications and services, as well as Adobe Stock.
Street photographers work in a variety of different ways. It often takes some time to find the best way to shoot in the street for you by trial and error of many different techniques. When starting out it is worthwhile to try different methods to find out what suits your style best and feels most comfortable. Whether it be composing and then waiting for the perfect moment, quickly capturing someone as you walk through the street or working a street corner, there will be something that works for you.
Dear photographer friend, I wanted to write you a letter on the concept of “killing the masters of photography”. It is kind of a Buddhist philosophy, as we
Anyone who’s shot flash on the street knows how challenging it can be. There are many technical variables to consider and there’s no way to hide what you’re doing so you need to be prepared for confrontation at every turn. But the results can be astonishing! The Two Cute Dogs guide to flash street photography is a great place to start if you’re interested in street photography’s darkest art. Hit the jump for more info.
If you want to get a deeper insight into street photography and take better photos, I feel it is very important to study the work of the street photographers who came before us and paved the way for the rest of us.
Staircases have been around for centuries, and many are designed as part of a building’s internal beauty rather than just a means of emergency escape if the lifts fail. Square or spiral, metal or wooden, their designs are often unique and, fortunately, many lend themselves to abstract studies.
Stay alert to opportunities: they can be all too easy to miss if you take the lazy route to an upper floor. However, if you seek them out when visiting a town, city or other location, they make a welcome addition to a portfolio of images, as this guide will reveal.
Copyright: Anders Petersen “You are not supposed to be a slave of mechanical tools, they are supposed to help you and be as small and unimportant as possible not to disturb the communication.” - Anders Petersen There is a disease and a sickness out there. It afflicts thousands (if not millions)
The high contrast lighting of the midday summer sun can terrible for many subjects. However, street photography can look fantastic when photographers play with these areas of dark and light. See our top tips for high contrast street photography.
Composition is what you do after you find the image because if you can't see - your camera is effectively blind. The first step is to see the image in the fi...
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