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How COVID-19 Has Affected My Photography Practice. Third Place in Better Days Challenge. Top Story - May 2020.
Like most photographers, COVID-19 has had a profound effect on my business and my creative outlet. Of course, jobs are harder to come by, a recession is looming, and there are some jobs I’m just physically unable to take on, but my photography practice has also changed far beyond these inconveniences.
By Sophia Carey6 years ago in Photography
Amaris Pyland Photography
Amaris Pyland Photography is all about capturing the moments that mean the most. The importance of photographs can't be understated. A well-taken picture can take us back to that exact moment, that place, that feeling. If you ask Arkansas native, Amaris Pyland, why she went into photography to begin with, she'll likely just tell you that it's in her blood. She isn't in the business of just taking pictures—she believes in capturing those little moments that make up your entire life.
By Sheree McDonald6 years ago in Photography
Homecoming
National Gallery of Art, Museum of Fine Art, the High Museum of Art Atlanta, and Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Plus a few others encapsulates timeless art by the late great Gordon Parks to be seen in person to this day. Personal favorite and one the most impactful image based cinematic medium use of photography for the 20th and 21st century is by a black man. While also unknowingly relating to his life story to a sense and extent.
By lurenoor006 years ago in Photography
5 Features Your Photography Studio Management Software Must Have
From sending emails, checking invoices, and managing bookings, running a photography business can be overwhelming. Fortunately, studio management tools can simplify workflow, saving you hours of admin work that you can spend on creative tasks instead.
By Angela Brown6 years ago in Photography
8 Tips to Take Professional-Looking Photos
Are you afraid to show off your pictures? Improving your photography skills requires time, practice, and dedication. If you want to capture more professional-looking photos, here are some tips to level up your skills and get high-quality images.
By Angela Brown6 years ago in Photography
Perspective
Perspective When I first got interested in photography I was in my teens. At that time photography was a complicated and time consuming vocation, not to mention a very expensive hobby. I learned about apertures/F-stops, film speeds, and focus fields, shutter speed and lighting whether ambient or created, composition of the subject, etc... and that was just in taking the photo. After that came the dark room work. Mixing chemicals, working in the dark. Literally. No light could touch the film before it was stabilized with a developer. Wrapping the film around a graduated spindle inside a wire cage so that it didn’t touch at any point and placing it into a small, light sealed tank where the developer could be distributed evenly. Any light and the entire film roll would be turned to a solid, uniform brown. Ruined. The film negatives created successfully were then run through an enlarger that beamed light down through the negatives onto photo-sensitive paper which then had to be run through a series of chemical baths to stabilize the image on the paper before being hung to dry. Phew! Just remembering that process makes me tired. Oh yeah, and that was just black and white. Color was a whole other beast and a lot more complicated.
By Victoria LaPointe6 years ago in Photography
The challenges and joys of starting a business in Photography
Photography... It's something many of us have an interest in and use or experience every day, it's everywhere from the selfie taker to the advertising boards on the side of busses and yet many of us don't think about making it into a business and using it to make money or as a living.
By Ryan Smith6 years ago in Photography
Photographers, You’re Wasting Time on Instagram
As a photographer, I understand how Instagram can be extremely attractive. Instagram seems to be a no-brainer. It’s a photo-sharing platform, and it’s also one of the most popular social media platforms. As you’ve learned by reading web marketing blogs online, you should work on your social media presence. And one of the first things you’ve learned is to focus on one or two platforms.
By Charles Tumiotto Jackson6 years ago in Photography
Biography of Thomas Vasas Photography & Art
Hello, my name is Thomas Vasas. I'm the Owner/Founder of Thomas Vasas Photography & Art. I have been shooting photography for 10 years plus, and have been enjoying it. I like to travel, and explore new places as well. I also enjoy Art, Science, Astronomy, Geology, and Weather as well. This is the main reason that I enjoy photography, the world outside is full of Art. I currently a Associate Photographer Certification from MPI - Master Photographers International, and currently members of PPA - Professional Photographers of America, PSA - Photographic Society of America. I also enjoy writing about photography, and art. You can view all of my work, on these other photography platforms; Viewbug, 500px, Flickr, Youpic, Photocrowd, and Gurushots.
By Thomas Vasas6 years ago in Photography
Hyperspace
I took this image on my iPhone 7+ at about 8:30am. My son was eating breakfast and I was drinking coffee, staring at the wall behind him. I noticed in moments that the morning sun was low enough to cast a lot of direct light onto our balcony window. In the original image, I wasn’t even sure if I liked it. Typically I use a Nikon for photos, but the moment was right and wouldn’t last long, so I used my phone. Standing as close to the wall as I could manage, I cropped out the recognizable details of our blinds until the focus was the shapes of light and opposing vertical/horizontal momentum of the composition. In the VSCO app, I played with color grading and light values until I found a cool toned, high contrast sweet spot. Film aesthetics are coveted in my favorite personal photos, so I gravitated toward a Kubrick space-inspired tone.
By Rebecca Campbell6 years ago in Photography
Passionate About Photography
“Bunny” was the brand name of my first camera when I was only ten. It was a cheap fixed lens 120 format camera. After loading a roll of film, twelve shots could be taken before having to reload. There was then quite a wait until the film was developed and printed before the results of the shooting could be seen.
By Ian McKenzie6 years ago in Photography
