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Stories in Photography that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.
Just Me and My Camera
I've always been a creative/arty kid since high school, but I just wasn't able to find a medium that really resonated with me in terms of how I wanted to express myself as a creator/artist. Throughout the years, my practice ranged from pencil, charcoal, and pastel drawings to acrylic, water-colour, and oil paintings, none of which seemed to work as well as I hoped. Sure they were beautiful in their own ways, however there was a personal connection with the media that was lacking.
By Romon Yang6 years ago in Photography
What to Do When You Can't Shoot
I'm an almost professional photographer. I've done commercial work for outdoor brands and specialise in adventure, travel, and climbing photography. I started an online publication called Nether—go check it out if you like the wilderness and cool articles.
By Grumble Bee6 years ago in Photography
How Did Photography Change My Life?
My Inspiration... "Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important. Capture good times. And if things don't work out, just take another shot." Those are the words my grandfather told me as he took a portrait of me. I was only ten years old at that time, still in middle school. It was my birthday. I always admired my grandfather for everything he did. He loved taking photos of other people, and seeing them smile.
By Erick Vasquez7 years ago in Photography
What You Need to Capture Moody Portraits
I have been a self taught photographer for quite a while now, practicing many different styles and finally figuring out that my passion is moody visuals, mainly self portraits. In a few easy steps, with some basic elements, I will tell you how you can capture a moody portrait.
By Georgianna Nielson7 years ago in Photography
Make Your Photos More Interesting
As a mostly self-taught photographer, I have gone through a lot of trial and error trying to make my photos creative, interesting, and different. As I have developed my personal style, I have come up with something that always takes even the simplest photos to the next level.
By Georgianna Nielson7 years ago in Photography
Only a Phone Camera Shot Unfortunately
Photographers can take as narrow a view of things as some lens do. It's a common sight to see in photography groups on social media of someone posting an image and then saying "only a phone camera shot" like it's an excuse for any perceived faults with the shot. Nowhere else would you see a professional showing their work and then saying, "It was only a less advanced tool I used, so you can't judge me for the finished result." No professional musician ever said it was a keyboard instead of a grand piano so it's ok to miss notes or mess-up the timing, so why do photographers have this attitude?
By john harrison7 years ago in Photography
Turn Your iPhone Into a 360 Degree Camera with the Insta360 Nano
The standard camera on an iPhone is good, but it's probably not good enough to really talk about in a circle of serious photographers. Even my friends who have their own small businesses legitimately grimace at me when I tell them that I'm still using my phone for the majority of my social pictures.
By Eddie Wong7 years ago in Photography
10 Different Ways to Use a Wide Angle Lens
As a photographer, you have a great number of different tools to select from that will truly transform the way that a certain scene is perceived. Wide angle lenses are among the most versatile and important of these tools, as the combination of incredible detail and the massive scale they can shoot at is quite impressive. Although it may take some time to get used to this rather tricky lens, doing so will greatly benefit your photography, and make certain shots simple where they otherwise would not be possible at all. The advantages that wide angle lenses provide will change the way you approach your shot, and knowing how to work around some of the more difficult aspects of this lens that some photographers have trouble with will put you a step above the rest.
By Rhonda Taylor7 years ago in Photography
The 10 Oldest Polaroid Cameras
The ability to produce a photographic image has revolutionized the modern world in many ways. With a true visual record of events and people, the oldest photographs in history seem not only closer in time, but in culture and accessibility. When the camera and the photographs it could produce became a viable commodity, the contemporary world began to be more readily documented and understood by a greater number of people. Though the evolution of photography itself served to forever advance and change society, further advancements in the field would come to make them cheaper and more immediate.
By Fred Eugene Park7 years ago in Photography
