5 Photography Tips to Begin Urban Exploration
Let's start by defining what URBEX is in a very simple way. Practicing « urbex » might sound like going to places you're not supposed to, crossing the borders people arbitrary plotted. Urban Exploration can be a way to browse...
The Beauty out My Own Front Door: Finding Beautiful Light Everywhere
I believe the true secret to stunning photography lies in the light. Beautiful light and shooting locations are all around us. Learn about how I find and choose natural light and learn why my own front yard is becoming my...
Tips on Children’s Portrait Photography
The child you photography today will change and grow, you are the person to capture all the little things that will change, you will capture it forever in an image given to the parents of that child you captured today....
No Gear? No Problem!
As portrait photographers many of us strive for making pictures with lots of wow and oomph. In order to do that, we trek to fancy locations, use loads of fancy gear and process our pictures using expensive software. In many...
“Dark & Moody” Food Photography Tips
A few tricks about how you can make this style easy. What is the best time for shooting, what should you choose props, what type of material should you have? It is all in this article.
The Search for Reflections
It's frustrating that our photos of people and objects usually don't turn out the way our brains see them. A lot has been written and studied about the subject - I realize. However I would still like to present my...
The Beauty of Food Photography (Tips Included)
Do you like photography? And you like food? Then, you're in the right place. I would like to share with you some rules to keep in mind if you like still life photography. The following tips will help you to...
How Kyotographer Looks at Street Photography
Many aspects of street photography can greatly benefit from a sound knowledge of photography fundamentals. Most importantly: understanding light as captured by the camera; good composition; an element of interest. It is also how I chose to structure this article....
Lights & Magic
The trick in outdoor flash photography is that you need to balance your strobe light with the available light. So basically you will be working with (at least) 2 exposures: your flash exposure, and the camera’s exposure. Now, since we...
Tips for Getting Fairytale-Like Pictures of Children
The tips that will give you a new approach to photographing kids and will help you get images full of magic of childhood. You will find out how to get inspiration, choose the right location, undestand the natural light, work...