Capturing the Best Light Florian Shulz is an outstanding nature and wildlife photographer. He has mastered his craft and he knows the key to capturing the best light. What follows is an excerpt from our interview, but be sure to watch it too. Marc asked him for his tips for getting stunning wildlife images, to
How To Draw With Light You’ve probably seen a picture like the one above before. Some people call it light graffiti, you may call it; drawing with light or light painting. Light drawing is extremely fun for anyone. All you need is some patience. In order to draw with light you will need the following:
Make your Photographs Pop With Angles 7th Grade Geometry © Marc Silber 1964 Framing is the most basic of tools for composing a photograph, or for that matter in any visual art. You are looking at life through your camera and select out the rectangle (or square) that you want your viewer to see. Remember that framing can include the angle you choose in order to tell your story, this
4 Photography Tips To Take Photographs That You Love I love to see folks in the AYP Club diving right in to the Photo Critique group and putting up their photographs, getting and giving feedback. As you've heard me say before, this is really important in the process of advancing your photography. We're working
Three Easy Steps To Advance Your Photography Note: I wrote this a year ago, but am putting it out again for those who missed it. The great thing is that with our new AYP Club , we have the system to support what I talk about below, My offer is still good -MS Last week
© Brian Smith. All Rights Reserved Last fall I had a chance to sit down with celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith who gave us some great tips in his video, be sure to catch it. Here's a few key words on the importance of starting with the foundation of lighting. Marc: What are some of
The 4 Divisions of Photography Photography can sometimes appear to be a huge complex mixture of lenses, composition, post production, printing and even how to sell your work. But to learn any subject it's best to break it into its part or divisions and learn one at a time, in a continuing cycle. The good
All rights reserved by strobist Here's a few more tips from David Hobby from our interviewon the FlashBus, be sure to watch it and check out his books. Marc: Composition: We're all looking for that mojo, for the secret sauce, the thing that makes your image really stand out. What is it for you that gives
One of my favorite video shoots of all time was with Bambi Canrell, a top tier, multi award winning wedding and portrait photographer. Why? She is a joy to be around, full of life and energy. Yes, she thoroughly understands lighting, cameras, lenses, and in short, is a master of her craft. But what makes
© All rights reserved by strobist This image blows me away, which is why I asked David Hobby how he lit it. Be sure to watch our full interview for more of his tips, but this is what he told me about making this image: That's a mistake. A lot of my best pictures are mistakes,
