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Creative Props and Accessories for Indoor Portrait Photography
Indoor Portrait Photography Indoor portrait photography allows you to capture striking images of your subject in a setting that is free from the distractions of the outdoor world. However, taking beautiful and creative indoor portraits requires a little more...
5 Easy Tips for Captivating Candid Couples Photography
Candid Couples Photography The art of candid couples photography requires more than just technical knowledge. It requires stepping outside of the box and getting creative - think about when you were a kid. Albert Einstein once said, “To stimulate creativity,...
10 Reasons Why Photography is Beneficial for Mental Health
Mental Health Benefits of Photography Note by Karin van Mierlo on the updated version. This article was first published in the first year of the Covid pandemic. Now that we seem to have entered a post-Covid world, I have adjusted the article slightly to...
Splendid Tree Photography | 10 Inspiring Tips & Ideas
Tree Photography Trees are wonderful subjects and often combine time spend in nature with photography, making it a mindful activity. You can take all the time in the world to blatantly look the tree in the eye and discover its essence. They’re not going...
Top 8 Candid Photography Tips for Stunning Photos
We all know how to make a selfie or to pose in front of a landmark. Smile when told to and jump when prompted. And it’s great to have those posed pics from the one and only time you did that awesome hike with your newly found friends. Nothing wrong with that. But having authentic shots from your friends and family while you’re traveling is …….. well I would say even greater.
15 Fantastic Summer Photography Ideas For Happy Sunny Shots
Summer Photography Ideas The summer season is here! The ideal time to try out new things and get creative. I compiled a list of summer photography ideas because we all know sometimes we need a little inspiration to get started. Just a tiny nudge that will get...
Prime vs Zoom Lens: The Ultimate Guide to Help You Decide
Prime vs Zoom Lens Do you know that your lens choice actually has a much more significant influence on how your photos turn out than the camera you’re mounting them on? Yep, that’s a fact! This is why the prime vs zoom lens debate never seems to end. The lens...
5 Easy & Captivating Ideas to Create Photos With Depth
Photos With Depth It is one of the bigger conundrums in photography, being a fully flat medium that tries to capture a three-dimensional world. You see, a funny thing happens when you press the shutter, all that depth you see in the real world is turned into...
7 Amazing Tips to Capture Commercial Photography
Commercial Photography Tips The domain of photography is fascinating, and there is always something new to discover. The vital purpose of any picture is to tell a story and set a mood. But, commercial photography serves an important role; in publicizing...
Negative Space Photography – The Essential Guide
Negative Space Photography Did you ever look at your photos not knowing what it was you were actually trying to capture? You’re asking yourself, what is this photo about? There’s so much going on, I can’t even see a clear subject. If this sounds familiar to...
How To Watermark Your Photos in Lightroom – The Ultimate Guide
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8 Great Flat Lay Photography Tips For New Photographers
Photo by George Milton Flat Lay Photography Tips Flat lay photography has gone so popular on social media posts. It’s widely used for so many purposes, such as food photography or any kind of product photography. Its usage and significance are also increasing...
How to Choose the Right Niche for Stock Photography
Niche for Stock Photography Many photographers firmly believe that setting up their stock photography portfolio doesn’t require a lot of resources, time, or effort. While they aren’t entirely wrong, it’s not that simple. Setting up your stock photography...
How to Sell Photography on Etsy – A Complete Guide
How To Sell Photography on Etsy With over 82 million active buyers, Etsy is quickly growing as one of the largest eCommerce marketplaces in the world. People who are looking to sell photography may not find stock photography websites beneficial because of...
5 Awesome Travel Photography Tips for Beginners
Travel Photography for Beginners Travelling is one of the greater joys in life. The pictures we take during our trips are oftentimes the only tangible memories we have of that unique experience. Knowing just a little more than where the button to push is can...
7 Surprising Ideas to Make Money with Photography
Make Money with Photography You started your photography journey because you just really love photography. Because it makes you happy, because it’s fun, because it connects you to the world around you or because it helps you to cope with the challenges in...
4 Steps to Creating a Beautiful Blurry Bokeh Background
What is a Bokeh Background? The meaning of the word bokeh (pronounced boh-kay) is blur. It comes from the word Boke in Japanese. It describes the buttery quality of the soft, out-of-focus areas usually in the background. It adds an aesthetic, visual element...
5 Essential and Creative Photography Tips for Beginners
Photography Tips for Beginners Most articles with photography tips for beginners start with complicated drawings of the exposure triangle and intricate explanations of white balance. I think that’s the perfect way to take the fun right out of learning...
10 Best Night Photography Tips for Magnificent Starry Night Skies
Night Photography Tips If you’re just getting into astrophotography and feel a little overwhelmed, don’t worry! At first, night photography can seem like a scary thing because it involves learning about photography… in the dark. You can’t see anything, there...
6 Awesome Tips for Making Better Smartphone Photos
Smartphone Photography Tips Smartphone photography is often associated with quick and easy snapping away. Because you can just walk around, point at something, click and Hello! there’s your photo. I’d like to take a different approach to smartphone...
4 Ways to Creatively Embrace the Blur in Photography
Guest blogger Stacey Hill encourages you to embrace the blur in photography. When asked why I enjoy photography, my reply is always “It’s the perfect blend of technology and art.” For those who want to geek out about focal lengths, f-stops, and the other technical aspects, photography has plenty of space for that. However, if you want to explore more creative ways to use your camera, then there are lots of ways to do that.