“Wear Good Shoes: Advice to young photographers” by Alec Soth of the Magnum Blog delivers priceless advice for young photographers from those who have been in their shoes. My personal favorite is this bit from Constantine Manos:
Try not to take pictures, which simply show what something looks like. By the way you put the elements [...]
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Photography Advice for Young Photographers
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 by TomNikon Hands-on Guide to Creative Lighting
Friday, November 7th, 2008 by sweetness“A Hands-on Guide to Creative Lighting” is an instructional video from Nikon on using the CLS system to use off-camera lighting. I have not seen the video but get a feeling that many of the topics discussed would be applicable to any photographer – not just Nikon shooters. Anyway, if you are looking to jump [...]
Helpful Photography Tips from Kris Krug
Friday, October 31st, 2008 by TomVancouver fashion photographer Kris Krug’s presentation on photography at Gnomedex '08 features some great practical, common sense tips for improving your pictures. Here is the video:
Most of Kris’ tips are applicable no matter what type of camera you have — they are generalized points such as “seeing light”, positioning your subject to take advantage of [...]
Quick Tips for Lighting Your Photos
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 by Tom“Lighting Techniques To Improve Your Photographs” by Digital Picture Zone quickly runs through a few basic techniques for lighting photographs.
The most important aspect of photography, lighting can make or break the effect of your image. After all, photography is a process of capturing light on camera sensors. Consequently, the importance of lighting cannot be over-estimated [...]
Good Photography Advice for Newcomers
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 by Tomphoto: Aaron Brazell
In “Buying Digital SLR Cameras“ TechnoSailor editor Aaron Brazell makes the case for ignoring high-end digital photography equipment until one knows exactly what they need. He also offers a few tips for understanding the basics of exposure.
End of the day, rookie photographers can go and buy top of the line equipment but without [...]
TECHtata Articles for Becoming a Better Photographer
Monday, January 22nd, 2007 by Tom“Tribal Photography” site Utata has a section called TECHtata, where they’ve published a number of articles designed to teach you the fundamentals of good photography. The subject matter of TECHtata ranges from photographing motion, to using your flash, to mastering the art of manual photography.
“Exposure” is a particularly good article for any photographer looking to [...]
Astounding Photographs… With a Cameraphone
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 by TomFun with Camera blog has some great advice for amateur photographers: your camera doesn’t matter.
Most of you would be drooling over the latest digital cameras that come out each month. You find yourself saying if I only have this camera or this lens I would be able to take great photos.
But professional photographers would tell [...]
How to Assess Your Skills as a Photographer
Thursday, January 11th, 2007 by Tom“Taking Your Photography To The Next Level” by George Barr addresses a question that’s likely pondered by every amateur photographer at one point or another, “Really, how good am I?”. Another less obvious question that follows is, “How do I know when and how I’ll get better?”. The article covers both of these questions in [...]