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Yesterday we published a post from Hailey Bartholomew with Tips for Taking Portraits that Reflect the Character and Spirit of Your Subject that gave me the theme of this weeks challenge. Your challenge is to take and share an image on the theme of ‘Spirit’. Feel free to approach the theme in any way that [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. C […]
by Lynsey Peterson. I hate nature. There. I said it. It’s like glitter—it seems like such a fun idea but no matter how careful you are, it gets all over you and 7 showers later you still find it in your hair. This is further complicated by the fact that I live in what is [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips […]
by Sarah Hipwell It’s been about four years since my last visit to the zoo. Last week my two girls had a break from school so I decided to take them along with my Mum for a day out to visit the animals at Dublin Zoo. I brought my trusty new Sony RX100 and as [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photograp […]
A Guest contribution by Hailey Bartholomew from You Can’t Be Serious. 1. Do Something Who are you photographing? If you don’t know them well, find out what they love to do and where they relax the most. Maybe they love to row boats or take picnics at their favourite park every Sunday. Maybe you are [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check o […]
With 1000s of titles published every month, magazines are the most accessible market available to budding freelance photographers – here are our tips for success Think of a subject and chances are there’s at least one magazine title in print that deals with it. Photography, gardening, canoeing, caravanning, walking, camping, fitness, food, wildlife – the lis […]
Stock photography – we don't need to tell you it's a competitive business. But we can tell you how to give yourself the best chance of successfully selling your pictures… You have a growing collection of images you’re sure could sell. You’ve tried local door knocking and it’s fallen on deaf ears. You’re bored with prints too; everyone looking and n […]
Cook up some tasty photos of cutlery and cooking utensils for your kitchen wall. You only need simple kit for this photography project, but the results are seriously artistic Black and white photography doesn't get much simpler. All you need to create photo art like this is a simple home studio and a collection of kitchen utensils. No fancy studio light […]
Intentionally moving your camera when taking long exposure landscapes can be a great way to give your photos a contemporary twist. Here are some ideas to get you started… Tired of textbook landscape photos? Want to try something a little more impressionistic? Then go slow and get moving. By using slow shutter speeds and moving the camera smoothly during the […]