Portraitures and head shots are two very similar avenues.  Every photographer worth his salt should know how to make good headshots. This technique comes in handy when shooting weddings, engagements, family photos and even when you are shooting for fun. They can make you some residual income the whole year round. That is, if you…

From time immemorial earth’s only natural satellite, the moon, has been an object of fascination and desire for man. He has written countless lines admiring the moon, compared his love with it and spent countless hours looking and admiring it in the night sky. The moon, has contributed to the history of our planet in…

Far too many aspiring wedding photographers feel that owning just a good camera and a few decent lenses is more than enough to make great wedding images. Sure you might be a fantastic photographer. Somebody who is a natural with what s/he does, but wedding photography encompasses more than just aiming your camera and firing…

Often it is easy to forget that we must first appreciate a landscape scene before moving on to actually photographing it. Sometimes, in that eagerness to capture a fleeting moment, to satisfy that urge to own an image and the gratification that comes from sharing it on social media before anybody else does, that special…

When we look through the viewfinder we often see a lot more than what captures our imagination. A busy street, perhaps, can capture your attention, if you are half way around the world and in unfamiliar territory. For another photographer it can be random patterns that makes no sense at all. He may, however, still…

Depth of Field is a fundamental concept in photography. To understand depth of field we have to take an example first. Let’s take any image that you have taken recently. Take a careful look at it. Do the entire image appear sharp in focus? No? Then how much of it is actually in focus? Quite…

Whether you prefer the stars, the moon or just the street lights, there’s something fascinating about the night. For photographers, a great photo of a night scene can have extra impact. But have you realized how hard it can be? If you’e ever tried taking a night shot from your phone or your compact camera, you will…

Light is everything. It’s what makes us appreciate what’s around us and as you know, this is essential for photographers. Without light, we cannot build any decent frame, because even the darkest shots have important sources of light or some later editing. So besides learning about the settings in your camera, you also need to learn…