With the official arrival of summer, many of us will be spending more time outside, especially at the beach. Below are five ways to help you get creative with your beach photography! 1. Reflections Adding reflections into your beach photos can help boost your compositions. Tidal pools are one of
Bokeh is a word that is often used to describe images with backgrounds that are out of focus. Photographers gravitate toward the goal of creating beautiful bokeh. First we need to understand what bokeh is and how it adds creativity to our images. When I was asked to critique images,
Modern cameras are a wonderful thing. They’ve made it to where everyone can capture a variety of images with relative ease. Still, I can’t help but wonder if modern cameras with all their bells and whistles might be having an impact on creativity. Now, I know there are already some
The latest Creative Zen Hybrid Pro wireless headphones elevate everyday sound with High-Resolution Audio, Ultra-Low Latency playback, Multi-Stream capabilities, and a touch of super X-Fi magic. Creative Technology recently announced the release of the all-new Creative Zen Hybrid Pro wireless headphones and their accompanying bundles, the Creative Zen Hybrid Pro
I love vintage automobiles. And I love mystery and weirdness. Here’s how I went about light painting a vintage Model A in total darkness. What is light painting? Light painting is a term that is often used loosely to describe any addition of light to a night photograph. Really, though,
I’ve written a lot about what we should do for our clients, and how we should go about our day-to-day business as photographers. But there’s another piece to the puzzle that’s equally important — that doesn’t involve pricing, sales, licensing, printing or anything else. And that piece is you. We
Did your Muse step out for coffee one morning and hasn’t come back yet? It happens to all of us at one point or another. We seem to have our inner creative light blinking like a check engine light on your car. Get your creative juices flowing by doing something
If you find yourself in a creative slump, consider building a creative team. When you can bounce ideas around and build off of each other, photoshoots tend to be more creative and fun and less time is spent retouching makeup. Most people who don’t work with a team don’t because
Leading up to the Visual Storytelling Conference, we’re putting the spotlight on some of the instructors! Meet them and find out what you can learn from them at the conference, plus some pre-conference insights. Don’t have your free ticket yet? Register today and join us for free, March 10-13, 2022!
Are you looking for something to add a vintage or retro vibe to your images? Do you really like light flares, double exposures and that creative Avante-guard look to spice up your images? Try adding a creative twist with Lensbaby’s OMNI Creative Filters and the Color Expansion Pack. The original
Self-portraits, ugh. If you’re like me, you really dislike having your photo taken, don’t you? Most of us prefer to be on the other side of the camera taking the images. There is something to be said though for using ourselves as models and test subjects to learn how to
We all go through a creative slump. Some bounce back quickly while others struggle and live in this prolonged agony wondering when it will end. They need a slight glimpse of inspiration to get them on track. Textures can be that spark to ignite creativity and give you the inspiration
