Tag: How To
Article: The Making Of “Multiplicity”
I believe that nothing is ordinary, that everything and everyday life can be seen as art. EDITORʼS NOTE: The image...
Article: The Dramatic Portrait
We can take many different types of portraits: soft, dramatic, pleasing, fun, low-key, high-key and so on.
Article: Be A Storm Chaser
If I had a nickel for every time I decided not to go out in bad weather with my camera, I'd be a rich man. If I had a nickel...
Article: Tips For Ultimate Sharpness
When I teach a workshop, I encourage my students to take the sharpest picture possible. When I teach a workshop, I...
Article: Stories Through Sequence
One photo can tell a story. The elements within the frame convey feelings through composition, light, texture and color.
Article: 5 Essential Photo Enhancements
No matter what you're shooting or how you're shooting it, there are a few areas in which almost every image can be improved.
Article: Win A Photo Contest
Whether you're motivated by the great prizes, exposing your images to a big audience of fellow photo enthusiasts or the possibility of being published, entering a competition can be a rewarding part of being a photographer.
Article: Portrait Background Basics
One of the most important things you can do to make better portraits is to find, or create, a background free of distraction.
Article: Express Yourself
We use self-portraits to explore a basic question that plagues all of us: Who am I? We use self-portraits to explore a basic...
Article: Make Stunning Floral Images
I like to photograph flowers. In fact, I love to photograph flowers! It turns out that I'm in good photographic company.
Article: Rock On!
Since the advent of affordable DSLRs, concert and live music photography has become a burgeoning industry for a lot of photographers.
Article: Lens On Life
Documentary photography holds the power to capture moments of historical significance, to broaden our exposure to people, places and experiences beyond our reach, to shape (or shatter) our perceptions and to offer an authentic view of humanity.
Article: Removing Reality
In this column, I'll share with you a simple technique for removing reality using Photoshop.
Article: Have Camera Will travel
Almost every photographer takes travel images.
Article: Natural-Light Portraits
The majority of David Stoecklein's images are captured with raw natural light, which instills his photography with a cinematic look and a timeless feel, despite being captured with a modern digital camera.
Article: Embracing Sun Flare
When it comes to the light, I chase it, like a moth to a flame. It only makes sense that my love of the sun would permeate my photography, as well.
Article: Night Photography Tips
Night photography can be quite a challenge. After all, you're chasing light that's barely there, and you have to work your camera in the dark.
Article: Speed Flash
I still remember the day I first used high-speed sync flash.
Article: Fix Creative Fatigue
I've been having a blast writing this column for Digital Photo for many years, offering mostly technical tips on digital photography and digital image processing. In the future, I'll continue to talk tech, but for now I'd like to offer some...
Article: Photos That Sell
A logical progression for aspiring photographers or part-time pros is creating images that sell in today’s marketplace.
Article: Creating Space
In photography, white space (also known as negative space or open space) can be used to create a balanced and harmonious image.
Article: Photoshop Lightroom 4
Photoshop CS is the undisputed leader in digital imaging, but for many photographers, it contains a lot of tools that are rarely used, if at all.
Article: Digital Photo Safari
I've been a digital travel photographer for a long time, which is why some of my friends jokingly call me the "Godfather of Photography."
Article: Painter For Photographers
Corel Painter may not be as well known as Photoshop among photographers, but it offers some very exciting ways of working with photographs and producing artistic interpretations that just aren't possible with any other program.
Article: Sunrise & Sunset
We all enjoy experiencing beautiful sunrises and sunsets.
Article: From Color To Black&White
Black-and-white photography is easier than ever. Rather than relying on specialized film, papers and chemistry, photographers are now free to take pictures and then decide to make them black-and-white.
Article: Stunning B&W
Like most photographers who got into the medium before digital, my first photos were black-and-white.
Article: Master The Moment
It's no secret that I'm an avid mobile shooter on a near-daily basis.
Article: The Hybrid Photographer
Japan is one of the most picturesque countries on earth.
Article: Control The Light
Every photographer knows light is what makes or breaks an image.
