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When shooting a creative studio portraiture, the goal is to make the subject stand out by making the backdrop “disappear” from the field of vision. So what better choice of colour than pure black? Is black the ultimate backdrop? The Human Eye Is Drawn Continue reading What Is The Ultimate Backdrop For Creative Portraiture?
As new photographers start growing in their chosen path, they will eventually want to grow their equipment too. And the most popular second item to purchase has always been a longer focal length lens, normally a tele-zoom lens. Somehow, people just seem Continue reading My Lens Is Longer Than Your Lens!
It was widely believed that the world famous war-time photographer and co-founder of the famed Magnum Photos, Robert Capa, used nothing more than a 50mm standard lens when he captured those eerily emotional images of World War II. If Your Pictures Continue reading A Tribute To Robert Capa And The 50mm Lens
I’m pretty sure that this is a valid question in the minds of many photographers, both professional and amateurs alike. So what IS the best lens for the DSLR? Is there such a thing as a “best lens” in the first Continue reading What Is The “Best” Lens For The DSLR?
Models and photographers have always had this love-hate relationship. There are a lot of other people in the studio in any modelling shoot, like fashion designer, make-up artist, art director, the tea lady, and assistants too. So why are these two always Continue reading Models Vs. Photographers, Who Pays Whom?
SNAFU The acronym that describes the life of a professional photographer, particularly one who specialises in event photography. Don’t know what it means? Well, keep on reading, and I’ll reveal what it all means in due time, and why it maintains Continue reading SNAFU – Secret Life Of An Event Photographer
As a working photographer for so many years, I have had my fair share of uninspiring questions like “Why are you so expensive?”, and many of its other variants. The person asking these questions is basically asking how do we justify Continue reading Why Are Professional Photographers So Expensive?
You’ve finally decided to invest a reasonable portion of your hard earned money into a reputable camera. And when the sales clerk ask if you’d like to add an electronic flash with your purchase, you go blank… Yes, that’s right, photography is all Continue reading Let There Be Light… And Photography
Does the old school, fully manual, film based, mechanical camera, have a place in this day and age of total digital domination? Or is it relegated to the display cabinet, only to be admired from afar as a museum piece, telling Continue reading Mechanical Camera In The Digital Age – Going Old School
Fashion photography is part of the professional photography mentorship programme that is carried out. But unlike other “garden variety” photography workshops, we stress heavily on the realism of the shoot itself. So instead of gathering odd pieces of apparel from Continue reading Shoot Fashion Like A Pro
