The Right Touch
There is a handy way to help people relax when taking a photo of them. Touch. “The human touch is that little snippet of physical affection that brings a [read more]
Portraits
CLICKING WITH PEOPLE
AS A FRIEND The photographer who said this quote was a cannoneer, drafted into the German army a century ago in WW1. Hit with shrapnel in late 1917 during the [read more]
Don’t Light All Of It
“If you want something to look interesting, don’t light all of it.” -John Loengard John Loengard is an American photographer, critic, historian and scholar. He was LIFE’s picture editor for [read more]
New York Street Photography – Scenes From Photo Walks
New York City, nicknamed the Big Apple, is unlike any city anywhere else in the world. New York street photography can be an amazing way to fully get the feel [read more]
Photographing Children – Helpful Tips and Tricks
Photographing children can be a challenging undertaking, yet the results are perhaps some of the most rewarding for the photographer. Universally cute and without the self-consciousness of adults, children’s portraits pose [read more]
Using A Beauty Dish In Your Photography
A beauty dish in photography helps the photographer achieve a variety of “beauty lighting” techniques. The light is relatively hard and somewhat wide (so it can shape the face). Another [read more]
Guide To Removing Wrinkles In Photoshop
This is a great trick for removing wrinkles in photoshop with a little twist at the end (courtesy of my buddy Kevin Ames) that helps make the technique look more realistic. [read more]
Tips for Small Group Photo Travels – An African Safari
Black Rhinoceros Smaller than the White Rhino, it has a pointed mouth and is a leaf eater. It carries its head up from the ground and it has no hump [read more]
The Challenges Of Photographing People
Human beings are the most frequently photographed subjects by far. However, when photographing people the results are not always so satisfactory. As a pearl of Eastern wisdom puts it: “When [read more]
Working with Models
Learn what it takes to create a great working relationship with your models during a photo shoot. The most important relationship on the scene of a fashion shoot is the [read more]