Photography Techniques Category Archive - Page 7

When to Use Bracketing for the Best Results

One of the most useful techniques in photography is called bracketing - in other words, taking multiple photos of the same subject with different camera settings. Commonly, bracketing is about changing your exposure: one photo at the meter’s recommendation, plus one under and one over. But exposure isn’t the only...

Complete Guide to Street Photography for Beginners

Street photography is one of the most challenging but at the same time one of the most rewarding genres of photography. Documenting people in their everyday environment is not easy - it requires patience, hard work and sometimes even some bravery to be able to approach and photograph complete strangers....

24 Top Photography Ideas for 2024

If you're looking for photography ideas and inspiration for 2024 and beyond, the list below is meant for you. Many photographers find themselves in a bit of a creative rut from time to time, or they just want to try out something new rather than taking the same types of...

24 Types of Photography You Should Know in 2024

It’s useful to understand the different types of photography and genres practiced today. On one hand, it's good to know that you aren't missing out on good pictures from photographers who capture different subjects than you do. But more importantly, when you see a wide range of photographic types and...

Is Chimping in Photography Good or Bad?

Photographers are pretty good at coming up with creative, self-deprecating insults. From GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) to pixel peeping, just look on any photography forum today and you'll find a new term that makes you smile and cringe at the same time. One of my personal favorites is chimping -...

24 Photography Tips for Beginners in 2024

Whenever I think of a useful photography tip, I always write it down for later. Most of them are forgettable, but some are so helpful that I try to tell them to as many photographers as possible. This article contains 24 of the best. These bite-sized photography tips are easy...

Mastering Dodge and Burn in Photography

When you know how to dodge and burn your photos, you've mastered one of the most important techniques in photography - using post-production to draw a viewer's eye through an image. There are dozens of techniques for dodging and burning, although doing it incorrectly can lead to unnatural halos and...

Double the Distance Method Explained

One tricky part of landscape photography, along with other genres such as architecture, is making sure that your nearest and farthest subjects are both as sharp as possible. We’ve written before about a few techniques to maximize front-to-back sharpness, and I thought it would be worth emphasizing one of the...