Articles & Blog posts tagged: Photographic concepts
Photojournalism: the exhilaration, the challenges
Photographing the taping of a music video in Athens, Georgia gave me a deep appreciation for the challenges photojournalists face every day on the job.
12 Elements of an Award-Winning Photo
The exhibition committee of the Professional Photographers of America uses 12 elements as their “gold standard” to judge photos. How many of these elements are in your best photographs?
Introduction to High Dynamic Range Photography
Many a debate has been waged among photographers as to the value of overly tone mapped images, which can give a photo a surreal look. Look and see what you think about this sometimes controversial editing process.
Quality composition for photographers (& other artists)
Even a technically skilled photographer can create dull and boring images. Discover the visual elements of composition used to create powerful photos and other works of art.
The Rule of Thirds: Don’t knock it
Don’t get hung up on words. The Rule of Thirds is a valuable tool that can improve the composition of many photos.
The Rule of Thirds
For centuries, photographers and artists have used Rule of Thirds to compose subjects and scenes. If you want to improve your composition, learn more about this easy to understand and use principle.
The Golden Hour
There is almost universal agreement among photographers that the best time of day to take photos is during the Golden Hours. To capture a glow in your pictures, learn more about these magical times of day.
Bokeh
Bokeh describes the quality of out-of-focus background in an image. High quality bokeh is a much sought after characteristic. Learn what effects bokeh, as well as what it is and what it is not.