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Foundation
The image above represents the beginning of my career as a photographer. It was 2016 i was still in high school thinking of what i was going to do after i graduated. I was always been very fond of photography, i loved seeing everyones amazing images but i could never see myself doing it as something that could possibly be a career.
By Kevin R6 years ago in Photography
The challenges and joys of starting a business in Photography
Photography... It's something many of us have an interest in and use or experience every day, it's everywhere from the selfie taker to the advertising boards on the side of busses and yet many of us don't think about making it into a business and using it to make money or as a living.
By Ryan Smith6 years ago in Photography
Sweet Kisses
I took this photo on my iPhone using High Def. Resolution and a dramatic cool filter. The photo I took is a special moment I caught of my best friend showing her loving feelings for her husband in their favorite place, the Chicago Botanical Gardens. We were there so I could take photos of their one-year anniversary together. We had arrived on a rain day, which was perfect because there were fewer people there. As we were walking through the Botanical Gardens my friend requested to stop for a moment to admire the small lake in the gardens and to catch our breaths because of how large the botanicals were. I said yes and began to sit down and admire the view while my friend and her husband decided to walk onto the bridge and admire the surrounding areas around the lake. When I saw them on the bridge I decided to pull out my camera and get a couple of quick shots before they changed clothes and begin the actual shoot. They noticed what I was doing but paid no mind and continued looking around and feeling total bliss from their surroundings. I put my camera down after a while and pulled out my phone to send a text message to my boyfriend about how beautiful it was out here when I noticed them begin walking towards me but stopped. I knew I needed to switch over to my phone’s camera quick. As soon as I did I was able to take a photo of my friend kissing her husband without prompt or guide or their knowledge of what had just happened. They had thought I had stopped taking photos of them and that I wouldn’t use my cell phone to take the photo. I also didn’t realize that when I took the photo so quickly that I was using the dramatic cool filter, which added to the beauty of this photo. After that I had them change their clothes and I took photos of the two together in the rose gardens, then in the tropical, and a few other locations. After the shoot I went straight home and began editing all of their photos, except for the one on my phone. That one I left as it was because I couldn’t help but admire the beauty of how much she loved her husband and how much he loved her. That photo made me realize love is a sweet moment that most people take for granted while others try to show it as much as they can. After I finished editing all of the photos I messaged my friend saying that I was ready to show her and her husband their photos and scheduled a quick meet up spot. As we were going through the photos and remembering the moment I was holding back the joy of presenting this photo to her because I at first only provided the ones that were on my camera. As she saw the last photo she began telling me how wonderful the photos were and how much she appreciated them. At that moment I told her I appreciated the compliments but that there was still one last photo I had to show her. She was confused by what I had said and I told her to hang on one moment. I pulled out my cell phone and sent her a text of the photo. The moment she saw the photo, she began to tear up and thanked me even more. She told me this is a photo she always dreamed of, a photo that truly caught her love for her husband. I said thank you and after a few more words we parted ways but none of us will forget the beauty this photo has caught.
By leslie williamson6 years ago in Photography
7 Hot Tips to Amp Up Your Food Photography Styling
It doesn’t count whether you are a beginner or are an intermediate-level photographer, these tips will surely help you. You can boost ample opportunities to be creative and vibrant. Inspiration from the internet is a reliable source. However, do not blindly pick up the trends, but try something unique.
By Lauren Williamson6 years ago in Photography
Photographers, You’re Wasting Time on Instagram
As a photographer, I understand how Instagram can be extremely attractive. Instagram seems to be a no-brainer. It’s a photo-sharing platform, and it’s also one of the most popular social media platforms. As you’ve learned by reading web marketing blogs online, you should work on your social media presence. And one of the first things you’ve learned is to focus on one or two platforms.
By Charles Tumiotto Jackson6 years ago in Photography
What is Shutter Speed, and? How to Use it?
What is Shutter Speed? Shutter speed or exposure time is the length of time when the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light, also when a camera's shutter is open when taking a photograph. The amount of light that reaches the film or image sensor is proportional to the exposure time.
By Thomas Vasas6 years ago in Photography
Whisp
I took this picture a couple of months ago, around Christmas in my dormitory. I had done my makeup, dressed rather nicely for a weekday, and had actually tried to tame my wild afro but I had absolutely nowhere to go. I sat in my room, working on this and that until I stood up and looked out the window. It was a regular day, students milling to and fro, not yet the time for evening activities but too late in the day to have any more classes. I don’t exactly remember the song that I was listening to, but I remember feeling the acute sense of nothingness. Looking out the window, I didn’t feel peace or contentedness, happiness or even sadness. I remember feeling out of place, without context, like I was floating in an endless sea of space. My phone snapped me out of my weird reverie, and after finishing my homework, I returned to the same place I had been just moments ago. Even after standing in the same place, and staring at the same place, I couldn’t bring back the same feeling, and for whatever reason it saddened me. So, I decided I would take a picture, to help distract me, because I knew that today I looked good. I stood at the window for over five minutes, constantly changing positions and postures. I had the camera on a self -timer, and I remember counting the seconds until the shutter clicked. I had the pose just right, the perfect frame and lighting, but I couldn’t re-create the face that I knew I was feeling inside. I changed the self-timer from the standard three seconds to ten seconds, but as I clicked the camera button, I lost track of the time, and then all of a sudden, I was back to that space miles away. A mere second may have gone by but in my shoes, you would have felt what you can only imagine to be the weight of the world, transferred to your shoulders from mine. Click! The shutter went off, the speed of the sound pulling me faster than I could have imagined out of the state I was in. I blinked a few times, and then looked at my phone. My first instinct was to delete it, my fingers were mere centimeters from the screen, ready to hit the retake button, but something in me decided to wait. So instead, I saved it. I continued for another five or so minutes taking pictures, but I knew in my heart I knew that none of them would work because I had already found the one; I just didn’t want to believe it. I dutifully edited it, using the warm tones of the room and highlighted my skin to glowing perfection, but it didn’t change the face. I posted it to Instagram and received many compliments and words of affirmation, but I didn’t read anything that I wanted to see. I showed a few select people in my everyday life here at college, they all admired it and praised it but again, not what I wanted to hear. Still to this day, looking at this picture only serves to give me mixed emotions. As an artist, I am proud of what I accomplished, but as the model I am scared by what I pulled out of myself. Because of the position the photo was taken, I’m not really sure if I’m smiling. If taken as a regular point and shoot frame, would it have been a different look? One that show relaxed but non-smiling lips, or would it have reflected the same hint of happiness I vaguely detect? Is the arm crossed in the manner of nonchalant or one marked by years of self-defensiveness? Or even worse, is it a self-hug stemmed from years of loneliness caused only by the misfortunes of one’s past mistakes. Do the eyes shine like glass from unshed tears, or are they just reflections of her fears in the past coming to haunt her in the future? I call this look a whisp, because it is the most delicate look that has ever surfaced on my face from graves, I buried deep. If it was but a famous picture like the Mona Lisa, I would ponder upon these thoughts and search for a conclusion but since it is about me, I only run from them.
By Sofya Maxnide6 years ago in Photography
How I Shoot Landscape Photography
Researching Before I go out, and shoot any landscape photography. I do a general research about the area that I’m going to, or plan to visit. It’s better to have a simple Digital Camera, especially a point-and-shoot camera, to get pictures of areas you want to take pictures of. You also might want to, take notes about the area, and what or any towns next to the area that are of interest. Take as many photo’s as possible, to add to your research. The data and information you collect about an area, the more you will know about the area.
By Thomas Vasas6 years ago in Photography
Printing your photos will make you a better photographer
Hello everybody! Welcome back, sorry for my little hiatus once again. This week I'd like to have a chat with everyone about why I'm a strong believer in printing our photos. I've been pretty consistently printing my own photos since I started on this path, however I didn't really understand the importance of it and how it was actually helping. Let's jump into it.
By Justin Clark6 years ago in Photography
Planning the Perfect Photoshoot
Over the past 6 years I’ve probably planned over a thousand photoshoots. Some have gone alright, some good, and some truly great. During this time I’ve also followed many other photographers along on their photoshoots to see how they do things as well. The system I now follow is the culmination of everything I’ve learned. It’s what I use whether I’m shooting with a business client, an influencer, or just with friends. Here is my guide.
By Nathaniel Dylan Gerdes6 years ago in Photography
Blue sky and blue waters
To start the story off, we are in Vegas baby! My first time every flying in an airplane. The flight there wasn’t that bad. I was with my family, my mom, dad and brother. My mom gets motion sickness easily so we thought she was going to get sick or something. She never did thankfully. We get to our hotel, which I picked out, it was okay. The only cool thing was how deep the tubs were. Everyday we had something planned but the weather was just throwing us off. You’d think it would be hot there in the middle of summer. But I guess not. We all packed for heat when all it was was rain and cold. I was starting to think this vacation wasn’t going to be the best. We had a full week of things to do. On one rainy day we went to a bunch of hotels and looked around for fun. One of them had a mall inside that had oxygen tubes to breathe in. I’ve seen people do them online and they say they can smell fruit so I talked my mom into doing it. The internet was wrong. They just shove the tubes up your nose and you just breathe. No good smells which was a bummer. They ended up giving everyone a back massage too which was weird. Ended up sitting there for thirty minutes. The next day my mom and I end up being sick. I was starting to think the vacation just couldn’t get any better. But lucky for us one day was a shiny and hot day. The perfect day for water! We had booked a canoe trip before we had arrived and when it was time we made our way to the meeting spot. We were all so excited. We all squeezed into a tiny van with a bunch of strangers and drove to the site. We arrived and I gotta say it was just a beautiful site to look at. I’ve never seen such blue waters before. We get our life jackets and get in our canoes with our partners and go on our way. I’m with my dad and my mom is with my brother. We are supposed to be going to a pretty cave the website had told us. We paddle and paddle what feels like hours and the leader finally tells us to stop and that we’re here. It was literally just a little indent in the rock wall. Wasn’t what we expected which sucked. We get all of our pictures taken and then go on our way back. The bad part was that we had to go upstream. I know for sure I don’t have the muscle for that so my dad did most of the work. We all stopped at a beach and ate some snacks and my mom has taken a picture of me looking at the water. I had switched partners with my mom and we are on our way again. It feels like forever until we finally arrive to the shore. My arms are killing me. Jeez! We get out and all start talking. I see some ducks and start taking pictures of them. Then it is time to go. For me that was the best day. It was one of the most beautiful sites I have ever seen and I think people should go visit it! That pretty much just made at least my vacation so much better. I hope people go on family vacations more often. You never know what could happen. Make memories! Because I know will never forget my time at the blue water.
By Kyree Mueller6 years ago in Photography
