“The picture that you took with your camera is the imagination you want to create with reality.”

Scott Lorenzo

Long exposure photography is a technique that produces stunning effects and dramatic moods. Even when you shoot at night, you’ll still be able to create detailed photos with beautiful light effects. It works best for landscape photography.

Although mastering the technique is not easy and involves a lot of training and practice, there are no complex skill sets or procedures needed for long exposure photography. All you’ll need is a reliable tripod and a good camera that can do long exposures.

You can choose to go on a formal workshop, but since there are no special skills involved, self-practice is the best option because you can control your pace.

Long Exposure Photography Tips:

• Avoid vibration of any kind
• Be mindful of the weather
• Visualise and compose your photo
• Lock the focus and look for any leak
• pay attention to the light
• Do several test shots
• Choose and add ND filter

“In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.”

Alfred Stieglitz

Portrait photography or portraiture is the process of capturing your subject in a photograph. While that clinical definition is factually correct, portrait photography goes way beyond just clicking pictures of people.

It’s about capturing a stunning and emotive portrait that evokes feelings in the viewers and captivates their attention.

Great portrait photography is as much about following the rules and guidelines as it is about breaking out of the mold.

Here are some tips to master portrait photography:

• Focus on the subject
• Find the location
• Getting the right pose
• Take candid shots
• Capture the feelings and emotion
• The background matters
• Design a colour palette for your images

Landscape Photography Tips

Take Your Nature Photography to the Next Level!

Landscape photography is a favorite with professional and amateur photographers alike. 

It shows spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. Landscape photographs typically capture the presence of nature but can also focus on man-made features or disturbances of landscapes.

There awaits a wealth of natural landscapes filled with beauty and drama, always changing with the seasons. To avoid taking bland images, follow these top landscape photography tips.

1. Create Depth
2. Use Wide-Angle Lens
3. Use Photographic Filters
4. Capture Movement
5. Use Water As A Mirror
6. Compose In Thirds

“Photography is the story I fail to put into words.”

Destin Sparks

Using Aurora HDR and Perfectly Clear for better street photography

Capture better street photographs using bracketed images for the best image in Aurora HDR. Then hand off to Perfectly Clear for fantastic finishing touches. Both tools work as standalone applications and plugins for tools like Photoshop and Lightroomke Your Nature Photography to the Next Level!

Here are some tips for creative photos

• Make your images pop with subtle HDR enhancements
•  Add a Polarizing and Graduated ND Filter Effect
• Replace the sky
• Add a texture overlay

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Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton