Capturing light trails proves truly magical, especially when it comes to capturing the dynamism and energy of vehicles in motion along city streets. This art form, commonly known as "vehicle light trails" or "light trail photography," allows for the creation of extraordinary and dynamic images that ...

The beauty of snow is pure poetry, however, capturing stunning photos of snowy landscapes can pose an unexpected challenge. I warn you: if you decide to embark on a snow photography session without proper planning, you may encounter issues with autofocus and exposure (in addition to the risk of equi...

Photography is a highly visual art form, but like any other art, it goes beyond mere aesthetics and focuses on storytelling. This is particularly true when portraying people as subjects. Capturing authentic images and emotions is crucial in creating beautiful and genuinely engaging photos that reson...

We assume that you are looking at the packaging of a food product with a blurry, poorly done, and badly lit photo. Would you buy it? The answer is probably no. Similarly, if you're in front of a restaurant menu and see food presented inaccurately, with distorted colors and excessive contrasts, would...

Scrolling through Instagram, it's hard not to notice how attention-grabbing portraits are often those imbued with suggestive and dramatic lighting. If you're a portrait photographer, light management can completely transform the atmosphere of a shot. But intense and dramatic lighting isn't just abou...

In today's hyper-connected world, it seems like everyone has a camera at their fingertips. Whether embedded in their mobile phones or in a professional camera, taking photos has become the favorite pastime of millions (perhaps billions) of people every day. It's as if everyone has caught the paparaz...

Seascape photography represents a genre focused on capturing the beauty and essence of the sea or ocean, along with its surroundings. Photographing these scenarios involves capturing various elements such as the coast, beaches, waves, rocks, cliffs, marine life, lighthouses and other elements associ...

Up to now in my series of articles on composition in landscape photography, I have discussed compositional elements, their weight, and how to use their properties to balance the composition by imagining a balance of forces around the central axis of an image. I have also tackled the balancing of neg...

Nighttime portraits offer a mystical blend of shadows and artificial light that, when executed skillfully, can be enchanting and even breathtaking. However, nighttime portrait photography presents its unique challenges. Focusing in the dark can be a daunting task, and achieving sharp, well-exposed i...

  I resume my series of articles on landscape composition. So far I have told you about the compositional elements, their weights and how to use their properties to balance the composition by imagining a balance of pairs to balance the composition by imagining a balance of pairs around the...

Autumn is an extraordinarily captivating season, beloved by photographers from every corner of the planet. This love is especially fervent among those residing in regions where the changing of leaves provides spectacular photographic opportunities. If you live in one of these captivating panoramic a...

Walk into any camera store and ask a salesperson to recommend the best portrait lens for a full-frame DSLR, and they will most likely suggest an 85mm lens. (On cameras with a 1.5X or 'crop-sensor,' this translates to roughly a 55mm lens.) The 85mm and its equivalent are indeed extraordinary lenses. ...

  If you love the great outdoors, enjoy immersing yourself in stories told through the stunning photographs of Jack Brauer, and feel that it's time to venture out and start creating your own visual stories, then this mountain photography guide is tailor-made for you! Unlike other forms of photo...

When I was a child, I remember picking up a copy of my father's National Geographic left on the coffee table in the living room. I eagerly started looking for interesting stories to read from all over the world. As I was reading, I came across an article about a man named Arturo,a skinny 40-year-old...

One of the most demanding and difficult but at the same time interesting and exciting photographic genres is sports photography. Shooting is quite difficult to shoot because the subjects are most of the time in constant motion, sometimes even at very high speed. Sports photography can cover or exten...

Many people think of tilt-shift or tilt-shift lenses as something only used by photographers who specialize in architectural photography. They don't realize, in fact, that they can do more than the miniature tilt shift effect emulated by the Photoshop filter (although it can give some fun results! )...

People are literally everywhere. At least that's how it feels when you live in a densely populated city like Portici. For a long time, I was very picky about whether I could have people in my shot. I painstakingly removed people in post-production with the clone tool or by merging multiple exposures...

The enchanting allure of golden hues, vibrant skies and serene landscapes make sunrise and sunset photography a very captivating activity, but while a sunrise photograph has its undeniable allure, there are distinct qualities that make a sunset shot just as fascinating, if not more. In this article,...

While photographing your children, you will surely have had to delete a lot of photos because they didn't come out as you imagined. Being a parent is a wonderful adventure and the memories that remain, like the photographs, must be just as exciting. Despite the good will, however, blurry, blurry or ...

Black and white photography has a unique and timeless appeal . His classic and minimalist style remains one of the most appreciated in photography. In this guide article we will discover together all the techniques and tricks to photograph fantastic black and white photographs. What is black and whi...