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How to do panning photography perfectly, the proper way
Panning photography is probably one of the most difficult techniques to master in photography. That’s because it’s a confluence of many things; excellent knowledge over your craft and settings, the vision of the right subject at the right time, the...
Getting close in Street Photography
Getting close in Street Photography is an essential and rapid way to improve your street images. War and photojournalist photographer Robert Capa once said “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough”. And while I don’t fully agree with ...
What is Street Photography?
I’ll always have a soft spot for Street Photography. It is, after all, my first true photographic “love”; the category of photography I first started with, focused on, and strove to become competent at. It’s a category of photography that perhaps has mor...
What is ISO - Photography for beginners
ISO is the third and last component of the Exposure Triangle. It has kind of a funny name considering it’s probably the only fully abbreviated setting on your camera, but there’s a good reason for that. ISO stands for International Standards Organisation,...
What is Aperture - Photography for beginners
Aperture is one of the three core pillars of the exposure triangle in Photography. It’s an essential aspect to understand, and although it can be a deep, technical subject, this article aims to give you enough of a basic understanding to start to be able t...
What is Shutter Speed - Photography for beginners
Shutter speed is the most important technical aspect to master in the craft of Photography. New to Photography? Read about the basics of Exposure and the Exposure Triangle first! For some of you who may have been shooting for a while, this state...
The Exposure Triangle - Photography for beginners
An introduction into exposure and the exposure triangle. New to Photography? Read about the three pillars of the exposure triangle individually; Shutter speed, Aperture, and ISO. Back in the old days, where cameras made cool robotic nois...
Subject isolation in photography - Photography for beginners
Subject, subject, subject. Subject isolation in photography is something I absolutely hound on when teaching photography to people. I believe it’s the cornerstone to the strongest images. As a general rule, the best images are immediately understandable. W...
How to give and receive constructive feedback in photography
The ability to give constructive feedback in photography is a sign that you know your craft well. That is, if your feedback is actually good. A reply like “yeah, that’s great!” or “that looks sick!” or “dope tones bro” (kill me) doesn’t do anything but st...
The art vs the craft of photography
As creatives, we all go through a very similar journey when it comes to improving on our skill. Though details of the turbulent ride varies for everyone, it always boils down to two things; the how, and the why. Often times they’re used in harmony - we see...
7 tips for shooting razor sharp images
This is Part 1 of a two part series on shooting and editing sharp images Check out part two here: 7 tips for sharpening images in post I’m such a stickler for sharp images. If I haven’t nailed critical focus on my shots, for m...