Category: Storytelling

5 Basic Guidelines to Outdoor Portraiture

Photographers don’t always have access to a studio, so it’s good to have guidelines for outdoor portraiture. Knowing how to manage taking portraits outdoors will

Camera Position: The Secret to Standing Out From the Crowd

In one of my favorite middle grade novels (yes, I am a teacher), a character is reminded to “look up” by his mentor. Great advice

The Proper Use of Props in Portraiture

Props can be a fantastic way to add interest and depth to a portrait. On the other hand, they can also be unnecessarily distracting, too

Up or Down, Tall or Wide

Let’s analyze one of photography’s long-time compositional dilemmas: whether to shoot vertically or horizontally. To be honest, I think that most photographers are a bit

3 Oddly Simple Reasons Why Storytelling Will Make You a Better Photographer

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Props - The Underutilized Photography Asset

Props are often underutilized and dismissed as a valuable photographic asset. Perhaps we have seen the cliché used too many times – the bride and

How to Make the Ordinary Extraordinary

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These 15 Images Will Show You Why Storytelling is a Powerful Photographic Tool

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How to Effectively Convey Motion

Photo from Pixabay I have always wanted to write a photography guide about motion, and today, finally, I get to share this guide about motion

7 Ways to Shoot the Mundane

Photo by David Veldman When I first began to study photography, I read an article that talked about the three main elements that a photographer

How to Choose the Right Photography Subjects for Better Images

In my experience as an educator, I have observed that there are some things that many new photographers miss out, even things that are fundamental

5 Awesome Ways to Add Emotion to Your Photographs

When we create a photograph, what is the primary outcome that we all seek? We want people to see, and remember, our images! When we

Category: Storytelling

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