How to direct your subject
When taking photos in Asia it is very tempting to direct your subject and stage your composition. A lot of people are very happy to be photographed and even happier to be able to make a few bucks to be your subject. If you have been following me at all you will know that for…
Read MoreFujifilm Xt-2 review
So this is a first for me, I usually don’t do gear review, and this is not something I am into (I mean gear). I have been a Canon shooter for the past eight years and haven’t bought any new piece of equipment in three years. My 5D Mark 3, 16-35, 35 and 50mm were…
Read MorePhotography Templates – Part 2
Part 2: breaking the templates As I mentioned in the first part of this article, while templates can help you capture the decisive moment, they can also be a trap that stifles originality. If you follow your templates too strictly you may end up capturing the same “predictable” compositions over and over again. …
Read MorePhotography templates – Part 1
When doing photography in general, and in my case Travel photography, the use of a photography template can be very beneficial and help improve the overall performance. By photography template, I mean pre-defined, well-known and efficient photography composition templates that are recurrent and relevant in photography, and fit popular “good taste”. Knowing your usual and favorite…
Read MoreDo what you love
You can consider that being my little “ego trip” of the week, but the positivism I am surrounded by is pushing me to scream it loud and clear: I so LOVE what I have been shooting for the past 7 days. Maybe it is a little arrogant from me to openly write about it, but…
Read MoreReaching mastery
Today I am reading a very interesting article on The Atlantic about happiness, and how come educated and smart people are less and less happy. Anyway, the author Raj Raghunathan talked about people never being happy when comparing themselves to their peers. Because honestly there is no clear way to compare yourself with other people:…
Read MoreFinding your style in photography
The learning curve in photography is a bit of a tricky one. I see beginner photographers dramatically learning and improving their skills, mostly when the camera settings become something intuitive and people don’t have to think about it as much as they used to. Then the composition improves, people start seeing the light and understand…
Read MoreThe lucky numbers
Maybe because I live in Asia and here there is something around lucky numbers. The idea came to me a few years ago (took me that long to write this article!) when a student on Hoi An Photo tour told me she was way too confused with all the numbers. You have “fraction strange…
Read MoreCreative portraiture
In travel photography, and mostly in Asia, we tend to focus our photography on people. People in this part of the world are more relaxed and easy to approach. But portraits can look very similar if taken with the same angle. It works fine of course, but I personally feel the need to go beyond…
Read MoreHow to become a professional photographer
Yes you heard me! Drop everything you are doing and read this amazing secret I am the only pro photographer to reveal the world! You have a passion for photography but for now it only is a hobby. You wish you could make it your job, but the lack of experience and confidence keeps…
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