The process of taking a photo
The Process As a photography teacher, I wouldnât blame my students for finding a lot of the educational literature on the subject a bit dull. One exception to this is Michael Freemanâs excellent âThe Photographerâs Mindâ which I recommend you read. Hereâs my take on the process of taking photographs â itâs some of Michaelâs…
Read MoreThe power of Lines
In composition, lines play a great role and must not be underestimated. Lines will help you give a direction to your photo, for your eyes to follow and lead to the subject or point of interest. This makes the photo easier to look at and to understand, so more pleasant to the eyes. Lines are…
Read MoreThe way to approach people
How to approach people you want to photograph? This is probably the first question my students ask me: how should I approach people I want to photograph? For most Westerners travelling in South East Asia, taking photos of people feels like intruding into their private lives. Your photography teacher tells you to get closer, but…
Read MoreGetting Close
If there is one thing that will almost always help making your photography get better, it is surely getting close. Of course in this article we are talking about travel photography, and more specifically people photography. If you look at my portfolio you can see this is mostly what I do. If you are…
Read MorePlaying with the blur
Now, for a little more advanced photography tutorial: how can we be creative using the lens blur of our depth of field (thing we do playing with our Aperture, remember?). So basically, having a wide aperture and getting close to your subject will end up with a very shallow depth of field, which is going…
Read MoreThe ISO settings
I always start with the ISO when teaching basic camera settings to people, so let’s start with that. The ISO defines the sensitivity of your camera sensor. It used to be the main element you were checking when buying your rolls of film (ISO 200, 400 or more). Now it is so easy to change your…
Read MorePlaying with the shutter speed
Panning
So, as ze French call it a âFilĂ©â, there is something called panning, which can give an interesting look to your photos. It is a way to do more creative compositions, even though it is very easy to make too much of it, as myself do⊠well this year resolution was to try and make…
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