We often focus on the foreground much more than the background, which is intuitively the focal point of most photographs. This is not intended to the professional photographers, but for my fellow readers who are “slightly” more novice in their photography experience. I have come to realize that playing with the backgrounds can provide some…
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Playing with Scale in Photos
Usually when I take photos, particularly of a natural landscape – I intentionally avoid scaling the picture with human figures. In a way, I like to play tricks with the viewer and not have a particular reference point. But every once in a while having a figure to scale something in your photo adds a…
Before you make a Photobook
I’ve previously written about photobooks, and what a great gift idea they are. Plus, they preserve photos in a way that doesn’t damage paper photos, and at the same time makes photos more accessible instead of having them saved in a hard drive some where. But should you decide to create photobooks, especially for specific…
The Power of Professional Photography
Leslie Campos, Guest Contributor Cover Image: Pexels In today’s world, where anyone with a smartphone can take a picture and share it with the world, it’s tempting to think that professional photography is unnecessary. However, there are many benefits to hiring a professional photographer for important events, business needs, or family occasions. In this Candid Life…
Product Photography
This may be old news, but many people have taken up Shopify online storefronts to sell products. Many of them use drop shipping where no stock is kept and products are shipped directly from the manufacturer to the customer. There are those however, who chose to resell products by keeping stocks, given supply chain uncertainty,…
Urban Angles
Making buildings interesting through photography or conveying a certain emotion for a public space will need some strategic thinking.
Capturing a Party’s Essence
Focus less on typical professional photos and aim for capturing moods, emotions and essence during special gatherings through unique ways.
Frame Those Pix!
Obviously with the overwhelming number of digital photos everyone takes on a daily basis, it can become overwhelming to go through them all and actually enjoy the memories. I have advocated before about printing them, at least a select few and having them around your house to enjoy and bring back moments of happiness (hopefully). …
Posting Your Kids Pix Online
So this is actually quite a controversial topic, and is not a recent phenomenon as surprising as that may sound. Certainly with the prevalence of social media and photo sharing sites this has become a bigger issue, but since the advent of picture taking parents feel it is their right to take whatever picture of…
Delete That Picture!
Thanks to the digital age, we are no longer constrained by hard copy photos, paying for photos that didn’t come out right, and changing film roles after every 24 or 36 pictures. But what we are guilty of is taking too many redundant pictures; I am the first to admit that I do this. Taking…
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