Photography Tips

I've recently read a very interesting blog article Less Gear, More Character? by Bert Stephani and I have to credit him for giving me the idea on the following article. I completely agree with Bert's opinion that gear can stand in a way between a photographer and a subject, especially when too much gear is used or the focus of a photographer is on the gear and not on the subject.


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If you have just started your adventure as a professional photographer or you plan to do that, probably the most often and important question you ask yourself is on how to have (new) customers. I won't explain you here on the importance of a good portfolio, an appealing website and using web 2.0 tools (like Facebook or Twitter). However, I would like to point your attention to the importance of networking as a photographer, which some photographers (especially those new professional photographers) tend to forget about. Networking is actually much more important for having customers than anything...


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I was recently browsing through tips & tricks for Mac OS X and I ran across a trick for inverting colors on a display and a monitor. You can use the 'inverting colors' function as a photographer on Mac OS X during editing and post-production. For example, if you have a bright picture or a picture with a big area with bright colors (for example the white color) and you need to locate, edit, heal and clone out dark spots (sensor dust, airplanes, birds, etc.), inverting colors can be very handy, especially when your eyes feel tired in finding these little spots. Inverting colors in post-processing...


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I don't know how many times photographers repeat it to their students but I'm sure that you're already familiar with it: take your camera anywhere you go (when possible of course). I think it was the very first thing I learned when I was starting my adventure with photography few years ago and so far it's the easiest thing to remember. Probably because I really can't move anywhere without my camera anymore. My friend once said that a camera has glued onto my hand.


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A photographer should not only know the rules of photography but he or she should also be able to break those rules and know how to do it in order to create something new, creative and unique. Why you ask? I have recently read a very interesting article titled "Your photography needs to be like Facebook" over at New Media Photographer's blog, which explains very well how important it is for professional photographers to develop and update their style and photography in order to be able to maintain their position on the market. If you follow the photography market at any parts of the world, you have...


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There are many different ways for photographers to stimulate their creativity, try new techniques or to experiment. Changing a point of view on a subject is one of these ways. A point of view is influenced by the position, direction and height of the camera. Changing a point of view can be a very interesting and powerful technique in presenting your subject in a new and unique way as well as highlighting its features. You are able to change they way a subject is perceived by simply changing your camera's position.


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There is nothing more fun and healthy than doing sports, right? Especially, during competitions like a triathlon, where you do three types of sports: swimming, cycling and running. I was asked to photograph Antwerp Diamond Triathlon 2010 (ADT2010), that took place on 12 September 2010 in Antwerp (Belgium) obviously :).  The organizer of this event was FM Team, a Belgian sports club based in Antwerp.


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I was playing with my NIKON DSLR some time ago after buying a new ultra fast SD memory card and I discovered few things that will the frame rate in the burst mode or continuos mode. Burst mode or continuous shooting might be very useful when taking sports pictures or kids for example. So how to make your camera take pictures faster in burst mode or continuous shooting and how to increase the frame rate? You have to consider at least few things:


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Many aspiring photographers try to find their ways not only on how to enter the photography market, but also on how to effectively and efficiently learn the art of photography. Some of these people find themselves in a rather deadlock - they have the basic knowledge but they can't progress anywhere from there. Such situations quite often occur when we start by reading lots of articles about photography and learning the theory but we forgot the most important thing about photography: it's about taking pictures!


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Being a photographer is not only about knowing the rules of photography and applying them. It's also about being able to break them and to think outside the box. I think that the latter is particularly important for those who try or want to be creative - without the ability of thinking outside the box will make it very hard to stand out in the crowd!


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I think every photographer has problems from time to time when it comes to having inspiration and ideas for new photography. I'm no different in this respect! The past month was horrible - I couldn't find any new inspiration. Quite often, when you're not inspired and you realize that, your self-confidence as a photographer disappears which can result in prolonged laziness and no photography activity whatsoever.


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I was looking over some of my older photography gear few weeks ago and obviously I ran across my old film cameras and old memory cards from my first digital cameras. I started to recall the times of film photography and compare it with the experience of the digital world.


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