Okay, so I’ve been messing around with my camera and lenses lately, and I wanted to share some stuff I learned about shooting with a 50mm lens. It’s, like, a super popular lens, also called a “nifty fifty,” so...
Okay, so I wanted to get better at drawing figures, and I figured, what better way to learn than by practicing with nude poses? It’s all about understanding the human form, the curves, the muscles, everything. No funny business,...
Alright, so the other day, I was messing around with my camera, trying to get some cool shots of my cat, Mr. Whiskers (he’s a real diva, by the way). I wanted something a bit more dramatic than the...
Okay, so I’ve been messing around with photography lately, trying to get a better handle on how to create a specific “mood” in my shots. It’s tougher than it looks! I mean, anyone can snap a picture, but making...
Okay, so today I decided to get out and do some animal photography. I’ve always loved animals, and I’ve been meaning to improve my photography skills, so it seemed like a perfect combo.
Getting Started
First, I grabbed my camera –...
Okay, so yesterday I decided to finally organize that group photoshoot I’d been planning for ages. It was with my college buddies, and we wanted to capture some memories before everyone gets too busy with their lives.
First things first,...
Okay, here’s my blog post about creating a vignette effect in Photoshop, written in a casual, personal style, using simple HTML tags:
So, I was messing around in Photoshop the other day, trying to give one of my photos this...
Okay, so “sunset nj” – sounds simple enough, right? I wanted to capture a killer sunset picture here in New Jersey. I’ve seen some amazing ones online, and I figured, “How hard could it be?” Spoiler alert: it’s not...
Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this “art smoke” idea for a while, and I finally got something I’m kinda proud of. It’s not perfect, but it’s a start, right?
Getting Started
>
First, I grabbed a bunch of reference images....
Okay, here’s my blog post about creating “nature spotlight” photos:
So, I’ve been seeing these really cool photos all over the internet lately, the ones where it looks like a single beam of sunlight is hitting a flower or a...