Are you someone who loves their food? Would you like to mix your passion for photography with your passion for food? Thanks to the iPhone, food photography has never been easier. With the right tools and techniques, you can take mouthwatering images that will leave...
The powerful camera on your iPhone is not only capable of capturing stunning color photos but with a few simple tips and techniques. You can create visually striking black and white photographs that will evoke a timeless, classic feel. In this guide, I’ll walk you...
In traditional photography, it is common for the area behind a subject to be blurry or softly focused. This is called depth of field or bokeh and is a key element of photography. Photographers can easily create this bokeh effect by selecting a larger aperture setting...
When it comes to wildlife photography, you don’t have to look far even in a busy town or city. Those of us with gardens have a ready-made wildlife photography “studio” on our doorstep! However, what if you haven’t got a garden? No problem – your nearest park, a lone...
Most people are absolutely obsessed with taking pictures on their smartphones. Over 1 trillion photos are taken on smartphones around the world each year. If you are like most people, you try to make your smartphone pictures as appealing as possible. Inexperienced...
True tilt, shift and tilt-shift photography have various applications, from correcting perspective distortion or converging parallel lines when photographing buildings (shift) to angling the focal plane so that a shallow depth of field appears deeper and more of the...
If you regularly scroll through Instagram or Pinterest, you’ve probably come across examples of flatlay photography at some point. Brands use this style of photography to highlight a single item or showcase a collection of products, and everyday photogs love flatlays...
It’s time to get close, really close to your subject. Whether it be a friend or flower, a bug or bubbles — no matter what the subject, you and your smartphone camera can capture the smallest details for a unique view that’s rarely seen by the human eye. The images in...
Continuing with our look at composition, today I'll take a closer look at yet another powerful technique which can elevate your photography above the run-of-the-mill. Most photographs we see feature a subject and a background but usually very little else. An effective...
Having a great smartphone camera, using the best camera apps, researching your subject or waiting for the optimum moment is all well and good, but if you frame or compose your shot badly you may end up with a disappointing result. In this article we’ll look at another...
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