In our newest feature, I’m delighted to introduce you to Winterlyn Photography. Winterlyn is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Chicago. Her work is the perfect mix of romantic portraits and authentic moments (and don’t even get me started on her detail shots- they’re perfection!). I could look through her galleries all day! She has…
I’m pleased to introduce you to our second featured photographer, Sandy Swift of Sandy Swift Photography, in Kauai, Hawaii. Sandy has an amazing ability to tell a story through epic shots with dramatic scenery. Her images look like tropical storybooks just waiting for the viewer to step in. Just as captivating as the scenery are…
Creating fantastic photos is just the first step in becoming a successful professional photographer. There is a lot of emphasis on what to do as a professional photographer to stay motivated and achieve success. Just as importantly, it’s critical to avoid the most common pitfalls photographers face to stay engaged creatively and maintain a successful,…
We’re kicking off a Featured Photographer series highlighting photographers from all over the world with diverse specialties and styles. It’s been a rough year for photographers, and we’re excited to spread the love and show off some of the amazing art you all have been creating! We’re delighted to introduce our first featured photographer- Catherine…
While boudoir photography isn’t mutually exclusive to women, the French term, boudoir, was originally a space where a woman could let her guard down and be by herself. As an indulgently rich art form, boudoir photography sensuously interweaves fashion, fine art, erotica, and glamour into a nuanced style of portrait photography. Not only does a…
Written and photographed by Adam Welch If there’s one thing that’s certain it’s that the slow march of time reflects itself in everything around us. We see it’s hand move to apply age in people, places, and even when we look in the mirror (I miss my hair). Time does us some favors though, especially…
Photography is such an exceptional vocation. Even optical and equipment errors can sometimes be considered beautiful! Let’s take the example of light leaks in images. Now, in the era of digital cameras it is rare that your images would be affected by light leaks unless there’s a hole in the camera somewhere. This is something…
For some this effect might appear to be a bit too over the top. But there are times when you may want to give your images that slight over the top effect. There are no rules that prevent you from exploring the untested and the un-treaded. Not at least in photography. A purple landscape image?…
I love black and white fine art photos of landscapes and animals. I am big Ansel Adams and David Yarrow fan. The thing I love about these photos is the inherent vividness, deep shadows and blown out highlights. The histogram is a lovely bowl that ranges from extreme left to extreme right of the graph…
I love this particular look. It is reminiscent of one of those solemn autumn scenes that we have seen in countless Hollywood movies. You could almost sense as if the hero has just left his lady love and for a journey to a distant land on some voyage or war, probably never to come back…
The most crucial element to photography is without a doubt – light. We need light to make photographs. And while we prefer to shoot in good light, there are steps we can take to pull off good photos in bad light too. However, in order to manipulate light to our advantage, we have to understand…
In this tutorial we’ll go through the process of creating a cinema-inspired effect in Lightroom. The cinematic style works well with a lot of photos, and it is not difficult to create. The effects created in this tutorial are used in our Pro Cinematic Lightroom Presets, so if you want the effect without following all of the…
Photography has evolved in a magnificent way, giving almost anybody access to it, but there’s a special minority inside that huge pot of people that have access to photography. Those are ones that get ticked, and develop a deep passion almost instantly when they have their first encounter with the possibilities in Photography. Every photographer…
Photography has been accepted as the practice of recording light, whether it fits in utilitarian or artistic purposes. Basically, photography is painting with light. But light isn’t the most important thing in Photography; good photographs transmit messages, and that’s why it’s important to have a concept to work with. This is part of the planning…
