My Photography Tips. A Portrait of the Artist: Sannah Kvist. It is hard to tell why, but the age we are living in provokes an increasing number of people over the world to concentrate on living with less and to de-clutter.
Be it financial crises or way of thinking, it has become obvious that over-consuming will only lead us to wreckage. That is why when I stumbled upon Sannah Kvists project All I Own, I invited her to participate in our A Portrait of the Artists series. Sannah is a young Swedish photographer who is on a quest to find and expose the reasons and effects of a replaceable culture and life on mortgage that lead to the present day state of mind of the 80's generation. For her project, Sannah has produced a number of photographs showing University students in Sweden with all their belongings.
What inspired you for the project All I Own? I had lived for 23 years when I took the photo of me and everything I owned and thought it was a sad collection of junk I've managed to buy. The trend for de-cluttering is taking over the world. 5 Tips for Better Self Portraits. Self portraits can be a little intimidating, especially if you need to get a new photo for a certain occasion or deadline.
Over the years, I've taken hundreds of self portraits (yikes!) For blog posts, craft projects and to entertain myself, of course! When you don't have a camera savvy friend available it can be fun to take your own portraits. Here are five easy tips for getting the best photos you can... The first thing most people try when taking self portraits is a photo at arms length. Tricks + Treats: Spring to Autumn Photoshop Tutorial by Ryan Strong. Hi!
It's Ryan from I Am Photograph. As a fashion photographer it can be difficult shooting on location when you are shooting for the 'next season'. This past spring I shot on location for a fashion magazine that was to showcase clothes for the autumn/winter outerwear trend. Being that it was spring the woods were bright green with new leaves and didn't really communicate autumn. This is where retouching in Photoshop comes in handy! For this trick we will go in and change the wood's spring greens to autumn's reds, oranges and golds. Go to your Layers palette and create a new Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation. Fashion & Photography by Natalie & Amy « handsome things. 7 Dec The talented young Amy Scheepers, who I regularly feature, has teamed up with young fashion designer Natalie Creed to produce this beautiful shoot.
You can read my previous chat with Amy here. I asked Natalie a few questions Where did you study? Studied Fashion Design (BTech Degree) at NMMU Future plans? Nina Say Cheese Kids’ photography « handsome things. 27 Jan Vanessa Lewis is a Jo’burg based food photographer who decided to venture into the world of kids’ photography when she couldn’t find any photographers she liked to photograph her two year old daughter Nina.
She decided to set up a studio in Fourways with magical sets and the most adorable props to capture some truly unique moments. “Nina Say Cheese portraits aim to capture less posed shots and more spontaneous moments that really bring to life your child’s delightful character. Portraits are taken against beautiful bespoke sets. Children are professionally styled and wear specially sourced items that match the themed world in which they will be captured. Photography « handsome things. Handsome Things chatted to photographer Debora Ribeiro about music, photography and why she’s starting to think tea is overrated.
What is you background and how did you get into photography? I was born in Lobito, Angola, left as a baby and I was raised in São Paulo where I dabbled in ballet until early adolescence. I moved to Cape Town at 14 where I grew up, loved and lived, up until very recently. Web Resizer - Crop & Resize Images Free Online - Optimize images for websites and email. 50 Free Photoshop Brush Sets Everyone Should Have. DIY CLONE YOURSELF! The World of the Seven Arts.
20 Amazing Snow Photos. Because it’s winter, and because in winter it’s all about the snow, here are a few outstanding photos of winter landscapes from all around the world. Enjoy! (via National Geographic) South Haven, Michigan - Photograph by Charlie Anderson Winter Scene, London - Photograph by Gordon Esle Blue Pond, Hokkaido - Photograph by Kent Shiraishi Iliamna Volcano, Alaska - Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic. These 50 Photos Will Blow you Away. Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1) Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway Blue Caves - Zakynthos Island, Greece Skaftafeli - Iceland Plitvice Lakes – Croatia Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora Ice skating on Paterswoldse Meer, a lake just South of the city of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Marble Caves, Chile Chico, Chile The Gardens at Marqueyssac Ice Canyon - Greenland Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia Valley of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada Multnomah Falls, Oregon Seljalandsfoss Waterfall on the South Coast of Iceland Petra - Jordan (at night) Verdon, Provence, France Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia Norway Alesund Birdseye of City Benteng Chittorgarh, India Riomaggiore, Italy Keukenhof Gardens - Netherlands.
Sky Lantern Festival - Taiwan. Inspiring 2011 Photography. Photographers must have a brilliant feel of creativity.
These photos that you will see in this article, can and will inspire you in your work. Most of time, photographers use only what they find and that moment. Don’t forget that there’s no written rules to achieve creative photography.