From the category archives:

Learn Photography Online

Using Light in Photography

Learn Photography Online

The word photography means: “writing with light”. Learn to use light effectively and you will soon go from recording images, to creating photographs…

Read the full article →

Photo Composition – Choose Your Subject

Learn Photography Online

Choosing Your Subject
Every good photo has a subject, and in a great photo the subject is what attracts the viewer immediately.
In some photos, the subject may be quite obvious … an expressive face, a colorful Autumn landscape, or some sort of dramatic news event.

And in others, the subject may be more subtle? a pensive [...]

Read the full article →

Photo Composition – Rule of Thirds

Learn Photography Online

A well known rule of composition is the “rule of thirds”.
Imagine your image divided into a grid of 9 equal parts, similar to a tic tac toe grid.

Where these lines intersect are known as power points, or strong points of interest. Artists have been applying this rule for centuries.

Read the full article →

Composition In Photography

Learn Photography Online

Photo composition is all about the art of subjective arrangement … what to do with all that stuff. Composition is really about choices.
What is your subject?

What do you want to say about the subject?

Or what is the subject saying about you?

What do you include and what do you leave out?

Read the full article →

Quality of Light in Photography

Learn Photography Online

When talking about the quality of light in photography we often use terms such as hard or direct light and soft or diffused light.
In the previous article on using light in photography we talked about looking at the highlight, mid-tone and shadow areas of various subjects.

Read the full article →

Direction of Light in Photography

Learn Photography Online

As you practice seeing the qualities of light, also notice the direction of the light.
Notice where the highlights and the shadows on various subjects appear. Walk around your subject and notice any differences you see.

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries