When it comes to double exposures, Paris-based Louis Dazy is among the photographers to pay attention to. With an impressive portfolio shot exclusively on film, he has been best known for his nostalgic and colorful juxtapositions of everyday life and neon signs. If you’ve been shooting film for some time, we’re sure you’ve already come across his work. Otherwise, we think his Neon Life series will get you inspired to give double exposures a go, whether on film or digital.
What I’m going to propose in this article may sound absolutely absurd and preposterous to a number of photographers out there especially if you’re new to the art form. When you get into it, you’re swept up and told that you should go take photos and then spend hours slaving away in front of a computer to edit your images and get them exactly the way that you want. And even more recently, that you’ll never be a great photographer unless you use something like Lightroom or Photoshop. While I’ll agree that post-production is part of the process in the creation of a finalized image, I think that the years that I spent shooting film and digital side by side taught me a very important lesson.
Composition is key for taking outstanding photographs, so it’s one of the first things that you’ll have to strive to learn from the get-go. A photo can be technically sound — well-exposed, properly focused, and tack-sharp — but if it’s poorly composed, it won’t be a great photo. Today’s photography cheat sheet has some excellent tips that will help you improve your composition and create stronger photos in the process.
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Some of you can tell by now that double exposure is one of our favorite creative techniques for both digital and film photography. When done right, it produces some really cool and interesting results, as you’ll see in our featured series by Brazilian wedding photographer Luciano Meirelles. If you’re curious about this technique, his body of work is an example of the creative possibilities that await you.
“I have too many ideas and wanted an outlet for them,” explains Vikki Martinez, aka Elvikkin. You only have to take a look at her photography to understand what she means. Through her creative imagery, Martinez communicates that her mind is bursting with thoughts and visions. Although her self-portraits may suggest she’s still figuring herself out, they deliver a message that says she’s confident in her creative capabilities. And you know what? Looking at her portfolio is so much fun. To have the right balance between deeper meaning and light-hearted creativity isn’t easy to achieve. And yet, at only 23, Vikki is killing it! Her work is full of personality, color, humor, and excellent technique. And if you need further evidence that she speaks for who she is through her photography, take a look at her YouTube channel. She’s certainly a character, and it’s great that she is comfortable enough to show this through both her photography and videography.
We are told all the time not to shoot against the light, or else we’d get nothing but silhouettes. But, with some adjustments, you can get flattering results through the backlighting technique. The key here is to put a light source behind your subject to create a rim light without overpowering it to cause a silhouette. A photography cheat sheet shared by Lifehack gives us some tips on creating the balance necessary for the backlighting technique.
If you have never used prime lenses before, and you’re wondering what the fuss is about, you owe it to yourself to take a closer look at what they can do. Prime lenses offer superior image quality than their zoom lens cousins. Prime lenses generally offer wider apertures, and their more straightforward construction means that there is less that can hinder their performance. Prime lenses have been revered by photographers for years. Their overall sharpness and their ability to isolate subjects with ease make them firm favorites. If you own a Sony Mirrorless camera and are still using the kit zoom lenses that came with it, you need to check out these prime lenses. They will rock your world.
If getting the colors perfect on RGB printing is part of your workflow, X-Rite’s new spectral color management tool promises to get the job done. The i1Photo Pro 3 Plus is designed to provide professional color management for screens, scanners, and RGB printer profiles. This ensures that your photos show accurate colors all the way to prints on various materials with challenging textures and glossy surfaces.
“Street photography is dead,” proclaim the pessimists. We disagree. We believe that the scene is thriving more than ever before. There’s a worldwide community all coming together to try and keep the craft fresh and exciting. Sure, there’s a lot of mediocre work out there. That’s part of any discipline. But to say it’s dead, well, is wrong. There are street photographers today that produce fantastic work. And it gives us confidence that the current state of street photography is bright. So, with great pleasure, we give you 10 street photographers that show that everything is in good hands.