As an aeronautical engineer and landscape photographer, Matthew Kuhns knows a thing or two about the forces of nature—especially how light and other natural factors play into when and how to take a photograph. Matthew is often asked the question: "Should that location be photographed in the morning or evening? And why not during the middle of the day?" On...
Whenever a photographer talks about "toning an image," they are talking about using sliders to brighten or darken certain areas of the image. These sliders allow us to adjust the tones in the image, meaning we can adjust the brightness or darkness of different areas of the image. These sliders can be found in the Tone section of the Basic...
As an editorial portrait photographer I’ve spent a great deal of time photographing people in a variety of locations and situations. Sometimes putting together a solid environmental portrait comes together really easy, and sometimes you really have to work for it. Environmental portraits differ from standard photographic portraits since environmental portraits are set in the subject’s environment, such as their...
Usually the words "landscape photo" evokes an impression of a sweeping vista shot with a wide-angle lens. However, this is not always the case—here’s why shooting telephoto landscapes can make those outdoor shots that much better. Wide-angle lenses create depth in an image by emphasizing the foreground and help impart a three-dimensional feel to a 2D photograph. Therefore, it is...
