Effective Storytelling With Photography
Effective Storytelling With Photography
Effective Storytelling With Photography
Eventually, storytelling made its way into the written Of these three components, you should prioritize
word, theater, music, and moving pictures. In the creation of your photographs in the following
addition, in the last ten years or so, storytelling has manner: story first, composition second, and
become a staple of the advertising industry. technical quality third.
This is important to you because creating stories I can hear some of you sucking in your breath.
with your photographs is the difference between
someone wanting to stare at your images or simply “Did he just say technical quality third?”
letting their eyes drift right past them. You can have a technically perfect photograph that
This is especially true in today’s environment, where has no story and it will be boring as hell, and no one
we are all bombarded “visually” on a constant basis. will ever really look at it.
A photograph being simply “pretty” just doesn’t cut I quantify my statement with the word ‘really’
it anymore. We’ve all seen it before. It’s the unique because there is a difference between someone
story within the photograph that makes it worth studying your photograph with true interest and
viewing. someone who simply gives it a “like” on social
media.
Those of you who have followed my writing
know that I’m a huge proponent of storytelling in If getting “likes” is what you truly seek, then simply
photography. For those of you that are new to my see what style of images are getting likes and copy
writing, in my mind a professional-level photograph them. When it comes to receiving “likes,” there are
consists of three components: technically sound definite trends. We’ve all seen the photograph of the
(although a quality photo doesn’t always have to lone individual shining a flashlight up into the sky as
be technically perfect); an organized composition the Milky Way glows brightly behind them.
A photograph with a strong story element will I asked the famous photographer (who was giving
engage a viewer’s attention even if the quality of the the workshop) how this photo came to be selected as
photo is less than stellar. the cover shot when it was completely blurry.
At a photography workshop that I once attended I He responded with two sentences that completely
was shown a photograph that had been selected as changed the way I viewed my own photography and
the cover photograph for the annual report of a major photography in general.
New York City metropolitan hospital. (Excuse me if
you’ve heard this story before, but it’s important here.) He said, “Story always trumps technical. Get the
shot, and then worry about the technicalities.”
Keep in mind that the cover photograph for an
annual report is considered the “face” of this once-a- Bear in mind that this photographer was paid
year, and extremely important, corporate publication. thousands of dollars for the cover rights to that
Companies spend huge amounts of money on the image. Now that’s a powerful story! Right?
design and cover photography for their annual I’ve always been a storyteller. In fact, I’m a published
reports. author of fiction. No, I’ve never written a full-length
The photograph that I was shown depicted a nurse novel; however, over the years I’ve cranked out a nice
running through the emergency room of this hospital collection of short stories. Some of them have been
with an infant cradled in her arms. A mask covered published both online and in book form.
My parents divorced when I was four years old. This Why did I decide this?
was back in the early 1960s when divorce was not
very common. I really have no idea.
I got to see my dad every other weekend. Maybe I was just trying to get attention.
Our family home had been sold off as a result of the Maybe I was acting out.
divorce, and he was now living in a trailer in a trailer I have always had a wildly active imagination. Like my
park. mother said… little white lies.
It was winter. I got out of the car and set my plan in motion. Now,
My dad had picked me up and then taken me to here is the interesting part.
his trailer. It had rained the previous evening, which In my attempt to “fake” slipping and falling, I actually
later turned into a light snowfall, and everything was slipped and fell.
coated with ice.
This resulted in my face slamming against the
Dad pulled up to the curb, in front of his new home, sidewalk. I severely chipped one of my front teeth
and got out of the car. and almost knocked out the other one.
However, by understanding them, it will better Scenario #2: The ball is irretrievable by the dog.
prepare you to take awesome storytelling Scenario #3: The man cannot get onto the train, and
photography! then becomes threatened by the closing doors.
Let’s lay out these points using my example scenarios
Hero
from above.
Scenario #1: It could be the customer, the cashier,
Audience another employee, or someone else in line.
In all three examples, the audience is the Scenario #2: It could be the dog, the child, or
photographer who is going to capture the moment another adult that is present.
and then transfer the audience status over to the
viewers of the final photographs. Scenario #3: It could be the tall man, a bystander
who helps the man, or the train itself (should the
Key Point doors detect his presence and open back up
automatically).
Scenario #1: People are waiting to go through the
checkout lane. Adversary
Scenario #2: The family dog is playing with your child Scenario #1: The customer or the cashier.
and chasing after the ball.
Scenario #2: The pond.
Scenario #3: A man needs to access and travel on the
subway train. Scenario #3: The train and its closing doors.
· I did show her jawline and lips to clarify that it is Remember, you’re always striving for complete story
a woman that the viewer is looking at. structure, but you won’t always get there, and that’s
okay.
· I had her raise her hand and create a fist in a
fighting stance.
Have you ever watched a movie that you lost interest in Key Lesson: I placed that eight-word section of
long before it ended because there were events that were the quote by Reynolds Price in bold type because of
simply not believable. the importance to you, and I, as storytelling
photographers. We don’t have to be witnessing
So… maybe a better word than truthfulness is
some major news event to tell good stories with our
“believability.”
images! Even small accounts of our day’s events
In a movie, the script must be believable. make great stories.
Key Lesson: If your goal is to become a Keep these points in mind to help viewers remember
good photographic storyteller in street your storytelling photographs.
photography, or in a photojournalistic sense
such as in Image 003, you need to do the 1) Keep the story simple. Don’t try to cram so
following: much into the picture. Just put in the elements
that are necessary: audience, key point, conflict,
• Be aware of your surroundings and hero, adversary, and resolve. Image 003 is
developing stories. successful due to its simplicity: there is a man
• Anticipate the action so that when it and a woman, they are in a bar, they are in
occurs, you are ready. holiday costume and likely have been drinking,
Storytelling can create cause and effect in the However, it came to a head this year when I saw
mind of the recipient. This is why storytelling is so Christmas decorations and promotions showing up in
powerful and used for such purposes as government the retail stores in August.
propaganda, journalism, and in the propagation of
In my mind, greed has eaten up the meaning of the
history.
holiday season (be it Christmas or whatever you
celebrate).
When someone views your photography, they must Stories are built upon cause and effect, which we just
be able to take something from it into their own discussed. In a story, one event leads to another.
mind and their own experience in order to relate to
your work. All of us think in narratives all day long. “If I do
this… then this will happen.” It’s an unconscious and
It doesn’t always have to be simply entertainment uncontrollable aspect of the human mind.
or information. A powerful storytelling tool, for your
photography, is the concept of learning. Stories grab and maintain attention. They help us to
understand, learn, and remember.
If a viewer learns something from your photograph
and from your story, they are more likely to A good photographic story might be retained in
remember and engage with your work. a viewer’s mind for 5 minutes, an hour; or if the
photographic story is good enough, for a lifetime.
Our brains are built to learn from stories.
When viewing storytelling through photography, If I tell you, “I went to the store today, and I saw my
entertaining a viewer is probably one of the easier Uncle Bob. I was approaching him when he tripped
concepts to grasp. and went headfirst into a rotating rack of wallets. It
was like an explosion and wallets went everywhere.
If you take a gorgeous shot of a sunrise at the beach The poor guy was rolling around on the floor when
in Hawaii, and I happen to like beaches, then I’m a manager came over to help him, and the manager
likely to be entertained. slipped on a wallet and fell down himself. I helped
But think about this. In that scenario, did you really my Uncle up to his feet, and we both went over to
convey a personal message to me? the manager and helped him up as well. Luckily, no
one was really hurt.” That’s a story.
If there were fifty photographers standing on
that beach, on that morning, and they were all You show me a pretty photograph of the sunrise on a
photographing the sunrise, would your shot convey generic-looking beach, that’s an anecdote.
something personal from you to me (the viewer)? You show me a pretty photograph of the sunrise on a
Personalization is the essence of storytelling. Without beach along with a sign that says Waikiki, and a bikini-
personalization, it’s not a story. It is simply an clad girl carrying a surfboard into the water, that’s a story.
anecdote. Here are some ways to entertain while also telling a
Definition: An anecdote is a short, amusing story with your photographs:
account of something that has happened. Some · Provide a humorous element
may think of an anecdote as a story; however, · Shock the viewer
some key elements are missing. · Include a mysterious element
An anecdote is an accounting of an event. For · Capture human drama
example, if I tell you, “I went to the store today, and I · Show a specific point of view
saw my Uncle Bob,” that’s an anecdote. · Present a personal opinion
Do you consider yourself a good communicator? Key Lesson: By being true to yourself, and
to your message that you want to convey, you
I have always considered myself a good will reach more people than if you try to be
communicator; however, my wife says that I’m not. generic and as widespread as possible. A
Let me clarify that statement. She says that I’m message for the millions is a message for no
excellent at written communication, but my oral one. The greatest storytellers are great
communication skills could use some work. She because they stay true to their particular way
thinks I don’t talk enough. of telling a story. It’s what makes them different
So I guess I’m good at written communication. and memorable. You should do the same with
your storytelling photographs. Don’t be trendy.
In this section, I have one main point that I really Develop your photographic style around the
want to hit home with you. way you think and see the world. Then go
about capturing the world with your camera in
No matter how good you are at communicating, your own way and telling your own stories.
there will always be a huge percentage of the
population that will not understand what you are
saying.
I think my written story that I told you, and the visual Previously, in my life, I never thought much about the
interpretation of that story shown in Image 004, is an aging process.
excellent example of using photographic storytelling
to impart some values from one person to another. However, at this stage in my life, I have come to
value health, family, the less fortunate, the concept of
You should sit down and write out a list of the values a life after death on earth, and many others things as
that you hold dear. By writing them out, you will well. These are values that previously didn’t occupy
become more aware of them and consequently they much of my thoughts.
will be fresh in your mind when you’re out trying to
create storytelling photographs. Now, let me share a photograph with you that I
recently created. It tells a story, and it is a direct result
Let me give you an example. of some of the personal values that I just shared with
you and are on my mind.
Some values that are on my mind lately have to do
with the idea of aging. I happen to be within a few
years of turning sixty years old.
Storytelling is innate in all humans. It feeds the mind I have many of my photographs hanging on the walls
of both the storyteller as well as the listener (or in our of our home. All of them are storytelling images.
case the viewer). None of them are simply a beauty shot of some
vacation spot.
You want to tell a good story with your photos,
and people want to receive a good story with your When I look at them – all of them – they bring me
photos. peace and happiness. I remember the story.
This isn’t a fight. It’s simply a matter of altering your When you begin to shoot your images in this manner,
thinking as a creator of photography. they will bring you inner peace as well.
Stories have a beginning, middle, and an end, but Sometimes you simply won’t be able to, and then
this is only three pieces of a more complex puzzle. you will have to decide whether it’s still worth it to
you to create the photograph.
Remember, humans remember the emotional. We
forget the boring, the general, and the anodyne. Other times, you will be able to create a story. You
might create it using shooting techniques or maybe
So what happens when you want to photograph a in post-production.
fence leading into a woodland area?
Later in this guide I’m going to give you a number of
Should you kick the dirt under your boot and tell examples to get you thinking on how to visually tell
yourself, “Well there’s no story here, I guess I won’t a story, especially using post-production techniques.
take the picture.”
Let’s look at an example right now.
Remember what I said earlier. The mere fact that
you are motivated to create a picture means that the
groundwork for a storytelling picture is there. Step
one is completed.
The image on the left was taken of the Swiss Alps from an
airplane window. The image on the right was taken while
standing on the shoreline of a lake just outside Valdez, Alaska.
IT MUST BE TRUE
I’m not going to dig too deep into this, because it runs along The image on the right is my “bestselling” storytelling
the same learning points as validity. photograph from my morning at Multnomah Falls.
However, I thought it might be helpful to show you two So what’s the story? The sun was coming up. It was early in the
examples of how to “place your voice” into a photograph by day. It was a beautiful morning at Multnomah Falls!
studying two locations that are mega-photographed.
Where’s the drama? As the sunshine peaks through the trees, a
My goal? To show you how I placed my storytelling voice into star effect was created that builds up a tension between it and
these situations. the waterfall to the right.
Photographers who travel to the Portland, Oregon area will The image on the right is a great example of “subtle”
likely schedule time to go photograph Multnomah Falls (myself storytelling. I can guarantee you that not a single other
included). photographer that was there that morning captured this same
storytelling shot of Multnomah Falls.
This is a very famous landmark for photography.
How do I know this? I was watching them. Plus, when you did your
If you Google Multnomah Falls, 90% of what you will find will Google search, did you see any listed photograph that looked like
look like the photograph to the left of Image 012. the shot on the right (Image 012)? You didn’t, did you?
In fact, when I was taking these pictures, there were at least 30 You know why that is?
other photographers standing around me taking the same shot
(the image on the left). None of the other photographers were thinking about telling
their personal story.
But as storytelling photographers, we aren’t happy with what
everyone else is doing. Why? It’s because we want our images to They were simply snapping a shot. Quite frankly, many of those
contain our voice and send a specific message that came from shots are beautiful and technically perfect, but they did not
us (and travels to the viewer), because we know that storytelling share their voice with the viewer, and that makes them, well,
photography is memorable and more valuable (salable). forgettable, because we’ve ALL seen that shot before.
You can still see the iconic pyramid. You can still see
Key Lesson: Repeat this in your mind
the tourists. So what gives my version the storytelling
several times: “A story for everyone is a story
factor? It’s the busker (panhandler) on the right with
for no one.” Storytelling (especially in your
his postcards that he was trying to sell.
photographic efforts) is about making you
The busker creates a story element. He adds drama unique. My busker shot at the Louvre is
as he stands there, with his postcards displayed, and unique. Everywhere you go – everywhere you
everyone has walked past him, ignoring him. shoot – you can find a unique angle and
situation that will set you apart from other
The cards create a strong photographic composition photographers. Be open to it. Be looking. Be
element through pattern, repetition, light, and aware.
shadow. They take your eyes right to the man.
Something that I had written actually caused people Her images disgusted me. (This was just about
to take time out of their life to write to me about my the time that I was discovering the importance of
story. storytelling in photography.)
Sure! They were angry, mad, or disgusted. But I One particular Cindy Sherman photograph that
didn’t care. I had created cause and effect. was published in PDN over 20 years ago is still
permanently emblazoned in my mind.
(Just so you know… the story was about a man who
commits a pretty heinous and brutal crime.) She had made herself vomit onto a street in New
York City. She then placed a pair of mirrored
Key Lesson: You want your storytelling sunglasses into the vomit. After which, she lay down
photography to touch a human emotion. The so that her reflection was visible in the glasses, and
stronger the touch, the more reaction your she took a self-portrait.
work will receive. Even a reaction that might be
After looking at that photograph, I remember saying
considered negative is still a positive for you.
this out loud to a photographer friend of mine who
It’s a response, and the stronger the response,
was with me…
the more it will be remembered.
“What kind of crap is this? Why would PDN publish
Have you ever heard of the art photographer, Cindy this? This is terrible!”
Sherman? If not, look her up on Google.
Since that time, Cindy Sherman has gone on to
Cindy’s photographs are all about telling stories, and become one of the most heralded art photographers
many of those stories are not pleasant. in the world.
The first time I saw her photographs, her portfolio Seven of her photographs have sold for more than a
had been published in a magazine called Photo million dollars each.
District News. This was back in the mid-1990s, and
1) Choice of subject
3) Choice of composition
4) Choice of post-production
· The weather that day was gray, windy, and a bit cold.
Think about the photograph that we just discussed Take lots of notes. Make a concerted effort to
with the two models. It began with the process of implement some of these ideas into your own
wanting to mimic a great filmmaker. photography, no matter what your genre is.
Yet, in the end, my version looks nothing like his Finally, follow in my footsteps and try to recreate
original work, with the exception of the dresses. some movie scenes that you remember clearly and
really moved you.
However, by going through the exercise of recreating
a film moment that really stuck with me, I was able to Watch these movies again. Study the light, the
create a really nice shot for my portfolio! camera angle, the perspective of the camera to the
scene, etc.
Some of the most famous, impromptu storytelling
photographers are photojournalists and street It is these types of exercises that will get you moving
photographers. in the right storytelling direction!
Sit down and do some research. Make a list of the Time to Have Some Fun…
storytelling photographers’ work that you find the
most interesting and compelling.
You probably already know this, but just in case you don’t, then it is a wide-angle. And then you can do the same for the
a 50mm lens is generally regarded as a “normal” lens. By 4/3 camera sensor format.
“normal,” it means that it most closely represents the angle of
view and perspective to the human eyes. The higher the number is above the normal mark, the more
telephoto the lens angle of view is.
This was originally determined back in the days of 35mm film
photography. So this would still hold true if you were shooting a The lower the number is below the normal mark, the wider the
camera with a full frame sensor. lens angle of view is.
If you’re not, and a huge majority of us are not, then the normal Now that you understand all of that, this is very important!
lens differs slightly. For the APS-C sensor size the normal lens is Telephoto lenses compress the foreground and the background.
the 28mm focal length. The longer the telephoto lens is, the more compressed the view
For the 4/3 mirrorless camera sensor, the 20mm lens is will become in your photograph.
considered the normal lens. Wide-angle lenses expand the foreground and the background.
All this really means is that for these particular camera sensor The shorter the wide-angle lens is, the more expansive the
formats, these particular focal length lenses closely match the captured view will be.
human eye in terms of angle of view. This is very important to storytelling photography.
For the sake of this discussion, let’s just concentrate on the For example, let’s say you’re vacationing at a horse ranch in
50mm lens as the normal lens. Wyoming and you discover the bleached-out skull of a deer
Knowing this, every lens focal length above 50mm is considered lying in the middle of a never-ending desert. If you wish to
a telephoto. Every lens focal length below the 50mm mark is capture that story, it wouldn’t likely be a good choice to use
considered a wide-angle. If your camera has an APS-C sensor, a telephoto lens. The telephoto lens compresses, and your
then just convert the numbers. If the lens focal length is above never-ending desert landscape will look wimpy (it will lack
28mm, it is a telephoto. If the lens focal length is below 28mm, drama – get it?).
This photograph was shot on Kodak Tmax p3200 film and was
The Background: I was out on a
processed with a push to ISO 6400 in the development stage. Massive photographic safari one autumn
image grain was intended for the “story” within this photograph. afternoon. The weather turned bad, very
bad. I was about to head home when I
came upon this deserted farm scene. It
This photograph was shot with a Fuji X100 digital camera that had
the ISO set to 1200. This resulted in noticeable digital image noise.
Definition: Innuendo – an
allusive or oblique remark or hint,
typically a suggestive or disparaging
one.
The Shot: The three nuns were chatting and giggling most Now, let’s talk about the innuendo.
of the time that I was near them. In my mind, the story was In Image 047, the innuendo was pretty obvious. In Image 048,
that they found this man humorous with his loud gadget and it’s a bit more of a stretch, as I try to make my storytelling point.
boisterous manner. I started gaining some ground on the nuns
and positioned the man in between them. Since I didn’t really Now consider this: This is a photograph that I made “for me.”
know what the nuns were laughing about, I was creating an I don’t see it having any kind of value to anyone other than
innuendo storytelling photograph. I already had my storytelling myself. Still, a lot of folks have liked it and have told me so.
title in my head. It was, “Preaching to the Choir.”
Key Lesson: Innuendo is tricky. It can be very
The Post-Processing: I did very little to this image. I cropped a
powerful. It’s also a lot of fun. Many people will not
little from the top, bottom, and right. I brightened up the nun’s
understand your innuendo story. However, that’s okay,
habits, and I also warmed up the color temperature of the habits
because some will. And some folks will like the innuendo
as they photographed quite blue in the shade. I upped the
story, but they won’t even know why. They just know
saturation level of the man’s vest and hat. I also brightened the
“something” is there. Finally, as you train to become a
cross a little bit.
better storytelling photographer, you should also practice
This was my composition plan. the art of creating great titles. A great title can be an extra
“oomph” in getting your story across. This would be the
case with “Preaching to the Choir.”
As a developing storytelling
photographer, developing a keen sense
of timing should be a priority on your
list. I see so many images online where
it looks like the photographer had a
great situation but missed the story by a
millisecond. A keen sense of timing can
only come with practice.
Panasonic Lumix GX-85 mirrorless camera with a 14-150mm Panasonic zoom lens. The lens was set
at 50mm. The ISO was set at 200. The shutter speed was 1/400th, and the aperture was set at f/11.
Panasonic Lumix GX-85 mirrorless camera with a 14-150mm Panasonic zoom lens. The lens was set
at 75mm. The ISO was set at 200. The shutter speed was 1/400th, and the aperture was set at f/10.
Panasonic Lumix GX-85 mirrorless camera with a 14-150mm Panasonic zoom lens. The lens was set
at 125mm. The ISO was set at 200. The shutter speed was 1/320th, and the aperture was set at f/11.
Panasonic Lumix GX-85 mirrorless camera with a 14-150mm Panasonic zoom lens. The lens was set
at 150mm. The ISO was set at 200. The shutter speed was 1/400th, and the aperture was set at f/10.
Embed this learning point in your mind as well. Work on your post-production skills. Go back and
Photographic composition and storytelling are review the photographs from my tribute to the movie
dependent upon each other. Rarely (maybe never) The Shining. Without great post-production skills,
will you create a good storytelling photograph if the that photo simply would not have been possible.
composition is poor. By the same token, creating a Use your shooting skills to lay the framework for your
great composition, without some sense of drama story, and then use post-production skills to fine-tune
doesn’t work well either. Think about both facets as the end result.
you create your images.
Take some time with the case studies in this book
In order for your storytelling photos to work they and then go out and do some of your own case
must be true, real, and valid. Remember my flopped studies. Check your results by asking for feedback
image of the two girls ice fishing? Viewers know from friends, family, coworkers, online strangers, etc.
when they are looking at something that is not true,
real, and valid.
1) What is the oldest form of human 10) While the three-act structure is a literary
communication? term, it can help you to define storytelling
elements within your photographs. A
2) How should you prioritize these three three-act structure divides a narrative
elements of photography: technical, into three parts (or acts) often called the
storytelling, and composition? “setup,” the “_________________,” and the
3) Story always trumps ______. “_________________.”
4) What is the basis of all literary stories? 11) Storytelling works when it is permeated with
_________, meaning, and __________.
5) What is a story trope?
12) True or False: Small everyday events cannot
6) The origins of storytelling were born from make a good storytelling photograph.
what six human needs?
13) Storytelling can create a ‘ ________ and
7) What is an accepted definition of ________’ in the mind of the recipient.
storytelling?
14) True or False: A viewer can learn something
8) A story will have an audience, a key from your storytelling photo.
________, a conflict, a ______, an adversary,
and a __________. 15) True or False: If you want fantastic
storytelling street photography, it should not
9) From a photographic standpoint, it’s entertain a viewer but only shock them!
typically the resolve that you want to
capture, or just before the resolve. You 16) True or False: A story and an anecdote are
should be aiming for “________ action.” the same thing.
1) Create a storytelling photograph inside your 8) Practice shooting photographs that make use
home that says something personal about how of three distinct elements in composition and
you feel today. story. Here you are practicing triangulation
composition. Remember, one point of the
2) Photograph a family member, or a friend, with triangle must be the key point – that is the
the intent of creating a funny storytelling image. subject, or otherwise referred to as the hero.
Post-process your image to enhance your story.
Share the image with 20 different people. Keep 9) Choose a book or a movie and stage a
track of how many people tell you that they storytelling photo session from one of the
found it funny without you having to ask. scenes in that book or movie.
3) Find a building and shoot a storytelling 10) Create a storytelling photograph from a simple
photograph about the building. everyday event.
4) Attend a public event and create storytelling 11) Write down three short stories about your life.
photos while practicing the art of capturing Choose one, and then create a storytelling still
“peak action.” life photo about that story.
5) Set up a shot where there is an obvious hero 12) Take a walk and create at least five storytelling
and an adversary. images while you are on your walk.
6) Create five candid photographs that you believe 13) Create a story photo using a pattern.
show conflict. Provide no direction to anyone
that appears in the photograph. 14) Create a story photo where you have specifically
thought about and selected a camera point-of-
7) Create three landscape photographs where the view to tell that story.
composition leads the viewer to the resolve of
your story.
16) Ask one of your friends or family members to 19) Create three photos that you will solidify the
tell you a story from their life. Imagine you’re story using post-production.
working with an art director at a national
magazine who wants to hire you to create 20) Take all of the photos that you’ve created in
the cover photograph for your friend’s story these assignments and mark them up (just as
because they’re going to publish it. Now create I did in the examples in the guide) showing
that photograph. the composition path. Write down how the
composition is enforcing your intended story.
17) Travel to a town that you’ve never been to and
create five storytelling photos about that town.
Keep in mind that if you show those photos
to a random viewer they should come away
with a solid opinion of that town based upon
the emotions they felt while looking at your
photographs.
Composition Portrait
· How to Use Leading Lines · Creating an Environmental Portrait
· How to Use Negative Space · Headshots 101
· Understanding Composition · The Art of Portrait Photography
· Advanced Composition
Lenses
Post-Processing · A Beginner’s Guide to the Wide-Angle Lens
· How to Improve a Wildlife Photograph with · Using Selective Focus for Better Images
Post-Processing · Understanding Lenses
· Fixing a Photograph – Woman on a Bridge
· Fixing a Photograph – Baby Ducks Black and White
· The Ultimate Guide to Fundamental Editing · Color Versus Black and White
· Better Black & White · Short Guide to Black and White Photography
· Producing Top Photography In Bad Weather
ISO · Better Black and White
· Understanding ISO
· The Exposure Triangle
· Camera ISO
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