Assisi in Umbria (Italy) - © 2020 Umberto Mazza I am very fond of architectural photography and cathedrals, churches, temples - almost any place of worship - are great subjects for our cameras. To me, the older the structure, the better. Ancient or secular churches have character and are steeped in ...

One of the main characteristics of Street photography is the urgency needed to capture that unique, unrepeatable moment which is the essence of this discipline. This particularity could give the impression that there is no place for a carefully composed image in street photography. While there are s...

As a photographer, it's incredibly important to know what makes a great photo. Just having a nice camera and good equipment is not enough to be able to stand out in this industry. Photography is a visual art and, as with most art forms, there are no hard and fast rules or formulas that guarantee a c...

Today let's see together how to use the tripod and exploit it for focus stacking and also to make people disappear from our shots. The focus stacking technique There are situations where the available depth of field is not enough to keep the whole scene in focus . It can happen, for example, when yo...

An interesting viewpoint on Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland, showing one of the vents in the center, sending lava rivers in various directions. What makes this composition attractive? (DJI Mavic 2 Pro, F7.1, 1/30 sec, panoramic point) When it comes to landscape photography, composition reigns suprem...

In my previous article I challenged the reader to try and see the compositional elements in a landscape photo as masses and lines. I also went through a selection of shots and guided the reader to categorize the compositional elements, try to see how they balance each other out, and begin to get a s...

So far in this series of articles I've talked about compositional element weights and how to use their properties to balance your composition . But there is much more to maintaining an attractive and balanced image, this time we will talk about another very important compositional element: the empty...

  So far in this series I've talked about compositional elements, their weights, and how to use their properties to balance your composition by imagining a balance of pairs around an image's central axis. I also talked about balancing negative space. But all this still does not give us a comple...

So far in this series of articles on landscape composition I have told you about compositional elements, their weights and how to use their properties to balance your composition by imagining a balance of pairs around the central axis of an image. I also told you about the balance of negative space,...

In my series of articles on landscape photography so far, I've talked about compositional elements , their weights, and how to use their properties to balance your composition by imagining a balance of pairs around an image's central axis. I also talked about the balance of negative space , the perc...

So far in this series of articles on landscape photography, I've talked about compositional elements , including their weights and how to use their properties to balance your composition by imagining a balance of pairs around an image's central axis. I also discussed the balance of negative space , ...

So far in my series of landscape photography articles, I've talked about compositional elements , their weights, and how to use their properties to balance your composition by imagining a balance of pairs around an image's central axis. I also talked about the balance of negative space , the percept...

Black and white photography has a unique and timeless appeal . His classic and minimalist style remains one of the most appreciated in photography. In this guide article we will discover together all the techniques and tricks to photograph fantastic black and white photographs. What is black and whi...

While photographing your children, you will surely have had to delete a lot of photos because they didn't come out as you imagined. Being a parent is a wonderful adventure and the memories that remain, like the photographs, must be just as exciting. Despite the good will, however, blurry, blurry or ...

The enchanting allure of golden hues, vibrant skies and serene landscapes make sunrise and sunset photography a very captivating activity, but while a sunrise photograph has its undeniable allure, there are distinct qualities that make a sunset shot just as fascinating, if not more. In this article,...

People are literally everywhere. At least that's how it feels when you live in a densely populated city like Portici. For a long time, I was very picky about whether I could have people in my shot. I painstakingly removed people in post-production with the clone tool or by merging multiple exposures...

Many people think of tilt-shift or tilt-shift lenses as something only used by photographers who specialize in architectural photography. They don't realize, in fact, that they can do more than the miniature tilt shift effect emulated by the Photoshop filter (although it can give some fun results! )...

Photo by Sebastian Boring on Unsplash Seascape photography represents a genre focused on capturing the beauty and essence of the sea or ocean, along with its surroundings. Photographing these scenarios involves capturing various elements such as the coast, beaches, waves, rocks, cliffs, marine life,...

Photo by Leanne Cole In today's hyper-connected world, it seems like everyone has a camera at their fingertips. Whether embedded in their mobile phones or in a professional camera, taking photos has become the favorite pastime of millions (perhaps billions) of people every day. It's as if everyone h...

Scrolling through Instagram, it's hard not to notice how attention-grabbing portraits are often those imbued with suggestive and dramatic lighting. If you're a portrait photographer, light management can completely transform the atmosphere of a shot. But intense and dramatic lighting isn't just abou...