Long exposure can be used for a variety of things. Since the huge popularity of long exposure, this style or technique (whatever you want to call it) use a lot by many kinds of photography genres. So if you are interested in using a long exposure for your photography, these are 5 photography genres for long exposure photography. “5 photography genres for long exposure” is part of a series of long exposure photography. 5 Photography Genre for Long Exposure Landscape Photography One of the most famous photographs in the world (in my opinion). Long exposure can be used in landscape photog ..read more

There’s the time you want to become more and more in photography. Of course, there’s a lot of ways to do it. One of the easiest ways to do it is by entering a photography contest. There are many photography contests, each unique for every nation. Then there’s also an international photography contest that could be entered by everyone around the world (most of it, I think). So here are the 7 Best Free International Photography Contests. You hear me right, It’s Free. 7 Best International Photography Contests 1. Sony World Photography Award This is one of the leading photography contests in the ..read more

  It’s just like when you eat or play a game, You always want “5 more minutes”. I think it’s the same with photography. I always think that I have the time in the world to take more photos. And then I realize that I have another thing to do. Do you ever feel that way??? Like this one for example. I went to a beach to take a sunset photograph. I arrive half of hour before sunset. I prep my gear and just started to take photos. Which I did for the next hours, around golden hour, through sunset, through the blue hour, and through the night. Even though its already night, I kept shooting. I ..read more

  Just recently I was surfing the internet, looking for psychology, and found some article talking about positive reinforcement. I know it got nothing to do with photography. But for some reason, I thought about something that I’m sure you and many photographers experience. And all of it influences the mind and behavior of the photographer. Now, this is really interesting for me to look at and I think it can help the way you see your photography from now on. Just like the title said, Over Positive Reinforcement. Is it good? What is Positive Reinforcement? Every first-year psychology stud ..read more

  Creating a fine art architecture photography is obviously not an easy task. In fact, you need a lot of time to at least, be decent enough. And even the great ones sometimes didn’t even realize the biggest mistake that was right in front of them. Now I want to tell you what I mean by mistake and I think you already know what I mean, but never think about it. That is the tone and how tone creates depth in architecture fine art photography. Before we start, I want to know if you have ever seen architecture fine art photography? If you haven’t checked my images. If you already see it, that ..read more

Fine art photography, many photographers call their photo fine art. But many others who saw the same photo will say it not. And why is that? This is probably one of many questions that I always ask. What is Fine art and defining fine art photography? Credit: Nude composition 19 from 1988 by Jaan Künnap from Wikipedia   According to Wikipedia Fine art photography is photography created in accordance with the vision of the artist as a photographer. Fine art photography stands in contrast to representational photography, such as photojournalism, which provides a documentary visual account o ..read more

The idea of post-processing is editing, creating metadata, exporting photos into JPEG, then uploading to the Internet. It’s an easy thing to do. But when it comes to uploading photos, it can become quite complicated. Because you probably use different settings (like size) for a different website. Adobe understands that frustration and gives you a way to upload a photo to the internet without leaving Adobe Lightroom. In this article, I will explain an easy and quick way to upload a photo from Adobe Lightroom. How to Upload Photo from Adobe Lightroom In this post, I’m gonna explain how easy it ..read more

I’m sure a lot of you photographers always looking for a new place for hunting, a new excitement, and a new look in your photograph. That’s why many do research on locations where you can photograph on the internet or any source. But I am also sure that many also have their “favorite spot” where they come over and over again. Including me. This is one of my so-called “favorite spots,” Tugu Jogja. For you who didn’t know, Tugu Jogja is a monument that symbolizes the City of Yogyakarta. Located in heart of the city, actually in the middle of a crossroad. Symbol of the city, also a tourist spot ..read more

  Do you ever win anything? Probably from entering a contest or competition. Usually, if you win, you’ll be happy or proud or anything of the sort. Make sense, doesn’t it? Of course, I feel the same way too. Or so I thought. At least until a couple of days ago. So here is why I got a photography achievement and I don’t care. So about a couple of months ago, I entered a paid international black and white photography contest for the first time. The reason I entered it is that this is one of the few photography contests that specializes in black and white photography. Of course, the idea di ..read more

  Many know the worst time for photography is at noon. But many also don’t know the best time to do so. And this is one of the most asked questions. Of course, a different place has a different time and it is hard to determine universally such time. But there is a way. This is how to know the time for photography from shadow. The different place has different time. That is why we mostly time from the light of the day. That creates a shadow. I’m gonna use some images to explain it. Not a photo, an image that I drew. And I’m a horrible drawer. How Sunlight Work This is how the sun works. F ..read more