Empathy for the Subject: What is Learned in Photography School
By Brian Dilg, Chair, New York Film Academy Photography School There are technical aspects of photography that every student must learn. These include the principles of lighting (natural and artificial), aperture and shutter speeds, composition, and the role of post-exposure editing. But beyond these matters of mechanics, there is one thing that is essential when...
Gimp Tutorial: Composite Images
This is a minimization/galaxy/awesomeness tutorial to my final image : A Whole New World This tutorial was done through Gimp, a free and powerful image editing software. Written By: Justin Gilliland Read his interview here First, my inspiration came from a school photography class project, we had to shoot the topic “Looking In”. First,...
Guest Writer: Photographing Theory of the Fall
Story Behind the Shot: Theory of the Fall Our Teen Photo guest writer today is Calvin Merry from England. He’s taken shots of the up and coming band “Theory of the Fall”, and wrote us a guide on photographing groups! Number One Tip: My number one tip would be most definitely, “Chill out”. I cannot...
Levitation Photography Tutorial
Levitation Photography Tutorial Flying and levitation is entirely possible – well, not really – but you can certainly achieve a levitating look in your photography with some patience, basic photo editing software, and a good dose of creativity. Teen Photo reader Maria Vodyanik, 14, is here from Wisconsin, USA gave us some good tips...
Landscape Photography Guide
Landscape Photography Guide Zach Barber, 15, lives in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. He’s a fantastic landscape photographer, and has written a landscape photography guide for Teen Photo. Read the Teen Photo Showcase we had with him, as well as his Flickr account portfolio. 5 Tips for Landscape Photography. -Use a tripod!...
Teen Photographers: How Photography Changed Me
Teen Photographers: How Photography Changed Me Photography can have huge impacts on our lives. Teen Photo reader Coleman Bishop emailed us his story, and how photography has changed his perspective on life: So much has happened to me, for me to end up in this blasted desert here in Southern California. Well, my dad was...
