High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography – loved and hated. But what is it? Learn the basics in this introductory article.
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DSLR Camera Remote for iPhone takes remote controlling your camera to a whole new dimension! Read my review of this cool iPhone app here.
Here’s the second part of the guest post to get you started with flash. Enjoy!
Avoiding flash because you’re not understanding exactly how and when to use it? Think that flash always results in harsh light and heavy unflattering shadows? We beg to differ! Get tips and tricks in this two-part series on flash photography!
Flickr is great, but it could be so much better. If they would fix these three suggestions, Flickr would ROCK!
As a former Olympic luge athlete, I had to write this post. Sorry for the off-topic…
Learning how to achieve a “correct” exposure is essential. In this first article on photography basics, I will cover one of the three corners on the exposure triangle: aperture.
In this interesting guest post, Christian Mohn shares his experiences in completing a 365 Days project on Flickr. Have a look and see if you’re inspired yourself!
Hopefully, you’ve read my introductory article on digital black & white photography. Here are 20 photos to boost your inspiration!
Doing self-portraits is fun and instructive. You may have tried it or you may have done it often. But how about doing it every week for a whole year?
Following up the color theory article, this article discusses how different light sources affect color in photography. Learn the characteristics of various light sources and how you might deal with their peculiarities.
The world of (or rather IN) black & white is wonderful and exciting. In this introductory article you will learn some of the basics of digital black & white photography, and hopefully be inspired to learn more!
As the holidays are moving closer, I have gathered a few tips that can help improve your Christmas photos. So merry Christmas, and merry shooting!
In this tutorial I will show you how to cross-process a photo digitally, and also go beyond that and make the photo look like it was shot using a LOMO camera.
Since you’re a decent photographer, your friends have asked you to take pictures in their wedding. Or maybe you haven’t been asked, but you still want to! Learn how to make those “documentation” photos more interesting.
Selective colors can offer a nice twist on certain black & white photos. They can be beautiful to look at and fun to make! Learn how in this article.
Being able to see interesting, beautiful or extraordinary scenes is an ability that can and should be developed as a skill in its own right. In this article I give you some tips on how you can improve your awareness.
Bokeh can be an important subordinate part of a photo, or even the actual subject of a photo. Using it consciously will enable you to enhance the overall look of your scenes.
Get a few tips in this article!
If you want to use colors successfully in your photos, you should learn some basic color theory. Colors can be a fantastic compositional tool. But without any knowledge of how colors affect us, you risk taking visually unpleasing photos because of bad color combinations.
Sometimes, there are elements in your scene that will somehow affect the way viewers perceive a photo. Sometimes it will even reduce the quality of that photo. Often, this can be avoided with a little arranging before shooting.
Panning is a great way of incurring a sense of speed and motion in your photos. In this article you will learn what panning is, and get a few tips on when and how to do it.
One of the most effective ways of learning from your own and others’ photos is to analyze them. If you do that as a photo critique, you both learn AND do a good deed!
A very effective tool in photography is the concept of natural framing. In this article I will tell you why, and show you some nice examples as well.
Tired of the hassle involved when you want to export a photo from Aperture and upload it to Flickr? FlickrExport to the rescue!
Analyzing photos or scenes is a great way to train your creative vision. Get a few tips in this article!
framedreality.com is founded by Marius Waldal, long-time photo enthusiast.
I am 36 years old, living in Horten, Norway with my wife and two kids, and our little Jack Russel Terrier "Mimmi".
I created this blog to inspire and to help you become a happier (and better) photographer.