CUCU ABANG GODAM

Here are 10 things to stop doing in the New Year if you want to be a better, happier photographer and maybe make more money to boot. Stop Doubting Yourself Creatives tend to be hit hard with things like imposter syndrome and often suffer crippling self-doubt. We constantly ask if our work is good enough and worry that our big ideas will turn out to be a joke. Creating something from nothing is hard, and sharing our creations with the world can be incredibly intimidating. Our brains try to save us from the potential emotional trauma of having our work torn apart or our efforts laughed at by making us afraid. It's time to recognize the fear for what it is, a self-protection mechanism, and ignore it. Stop doubting. You got into photography for a reason, and every time you let fear and doubt stop you from moving forward, you become one step further away from realizing your potential. Whether you have to bull your way through it, or talk yourself down, find a way to push pa...

Often, we think a landscape has to be photographed with a wide angle lens and a large depth of field. Some think it is even better to use extreme wide angles and always in combination with a maximum depth of field. But have you ever thought of photographing a landscape with a minimum depth of field? Although nowadays, it has become more common to use longer focal lengths for landscapes, the majority still seem to believe the best landscape photo is made with a wide angle to get as much of the surroundings in frame as possible. Of course, it is mandatory to have a maximum depth of field. At least, that is the impression I still have when listening to tutorials and articles all over the internet. But it is not always necessary to acquire that maximum depth of field. On most occasions, a shallow depth of field is associated with something like portrait photography, with focus on the eye and a razor-thin depth of field. It can give a photo a great sense of depth. When combined...