[Pho.Edit] Selecting your Best Shots: What to Keep vs Delete?

[Pho.Edit] Selecting your Best Shots: What to Keep vs Delete?

Here is how to select your best shots:

  1. Compare the colours across the photos and keep the one which has the most interesting colour combination.

  2. Look for direct eye contact from your subject to the camera, as it elicits more powerful feelings in the viewer.

  3. Decide on how well interactions between the subjects are depicted. The photo that does this more effectively should be kept.

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[Pho.Talk] Beginner's Guide: What is Freelance Photography?

[Pho.Talk] Beginner's Guide: What is Freelance Photography?

Freelance Photographers are legally self-employed, hired by various clients on a project, contractual basis. A wide range of clients and work can be involved, including weddings, fashion, products, events, and food etc. The photographer will be in charge of marketing his services, customer management, as well as administrative matters, alongside photography.

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[Pho.Talk] Guide to Starting a Freelance Photography Business with No Experience

[Pho.Talk] Guide to Starting a Freelance Photography Business with No Experience

In this guide, you will learn the essential steps to starting a freelance photography business with no experienced needed. First, understand the business realities. Then, organise collaborations like paid shoots. Curate a portfolio, and do omni-channel marketing. Take the time to legitimise your business as soon as possible.

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[Pho.Snap] Why you should NOT Use Auto ISO, and what you Should Do

[Pho.Snap] Why you should NOT Use Auto ISO, and what you Should Do

Whether or not to use Auto ISO depends on how high the quality do you need your images to be and how you plan to use them. For amateur activity, such as social media sharing and for personal enjoyment, it doesn’t matter as much. For more professional usage, such as commercial work for clients, entering competitions and making prints, using Auto ISO is rarely a good idea.

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[Pho.Snap] Simple Ways to Take Good Pictures in a Dark Room

[Pho.Snap] Simple Ways to Take Good Pictures in a Dark Room

Here are a few tips to shoot good pictures in a dark room. Arrive at the venue early to prepare the following. Set up your speed light if you have one, and observe where is the source of the lighting in the room. Take the time to test the optimal ISO in that particular circumstances, which gives the best compromise between image quality and appropriate exposure. Make sure you are shooting on raw, and widen your aperture as much as you can.

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[Pho.Talk] Best Beginner Camera Tip - Flip Screen!

[Pho.Talk] Best Beginner Camera Tip - Flip Screen!

Everything has a beginning, and your photography journey has to begin somewhere. In this series, I am covering considerations that beginner photographers should make before buying their first camera and in this post, I am sharing my thoughts on flip screens specifically. This is because flip screens expands what you can shoot on your camera. Read on to find out more!

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[Pho.Snap] Guide to Manual Exposure for Street Photography

[Pho.Snap] Guide to Manual Exposure for Street Photography

You know you are moving one step away from a complete beginner photographer, when you start to ask questions about manual exposure. The theories and techniques might sound very hard to grasp at first. But after reading this guide, I guarantee that your confusions will be gone in no time. In this article, I cover some easy ways to navigate the manual exposure techniques in street photography, which will make you a much more versatile photographer.

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