Photo knowledge

A guide to photography Lighting: understanding key light and fill light

Lighting is a central design element in photography and plays a key role in determining the technical quality of an image and how it affects the viewer. If you understand how key light, fill light ...

Perfect group and event photos: professional tips for impressive shots

Photographing large groups and events is a challenge even for experienced photographers. In addition to a trained eye, group and event photography also requires technical know-how and good planning...

The importance of Leica in historical documentary photography

The Leica camera had a lasting impact on the world of photography and changed documentary photography at an early stage. Its compact design and technological innovations were responsible for this. ...

Use leading lines for stronger compositions

Leading lines are lines that guide the viewer's gaze through an image. In a photo, for example, these can be physical lines such as roads, fences, rivers or buildings. However, leading lines can al...

Travel photography: capturing different cultures and landscapes

We love to hear exciting stories about faraway places and customs unknown to us, and we are even more fascinated by pictures of them. If you want to embark on the adventure of travel photography, y...

Baby photography: Capturing precious moments

Becoming parents or grandparents and slowly getting to know a new family member better and better is something uniquely beautiful and a process that you would love to capture in pictures. Often the...

Composition in landscape photography

Who doesn't know that feeling when you look at a really good landscape photo and are not only impressed by its beauty, but also have the feeling that you are being drawn into the picture and taken ...

Time-lapse shots from front to back

Time-lapse photography, also known as timelapse photography, offers an insight into a type of moving image that is as old as photography itself. If you look at very old video recordings such as tho...

Light painting: tools and techniques

Light painting, also known as light drawing or light graffiti, is a fascinating photographic technique that uses long exposure techniques to "paint" with light. While the camera keeps the shutter o...

Adventurous wildlife photography with Nikon

Many photographers have the desire to tackle the subject of animal photography and try their hand at this special form of motif. However, this type of photography in particular requires special pre...