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Panorama photography

Hey everyone, looooong time no type! I've been very preoccupied with life lately that I've left out blogging for quite a while now, so excuse my absence from the party haha Now, to write about today's subject, 'Panorama photography'; for those who are curious, Panorama photography is "an image showing a large field of view that is approximately 160degrees." So y'all know I like to venture back in time, let's talk about when/where panoramas started to appear in the photography world....Roll ...

Some tips on what to do/ what not to do during a photoshoot

Hello blog reader, nice to see you again!  For this blog I'm going to be talking about the "Do's and Don'ts of photography". This topic is very diverse in ways that we all have our own opinions. So you may agree or disagree with me, either way, here's my thoughts on it;  My thoughts on what NOT to do during a photo session:- Don't expect your photos right away and try your very best not to be impatient. As photographers, we do many things ourselves, so yes, the photos would be very exc...

Behind The Lens

Being behind the camera as the photographer is always a different experience each and every time I get to photograph. Honestly, you can plan as much as you want but it's good to expect the unexpected haha.. you never really know what is going to happen on adventures alone or photographing people. Everyone and everything is different in it's own way so it's great to experience different places, people, energy and country. From what my camera captures is a beautiful view, whereas the view behind t...

Printing Photographs

The past two months I've been typing out this new blog about printing photos. It's a huge part of photography and such an enjoyable process. To have your own photographs on printed paper is something 'small and simple' but an amazing feeling.  Let's start this blog down memory lane... ahhhh, printing photos in a darkroom is the ultimate bliss point! haha If you were to print photographs from a film camera and chemicals, the process is very different and more time consuming to an ink-je...

Film Photography

Hey everyone! I'd like to talk about film photography this month.. I will try not to bore you with the nitty gritty details but let's take a step back into the early 1800's for a moment. Film basically began in 1839, with the invention of the Daguerreotype which was a rather large, bulky camera that people loved to capture portraits and objects such as vases and trinkets. From there, it blew up into something else that it is today! It's quite amazing how advanced cameras have developed. Fro...

The next chapter of my book

What's next for Ebony's Photos?  Well, that's a very good question! This past year I've been focusing on nature and sunrises, so I think next year I will photograph more sunsets and different landscapes with of course the occasional beautiful flower photo. As the new year begins, I hope to adventure around the areas I'm able to and travel to more cool, local places and even find some hidden spots where I can take some great photos. Photographing mountains and mountain top views would also b...

Dreaming about travel photography

Hey everyone! This November blog is going to be about locations of where I'd like to travel and take photos of landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, street photography and pretty much everything in between!  To start a travelling journey, I'd definitely take three different cameras, if not lenses on the journey. I think it's important to be able to capture subject matter with a wide angle lens, zoom lens and a basic 18-55mm lens. Why so many lenses? so you can capture everything you need to wit...

Product Review

Hello October!! This month I'm going to review a really cool photography product that is perfect for all of the polaroid fans, it is the instant polaroid printer. This printer is the Fujifilm Instax smartphone Polaroid printer, it prints off any photo you select from your smart phone, smack bang onto polaroid film.  This polaroid printer is a nice little gadget you can easily travel with and print whatever you photograph from your phone. It prints on the usual instax mini polaroid film, use...

Before and After shots!

This month I'm talking about editing photos and let me just say, oh to joy that we have advance technology to allow us to create more perfect shots than ever! haha The end result can always change from the back of the camera to the computer... photographers always have 'that thing' of showing the client a preview of the photo vs the end result because photos can change instantly through file types on the computer. For example you can loose colours and shades unknowingly because the RGB changes o...

Favourite Cameras

This blog is of course about my favourite cameras and a bit of camera history, if you're interested, please continue reading!  When I started to photograph as a kid, we still had film cameras and got to develop prints at the local shops. I think that has really stuck with me because I absolutely love the whole film process, from photographing to rewinding back the film and getting it developed. Film is always going to be something I love doing, whether it's black and white, colour or even j...

Location + lighting = perfecto!

So this month, I'm going to talk about the heavily requested topic of 'locations and lighting'. These are the two most important things to consider before picking up your camera. Fun fact actually; the word photography means 'drawing with light' and the word "Photo" is Greek, meaning light. (ahh yes, I can feel your curiosity growing haha) Let's talk about locations! So as a photographer you do travel often and the scenery is always changing. It is very much a trial and error process with diffe...

Favourites and inspiration

Let's talk about some peeps who have inspired me and my photography!  When I first started to find some inspiration I stumbled across the beautiful Annie Leibovitz. Leibovitz does stunning portraits and fantasy shoots. Her elaborate photoshoots stunned me into transition to want to photograph amazing things. Her work is brilliant!! (please google her photography)Leibovitz's photoshoots featuring Disney princesses/princes are freakin' incredible. It definitely has inspired me with my Pi...

Bee one with the camera

So today, I'm going to blog about camera settings and how you can use them.  If your new to photography and you want to learn, this info may help you get more insight as to how to set up your camera. Keep in mind the creativity in how you use your camera and eye for detail is completely up to you and your perspective. Don't let anyone take away your freedom of creativity, yes you can learn and grow from your photos, but at the end of the day, it's your work.  Now then, I'm going to bre...

Life as I know it

As my first photography blog post, I feel like it's only fitting to begin where my journey started... So, my photography journey started with a Pentax film camera in 2011. It was indeed my very first camera I treasured and loved. I remember going for a drive to the mountains with family and photographing everything I thought was special. From small insects and glorious views to taking portraits and the attempt at some selfies hehe... this camera was the one that captured everything! It was like ...