Category: psychology

Use it or lose it – Have you got the brain for street photography?

Knut Skjærven

It might sound like a provocation but it is not. You should notice the little difference. I am not asking if you have got the brains for street photography. I am asking if you have got the brain for it. The single “s” in brain(s) is the difference. A huge difference. Asking if you have got the brains for it is asking if you […]

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Facing right in the photos makes people look more powerful

Dunja Djudjic

Do you pay attention which side is your model facing in photos? And do you think this is important for the message? According to a recent study, it is. Simone Schnall, Director of the Cambridge Embodied Cognition and Emotion Laboratory, says in her report that the subject should be facing right. If we want to portray […]

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These 50+ movie color palettes show how to effectively use color in film

StudioBinder

Considering cinema’s origin in black and white, it’s not surprising that many filmmakers have an obsession with color in films. From wardrobe choices and color gels to post-production filters and fonts, movie color schemes play a vital role in a director’s vision. The importance of color in film Lewis Bond’s color theory video, Color In […]

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How to set the tone and tell stories with geometric shapes

John Aldred

Most photographers know of the aesthetically pleasing qualities of certain geometric shapes and patterns. There’s all kinds of “rules” based around them. Triangles are a common compositional tool, as are squares for the “frame within a frame”. Whether we choose to follow those rules or not is down to each individual. But is there more […]

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How to set the tone and tell stories with geometric shapes

John Aldred

Most photographers know of the aesthetically pleasing qualities of certain geometric shapes and patterns. There’s all kinds of “rules” based around them. Triangles are a common compositional tool, as are squares for the “frame within a frame”. Whether we choose to follow those rules or not is down to each individual. But is there more […]

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Portraits are as much about psychology as they are about equipment

John Aldred

As more and more of our clients are becoming familiar with being in front of the camera (Thanks, Facebook!), people today tend to present themselves the way they want the world to see them, rather than as the people they actually are. In this video, photographer Sean Tucker talks about the difference between simply taking somebody’s […]

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