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Developing Style

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Developing Style To give our students the quality academic environment and best support, we allow only 100 students to our advanced level courses. All these courses come with one-to-one support. We need at least three weeks leading up to arrange that support based on your most suitable time. To give our students the quality academic environment and best support, we allow only 100 students to our advanced level courses. All these courses come with one-to-one support. We need at least three weeks leading up to arrange that support based on your most suitable time. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/university/developing-style/?feed_id=1235010&_unique_id=67a77d38a60dd

Mastering the Art of Travel Photography

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Mastering the Art of Travel Photography This six letters word “Travel” has more than a billion definitions, one from each person who travels. From a no-man’s-land border outpost to the streets in Paris, or to a place just a couple of hours away from home; no matter where we travel, with photography not only do we capture our very own perspectives of what we experience, but also the story that the place and its people convey. This travel photography course is to train you to capture that story. This six letters word “Travel” has more than a billion definitions, one from each person who travels. From a no-man’s-land border outpost to the streets in Paris, or to a place just a couple of hours away from home; no matter where we travel, with photography not only do we capture our very own perspectives of what we experience, but also the story that the place and its people convey. This travel photography course is to train you to capture that story. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/uni...

A Guide to Professional Wedding Photography

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A Guide to Professional Wedding Photography Wedding photography is more than just capturing posed images; it's about documenting the unique story and atmosphere of a couple's special day. From the classic posed shots to the contemporary candid approach, a professional wedding photographer weaves together a narrative that encapsulates the emotions, rituals, and unforgettable moments of the entire wedding journey. This comprehensive guide dives deep into the art of wedding photography, providing you with the techniques and insights needed to become a true professional. Wedding photography is more than just capturing posed images; it's about documenting the unique story and atmosphere of a couple's special day. From the classic posed shots to the contemporary candid approach, a professional wedding photographer weaves together a narrative that encapsulates the emotions, rituals, and unforgettable moments of the entire wedding journey. This comprehensive guide dives deep...

A Photographer's Guide to Night Photography

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A Photographer's Guide to Night Photography The moment the sun sets into the furthest horizon, the day ends in that side of this earth, the night begins, and that’s when all our artificial lights start glowing, giving us some majestic time to photograph. Night photography is all about those lights that mark our presence on this earth, in thousands of ways, in more than thousands of perspectives. The moment the sun sets into the furthest horizon, the day ends in that side of this earth, the night begins, and that’s when all our artificial lights start glowing, giving us some majestic time to photograph. Night photography is all about those lights that mark our presence on this earth, in thousands of ways, in more than thousands of perspectives. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/publications/a-photographers-guide-to-night-photography/?feed_id=1234988&_unique_id=67a7530e99a8a

Practicing Photojournalism

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Practicing Photojournalism To give our students the quality academic environment and best support, we allow only 100 students to our advanced level courses. All these courses come with one-to-one support. We need at least three weeks leading up to arrange that support based on your most suitable time. To give our students the quality academic environment and best support, we allow only 100 students to our advanced level courses. All these courses come with one-to-one support. We need at least three weeks leading up to arrange that support based on your most suitable time. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/store/practicing-photojournalism/?feed_id=1234980&_unique_id=67a744fc2e5da

Diploma in Portrait Photography

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Diploma in Portrait Photography From traditional, lifestyle, candid to fine art, capturing the raw, unconscious and unaffected emotions of the people whom we care most, our families and children, to photographing wedding professionally, different modes and expressions, from joyful, somber to serious are what make portrait photography the most appreciated and most well-known genre in the history of photography. Whether you capture images with classically posed to the photojournalist style, or the contemporary approach, in color or in different shades of grey, portraiture and it's different genres of photography challenge the traditional form of art by refusing to portray the narratives written by other people, and invite others to understand a medium that is far powerful than any other. In this Diploma in Portrait Photography, we have covered every aspect for you to become the best. From traditional, lifestyle, candid to fine art, capturing the raw, unconscious and unaffected emot...

A Photographer’s Guide to Exploring Nature

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A Photographer’s Guide to Exploring Nature Nature, where you cherish the experiences you encounter; where you explore a vast panorama of mountains that stretches unbroken beyond the power of sight. It is where you walk through the deep green groves, or stand at the edge of the crystal clear lake, which takes a week or even a month to reach. It is about reaching the highest mountain on earth, or lying under the desert sky at night with millions of stars - it is our zeal for discovering the world beyond everyday life, it is how we feel the connection when we are there, and become a part of it. Nature, where you cherish the experiences you encounter; where you explore a vast panorama of mountains that stretches unbroken beyond the power of sight. It is where you walk through the deep green groves, or stand at the edge of the crystal clear lake, which takes a week or even a month to reach. It is about reaching the highest mountain on earth, or lying under the desert sky at night with mil...

Narrative through the Lens: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

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Narrative through the Lens: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary From analysing the beauty in an art form to interpreting it, aesthetic has been playing the key role as it's guiding principle. It determines what our viewers will feel when they look at an art, and in photography that represents various visual qualities. Whether it's purely subjective or showcasing it's true objective value while compositing a single frame, the concept of aesthetic is there to define it. The ability to see it in every single element, in different tones and contrast, in color or in different shades of greys, in textures and in patterns, and even what you include or exclude in that rectangular frame, it all comes down to the aesthetic of a photograph and based on that aesthetic the choices you make in your composition. In this Guide we are going to master the aesthetic that improves our professional workflow. From analysing the beauty in an art form to interpreting it, aesthetic has been...

Diploma in the Fundamentals of Photography

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Diploma in the Fundamentals of Photography From the camera, lenses, and their personalities, to getting the prefect exposure with different artistic perception, from analyzing art and its various core principles, different styles of photography, to embracing the essence of light, we cover every fundamental aspect of photography with five amazing courses that let you see the beauty, unity, and harmony before pressing the shutter and then capture it. Not only you will learn and master the art of capturing decisive moment, different techniques of framing, and the use of aesthetic perspective to express the stories of our lives that go beyond the frames, but also how to make aesthetically pleasing composition in every situation. You will also learn to use the proper structure, balance, and dynamics that bind compositional elements together and transform them into an iconic photograph. The diploma will establish you as a professional photographer, let you get published, awarded, and showc...

Mastering the Art of Food Photography

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Mastering the Art of Food Photography It is food, the unimaginably delicious taste that restores one’s faith in life, and food photography is the special segment that reflects the tidbits of joy in every single click! With five well-designed courses, this diploma not only let you learn the secret of taking mouth-watering food photographs that you’ve always wanted, but you will also master the art of styling food. From capturing the just cooked feel or giving it an elegant look in a way only the professional food stylists’ do, we have covered every aspect that one needs to be the best. It is food, the unimaginably delicious taste that restores one’s faith in life, and food photography is the special segment that reflects the tidbits of joy in every single click! With five well-designed courses, this diploma not only let you learn the secret of taking mouth-watering food photographs that you’ve always wanted, but you will also master the art of styling food. From capturing the just coo...

Diploma in the Fundamentals of Photography

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Diploma in the Fundamentals of Photography From the camera, lenses, and their personalities, to getting the prefect exposure with different artistic perception, from analyzing art and its various core principles, different styles of photography, to embracing the essence of light, we cover every fundamental aspect of photography with five amazing courses that let you see the beauty, unity, and harmony before pressing the shutter and then capture it. Not only you will learn and master the art of capturing decisive moment, different techniques of framing, and the use of aesthetic perspective to express the stories of our lives that go beyond the frames, but also how to make aesthetically pleasing composition in every situation. You will also learn to use the proper structure, balance, and dynamics that bind compositional elements together and transform them into an iconic photograph. The diploma will establish you as a professional photographer, let you get published, awarded, and showc...

Understanding the Building Blocks of English Language

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Understanding the Building Blocks of English Language English is a wonderful language, but when it comes to understand its core, there are very few books as this one, which explains everything in-depth with a wide range of examples and exercises, by focusing on practical and theoretical aspects from a linguistic perspective. The aim of this book is slightly different from the hundreds of books out there. Not only we put every building block of English language for in-depth understanding, but this book will build confidence, encourage autonomy among the learners. English is a wonderful language, but when it comes to understand its core, there are very few books as this one, which explains everything in-depth with a wide range of examples and exercises, by focusing on practical and theoretical aspects from a linguistic perspective. The aim of this book is slightly different from the hundreds of books out there. Not only we put every building block of English language for in-depth under...

Presenting the Frame Aesthetically

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Presenting the Frame Aesthetically From the negative space, the use of depth of field to the art of cropping – there are many ways to remove extraneous clutter from your frame - Presenting the Frame Aestheticall. Sometimes we do it in the form of visualization before pressing the shutter then at other times we do it afterwards, cropping it when we are unable to go close enough to fill the frame. We do all these simply because the world is just too magnificent to fit conveniently into any format of photography. From the negative space, the use of depth of field to the art of cropping – there are many ways to remove extraneous clutter from your frame - Presenting the Frame Aestheticall. Sometimes we do it in the form of visualization before pressing the shutter then at other times we do it afterwards, cropping it when we are unable to go close enough to fill the frame. We do all these simply because the world is just too magnificent to fit conveniently into any format of photography. ...

Presenting the Frame Aesthetically

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Presenting the Frame Aesthetically From the negative space, the use of depth of field to the art of cropping – there are many ways to remove extraneous clutter from your frame - Presenting the Frame Aestheticall. Sometimes we do it in the form of visualization before pressing the shutter then at other times we do it afterwards, cropping it when we are unable to go close enough to fill the frame. We do all these simply because the world is just too magnificent to fit conveniently into any format of photography. From the negative space, the use of depth of field to the art of cropping – there are many ways to remove extraneous clutter from your frame - Presenting the Frame Aestheticall. Sometimes we do it in the form of visualization before pressing the shutter then at other times we do it afterwards, cropping it when we are unable to go close enough to fill the frame. We do all these simply because the world is just too magnificent to fit conveniently into any format of photography. ...

Working with Award-winning Photojournalists

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Working with Award-winning Photojournalists To give our students the quality academic environment and best support, we allow only 100 students to our advanced level courses. All these courses come with one-to-one support. We need at least three weeks leading up to arrange that support based on your most suitable time. To give our students the quality academic environment and best support, we allow only 100 students to our advanced level courses. All these courses come with one-to-one support. We need at least three weeks leading up to arrange that support based on your most suitable time. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/store/working-with-award-winning-photojournalists/?feed_id=1234884&_unique_id=67a6b84e4c766

Hello Explorer

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Hello Explorer Just pause, and imagine a moment, its threads of beauty that we so often neglect to see. It’s a stunning life in the frame, captures nature’s beauty in abundance. To communicate with artistic vision, one must visualize a perfect occurrence in nature, when a magical moment is going to happen. To hunt for that moment you need skill and knowledge of light to transform that moment into an artistic one. Let’s explore the true beauty of nature and the art of capturing it in photography. Just pause, and imagine a moment, its threads of beauty that we so often neglect to see. It’s a stunning life in the frame, captures nature’s beauty in abundance. To communicate with artistic vision, one must visualize a perfect occurrence in nature, when a magical moment is going to happen. To hunt for that moment you need skill and knowledge of light to transform that moment into an artistic one. Let’s explore the true beauty of nature and the art of capturing it in photography. https://ww...

Professional Reportage Writing

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Professional Reportage Writing To give our students the quality academic environment and best support, we allow only 100 students to our advanced level courses. All these courses come with one-to-one support. We need at least three weeks leading up to arrange that support based on your most suitable time. To give our students the quality academic environment and best support, we allow only 100 students to our advanced level courses. All these courses come with one-to-one support. We need at least three weeks leading up to arrange that support based on your most suitable time. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/store/professional-reportage-writing/?feed_id=1234821&_unique_id=67a69c457dfb8

A Photographer's Guide to Nepal

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A Photographer's Guide to Nepal From the greatest mountain of Himalayas to the most sophisticated urban culture, Nepal is the dream destination for any photographer, where one can travel as cheap as he wants, to the level of all comfort a traveler is looking for. It’s a country to explore, to understand, and to capture moments of the world’s greatest outdoors activities. Here, if you plan ahead, you can photograph and do some awe-inspiring trekking, spectacular mountain biking, white-water rafting, paragliding, and much more at least half the price of the United States or New Zealand. From the greatest mountain of Himalayas to the most sophisticated urban culture, Nepal is the dream destination for any photographer, where one can travel as cheap as he wants, to the level of all comfort a traveler is looking for. It’s a country to explore, to understand, and to capture moments of the world’s greatest outdoors activities. Here, if you plan ahead, you can photograph and do some awe-...

Mastering the Art of Writing Recipes

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Mastering the Art of Writing Recipes This course "Mastering the Art of Writing Recipes" is to learn and master the art of writing recipes. Wouldn’t it be great if that recipe is yours, representing your signature dish? Can you make a recipe uniquely your own, by offering something new, interesting, and different from the millions of recipes out there? This course "Mastering the Art of Writing Recipes" is to learn and master the art of writing recipes. Wouldn’t it be great if that recipe is yours, representing your signature dish? Can you make a recipe uniquely your own, by offering something new, interesting, and different from the millions of recipes out there? https://www.lightandcomposition.com/university/mastering-the-art-of-writing-recipes/?feed_id=1234738&_unique_id=67a6800fe0d3d

Professional Reportage Writing

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Professional Reportage Writing To give our students the quality academic environment and best support, we allow only 100 students to our advanced level courses. All these courses come with one-to-one support. We need at least three weeks leading up to arrange that support based on your most suitable time. To give our students the quality academic environment and best support, we allow only 100 students to our advanced level courses. All these courses come with one-to-one support. We need at least three weeks leading up to arrange that support based on your most suitable time. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/store/professional-reportage-writing/?feed_id=1234718&_unique_id=67a67207440bc

A Photographer's Guide to Aesthetic Visualization

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A Photographer's Guide to Aesthetic Visualization As adventurous photographers, we often venture far from the beaten paths. We go from to the hardest rock climbing of the world – the El Capitan's Dawn Wall to the weather-beaten places like the Himalayas and Sahara, or to the abandoned town in Mechita, Buenos Aires. From the tropical island of Madagascar, to the unpredictable African safari, we travel, and we photograph. Not because we venture to those places for our love of travelling, but because the love we have for perspective, our passion for exploring life, and our urge to present the visualization that we plan before clicking the shutter, through the lens, into the smaller rectangular frame. As adventurous photographers, we often venture far from the beaten paths. We go from to the hardest rock climbing of the world – the El Capitan's Dawn Wall to the weather-beaten places like the Himalayas and Sahara, or to the abandoned town in Mechita, Buenos Aires. From the tro...

A Photographer's Guide to Black & White Photography

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A Photographer's Guide to Black & White Photography Monochrome, black and white, or the aesthetic form of photography, no matter how you call it, black and white photography is by far the most powerful way to express your creativity as a visual artist. The timeless quality of black and white gives the textures, shapes, and the different tonal contrast of light and shadows a whole new meaning as if they portray the most truthful state. Monochrome, black and white, or the aesthetic form of photography, no matter how you call it, black and white photography is by far the most powerful way to express your creativity as a visual artist. The timeless quality of black and white gives the textures, shapes, and the different tonal contrast of light and shadows a whole new meaning as if they portray the most truthful state. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/publications/a-photographers-guide-to-black-and-white-photography/?feed_id=1234696&_unique_id=67a6561175444

The Art of Hiking with Professional Camera Gear

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The Art of Hiking with Professional Camera Gear The heart of adventure travel with professional camera gear lies in the concept of the journey itself. It is a desire to explore and then show it to the world in rich detail. Putting that experience in the frame is an expression of that joy of the ever-changing, ever-constant natural world. The heart of adventure travel with professional camera gear lies in the concept of the journey itself. It is a desire to explore and then show it to the world in rich detail. Putting that experience in the frame is an expression of that joy of the ever-changing, ever-constant natural world. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/publications/the-art-of-hiking-with-professional-camera-gear/?feed_id=1234687&_unique_id=67a647d8d0086

A Masterclass in Portrait Photography: Echoes of Emotion

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A Masterclass in Portrait Photography: Echoes of Emotion From mastering the nuances of light to the evocative power of color or its absence, you will develop the skills to create portraits that resonate deeply and linger long after the shutter clicks. Join us and transform your portrait photography from capturing likeness to revealing the stories within. From mastering the nuances of light to the evocative power of color or its absence, you will develop the skills to create portraits that resonate deeply and linger long after the shutter clicks. Join us and transform your portrait photography from capturing likeness to revealing the stories within. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/university/a-masterclass-in-portrait-photography-echoes-of-emotion/?feed_id=1234678&_unique_id=67a639d32d726

Learning Portraiture from the Icons: A Masterclass

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Learning Portraiture from the Icons: A Masterclass Delve into the world of portrait photography, a genre born from documenting social injustice and the harsh realities of the 1850s. From Lewis Hine's powerful images of child laborers to contemporary explorations of identity and culture, this course examines how portraiture has evolved into a powerful storytelling medium. Delve into the world of portrait photography, a genre born from documenting social injustice and the harsh realities of the 1850s. From Lewis Hine's powerful images of child laborers to contemporary explorations of identity and culture, this course examines how portraiture has evolved into a powerful storytelling medium. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/university/learning-portraiture-from-the-icons-a-masterclass/?feed_id=1234667&_unique_id=67a62baf25610

From Recipes to Becoming a Chef

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From Recipes to Becoming a Chef People love to follow a recipe while cooking, not because they don’t know how to cook, but to serve their love ones with the best taste they can have. Wouldn’t it be great if that recipe is yours, representing your signature dish? Can you make a recipe uniquely your own, by offering something new, different from the millions of recipes our there? Learning the art of writing recipes form a particular book, like this guide, might not be enough, but this could change your life if you can do it well, or certainly be the first firm step to becoming a chef. People love to follow a recipe while cooking, not because they don’t know how to cook, but to serve their love ones with the best taste they can have. Wouldn’t it be great if that recipe is yours, representing your signature dish? Can you make a recipe uniquely your own, by offering something new, different from the millions of recipes our there? Learning the art of writing recipes form a particular book,...

A Masterclass in Portrait Photography: Echoes of Emotion

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A Masterclass in Portrait Photography: Echoes of Emotion From mastering the nuances of light to the evocative power of color or its absence, you will develop the skills to create portraits that resonate deeply and linger long after the shutter clicks. Join us and transform your portrait photography from capturing likeness to revealing the stories within. From mastering the nuances of light to the evocative power of color or its absence, you will develop the skills to create portraits that resonate deeply and linger long after the shutter clicks. Join us and transform your portrait photography from capturing likeness to revealing the stories within. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/university/a-masterclass-in-portrait-photography-echoes-of-emotion/?feed_id=1234656&_unique_id=67a60f8edc13d

Mastering the Art of Black & White Photography

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Mastering the Art of Black & White Photography The aim of this "Mastering the Art of Black & White Photography" course is to learn to capture the timeless quality of black and white that gives the textures, shapes, and the different tonal contrast of light and shadows a whole new meaning as if they portray the most truthful state. The aim of this "Mastering the Art of Black & White Photography" course is to learn to capture the timeless quality of black and white that gives the textures, shapes, and the different tonal contrast of light and shadows a whole new meaning as if they portray the most truthful state. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/university/mastering-the-art-of-black-and-white-photography/?feed_id=1234655&_unique_id=67a60180ac4bd

The Black Box with a Hole

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The Black Box with a Hole If one considers oneself an artist in the field of photography, then there is no doubt that the camera is the only primary tool. It captures the moment inside the frame into a unique visual representation, which portrays the essence of art. The art of photography, in all styles, takes one into the world of visual rhythm of harmonies. If one considers oneself an artist in the field of photography, then there is no doubt that the camera is the only primary tool. It captures the moment inside the frame into a unique visual representation, which portrays the essence of art. The art of photography, in all styles, takes one into the world of visual rhythm of harmonies. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/publications/the-black-box-with-a-hole/?feed_id=1234645&_unique_id=67a5f372bcbc7

The Definitive Guide to Mastering the Art of Publication

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The Definitive Guide to Mastering the Art of Publication From publishing newspapers, magazines, books, scientific journals to typography, postscript, the CMYK colour module, the digital billboard, or user interface, the field of publication covers a vast area. By definition, it is to display one’s work to public by means of any device or process that not necessarily have to be just printed copies. In fact it includes every state-of-art device of present time; and for this very reason, to master the art of publication, one needs to master lots of different disciplines. Nevertheless, it is the fundamental principles of printing, which were developed over centuries that rule it all. In this guide we are going to learn them. From publishing newspapers, magazines, books, scientific journals to typography, postscript, the CMYK colour module, the digital billboard, or user interface, the field of publication covers a vast area. By definition, it is to display one’s work to public by means o...

A Photographer's Guide to Documentary Photography

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A Photographer's Guide to Documentary Photography With photography, we capture the essence of freedom with authenticity, by preserving the moment in inhuman time. We can traverse back in time and meet a World War I veteran or go on a spiritual journey to the most serene mosque. We may visit a refugee camp, where life suddenly stands still, or join a peaceful demonstration for Gaza to stop the sorrow and pain of her people. We may perhaps just overlook them and fly over the Detroit River, or enjoy the century-old Tower Bridge on the river Thames. We can simply take a journey through the corridor of passion that leads us to the Far East, Beijing then to Niseko, Japan, down to the land of Thousand Islands, then to the deserts of Africa, the mediaeval villages in Indian subcontinent or to the mountain of Himalayas. Despite the variety of locations, there is a common theme in photography, capturing a moment in time. With photography, we capture the essence of freedom with authenticity...

A Guide to Making Your Readers Read

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A Guide to Making Your Readers Read As writers, our goal is to set the tone for our readers, and it is the opening sentence, or the first paragraph or two that hook the readers. In theory, we call it a lede, which is the fine piece of writing that opens the door into the rest of your story. It is about how you make your readers read, introduce them to the subject and then establish the direction in a dramatic, comedic, or a serious manner. This guide is all about writing lede, how we can write it and make it a fine piece. As writers, our goal is to set the tone for our readers, and it is the opening sentence, or the first paragraph or two that hook the readers. In theory, we call it a lede, which is the fine piece of writing that opens the door into the rest of your story. It is about how you make your readers read, introduce them to the subject and then establish the direction in a dramatic, comedic, or a serious manner. This guide is all about writing lede, how we can write it and ...

Echoes of Emotion: Photography that Breaths with Feelings

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Echoes of Emotion: Photography that Breaths with Feelings In the heart of the Kathmandu Valley lies a world rich with untold stories. From ancient wooden temples to bustling marketplaces, every corner of this valley holds echoes of Nepal’s soul—a blend of beauty, resilience, and timeless tradition. From mastering the nuances of light to the evocative power of color or its absence, you will develop the skills to create portraits that resonate deeply and linger long after the shutter clicks. This guide will transform your portrait photography from capturing likeness to revealing the stories within. In the heart of the Kathmandu Valley lies a world rich with untold stories. From ancient wooden temples to bustling marketplaces, every corner of this valley holds echoes of Nepal’s soul—a blend of beauty, resilience, and timeless tradition. From mastering the nuances of light to the evocative power of color or its absence, you will develop the skills to create portraits that resonate deeply...

Mastering Food Photography

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Mastering Food Photography From the freshly baked pizzas of the West, smothered with rich sun-dried tomatoes, mushroom, olive, and melting mozzarella cheese, to the roasted succulent spiced meats of Turkey, Afghanistan, and Persia, to Burma’s seafood stews; the delectable dumplings and stir-fry noodles of China and Tibet to the mouth-watering sushi of Japan … and there are thousands more dishes to tempt even the fussiest palate … food … the unimaginably delicious taste that restores one’s faith in life, love, and the universe! It is food photography, the special segment that reflects the tidbits of joy in every single click! From the freshly baked pizzas of the West, smothered with rich sun-dried tomatoes, mushroom, olive, and melting mozzarella cheese, to the roasted succulent spiced meats of Turkey, Afghanistan, and Persia, to Burma’s seafood stews; the delectable dumplings and stir-fry noodles of China and Tibet to the mouth-watering sushi of Japan … and there are thousands more d...

Through the Lens of Time: Lessons from Iconic Photographers

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Through the Lens of Time: Lessons from Iconic Photographers From documenting social injustice to portraying child laborers and the harsh conditions of life in the streets, factories, mines, and slums as early as the 1850s. - it is when the portrait photography genre was born and flourished. By creating its own voice, portrait photography becomes a powerful tool for storytelling, conveying complex narratives about the human condition and influencing, and how we perceive the world around us. From documenting social injustice to portraying child laborers and the harsh conditions of life in the streets, factories, mines, and slums as early as the 1850s. - it is when the portrait photography genre was born and flourished. By creating its own voice, portrait photography becomes a powerful tool for storytelling, conveying complex narratives about the human condition and influencing, and how we perceive the world around us. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/publications/through-the-lens-o...

Beyond the Black Box

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Beyond the Black Box It all starts here, with the very tool we are holding in our hand, we call the camera. It captures the moment inside the frame in a unique visual representation. It portrays the essence of art. The art of photography, in all styles, takes one into the world of the visual rhythm of harmonies. It all starts here, with the very tool we are holding in our hand, we call the camera. It captures the moment inside the frame in a unique visual representation. It portrays the essence of art. The art of photography, in all styles, takes one into the world of the visual rhythm of harmonies. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/publications/beyond-the-black-box/?feed_id=1234576&_unique_id=67a5910f3a6e3

Hello Explorer

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Hello Explorer Just pause, and imagine a moment, its threads of beauty that we so often neglect to see. It’s a stunning life in the frame, captures nature’s beauty in abundance. To communicate with artistic vision, one must visualize a perfect occurrence in nature, when a magical moment is going to happen. To hunt for that moment you need skill and knowledge of light to transform that moment into an artistic one. Let’s explore the true beauty of nature and the art of capturing it in photography. Just pause, and imagine a moment, its threads of beauty that we so often neglect to see. It’s a stunning life in the frame, captures nature’s beauty in abundance. To communicate with artistic vision, one must visualize a perfect occurrence in nature, when a magical moment is going to happen. To hunt for that moment you need skill and knowledge of light to transform that moment into an artistic one. Let’s explore the true beauty of nature and the art of capturing it in photography. https://ww...

Explore through the Lens

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Explore through the Lens Putting the frame around the everyday happenings and preserving those split seconds often come with stories, stories that have all the flux of lives that we see around us. Presenting a story needs to be presented chaos free, so that it can stand out from the rest, but at the same time our understanding should be chaos free too, when we explore through the lens. Putting the frame around the everyday happenings and preserving those split seconds often come with stories, stories that have all the flux of lives that we see around us. Presenting a story needs to be presented chaos free, so that it can stand out from the rest, but at the same time our understanding should be chaos free too, when we explore through the lens. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/publications/explore-through-the-lens/?feed_id=1234559&_unique_id=67a574df98162

Mastering the Art of Portrait Photography

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Mastering the Art of Portrait Photography It was the portrait, where photography took its first step and challenged the traditional form of art by refusing to portray the narratives written by other people. Portrait photography has been inviting others, to observe and understand a medium that is far more powerful than others. To follow the same century-long techniques, which make portrait photography iconic, let's enroll in this "Mastering the Art of Portrait Photography" course for only $15 a month. Let's master the art that makes the portrait a masterpiece and we will showcase your work to the world. It was the portrait, where photography took its first step and challenged the traditional form of art by refusing to portray the narratives written by other people. Portrait photography has been inviting others, to observe and understand a medium that is far more powerful than others. To follow the same century-long techniques, which make portrait photography iconic, ...

The Definitive Guide to Mastering the Art of Publication

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The Definitive Guide to Mastering the Art of Publication From publishing newspapers, magazines, books, scientific journals to typography, postscript, the CMYK colour module, the digital billboard, or user interface, the field of publication covers a vast area. By definition, it is to display one’s work to public by means of any device or process that not necessarily have to be just printed copies. In fact it includes every state-of-art device of present time; and for this very reason, to master the art of publication, one needs to master lots of different disciplines. Nevertheless, it is the fundamental principles of printing, which were developed over centuries that rule it all. In this guide we are going to learn them. From publishing newspapers, magazines, books, scientific journals to typography, postscript, the CMYK colour module, the digital billboard, or user interface, the field of publication covers a vast area. By definition, it is to display one’s work to public by means o...

A Photographer’s Guide to Exploring Nature

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A Photographer’s Guide to Exploring Nature Nature, where you cherish the experiences you encounter; where you explore a vast panorama of mountains that stretches unbroken beyond the power of sight. It is where you walk through the deep green groves, or stand at the edge of the crystal clear lake, which takes a week or even a month to reach. It is about reaching the highest mountain on earth, or lying under the desert sky at night with millions of stars - it is our zeal for discovering the world beyond everyday life, it is how we feel the connection when we are there, and become a part of it. Nature, where you cherish the experiences you encounter; where you explore a vast panorama of mountains that stretches unbroken beyond the power of sight. It is where you walk through the deep green groves, or stand at the edge of the crystal clear lake, which takes a week or even a month to reach. It is about reaching the highest mountain on earth, or lying under the desert sky at night with mil...

Diploma in the Fundamentals of Photography

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Diploma in the Fundamentals of Photography From the camera, lenses, and their personalities, to getting the prefect exposure with different artistic perception, from analyzing art and its various core principles, different styles of photography, to embracing the essence of light, we cover every fundamental aspect of photography with five amazing courses that let you see the beauty, unity, and harmony before pressing the shutter and then capture it. Not only you will learn and master the art of capturing decisive moment, different techniques of framing, and the use of aesthetic perspective to express the stories of our lives that go beyond the frames, but also how to make aesthetically pleasing composition in every situation. You will also learn to use the proper structure, balance, and dynamics that bind compositional elements together and transform them into an iconic photograph. The diploma will establish you as a professional photographer, let you get published, awarded, and showc...

A Photographer's Guide to Perfect Exposure

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A Photographer's Guide to Perfect Exposure It is one thing to take a photograph, but quite another to photograph with perfect exposure. When you take the photograph with correct exposure, it tells the story vividly, as if it has its own personality – a dramatic instance in every single pixel, regardless 35mm, large, medium, fourth-third, or whichever format you chose. It is one thing to take a photograph, but quite another to photograph with perfect exposure. When you take the photograph with correct exposure, it tells the story vividly, as if it has its own personality – a dramatic instance in every single pixel, regardless 35mm, large, medium, fourth-third, or whichever format you chose. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/publications/a-photographers-guide-to-perfect-exposure/?feed_id=1234414&_unique_id=67a52e8e61a0e

Ethics in Photography

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Ethics in Photography From subjective to conceptual, or having a photographic vision to the concepts of judgments, the responsibility of how we take and share photographs fall in the field of ethics, the principle that guides how to work with photography in an ethical way. From subjective to conceptual, or having a photographic vision to the concepts of judgments, the responsibility of how we take and share photographs fall in the field of ethics, the principle that guides how to work with photography in an ethical way. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/store/ethics-in-photography/?feed_id=1234393&_unique_id=67a52088ca433

Master's in Photojournalism

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Master's in Photojournalism The aim of this one-year Master’s of Art in Photojournalism programme is to extend one’s photographic vision to create powerful stories that resonate with audience and go beyond the known aesthetic boundaries. It is for those who have already been in the field of photojournalism for quite some time and would like to experience what studying a doctorate program might be, while at the same time allowing to gain a highly valuable master’s qualification. The aim of this one-year Master’s of Art in Photojournalism programme is to extend one’s photographic vision to create powerful stories that resonate with audience and go beyond the known aesthetic boundaries. It is for those who have already been in the field of photojournalism for quite some time and would like to experience what studying a doctorate program might be, while at the same time allowing to gain a highly valuable master’s qualification. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/university/masters-...

Illuminating Nature, Volume One

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Illuminating Nature, Volume One Illuminating Nature, Volume one is about the gorgeous, decisive moments of nature, showcasing pure subtlety and harmonic nuances. The textures, contrast, saturation, and vibrant colors give life to this hidden world, as nature’s essence is revealed through these beautiful photographs. Spot the beautiful butterfly, rest on a leaf with a dragonfly, and follow the tracks of beauty in nature that we so often neglect to see. Illuminating Nature, Volume one is about the gorgeous, decisive moments of nature, showcasing pure subtlety and harmonic nuances. The textures, contrast, saturation, and vibrant colors give life to this hidden world, as nature’s essence is revealed through these beautiful photographs. Spot the beautiful butterfly, rest on a leaf with a dragonfly, and follow the tracks of beauty in nature that we so often neglect to see. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/store/illuminating-nature-volume-one/?feed_id=1234377&_unique_id=67a5046b02ff...

The Quintessence of Photography

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The Quintessence of Photography The Quintessence of Photography: Understanding Composition is the most precisely written reference book for anyone who is longing to step into the latitude of the true aesthetic world of photography. No matter how much you think you know about photography, you will learn new insights in this book. In each of its pages, this book takes you around the panoramic world of photography and its art; from core science to beautiful aesthetic worlds, from classical notions to cutting edge technology, and so much more. The Quintessence of Photography: Understanding Composition is the most precisely written reference book for anyone who is longing to step into the latitude of the true aesthetic world of photography. No matter how much you think you know about photography, you will learn new insights in this book. In each of its pages, this book takes you around the panoramic world of photography and its art; from core science to beautiful aesthetic worlds, from cl...

Mastering Food Photography

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Mastering Food Photography From the freshly baked pizzas of the West, smothered with rich sun-dried tomatoes, mushroom, olive, and melting mozzarella cheese, to the roasted succulent spiced meats of Turkey, Afghanistan, and Persia, to Burma’s seafood stews; the delectable dumplings and stir-fry noodles of China and Tibet to the mouth-watering sushi of Japan … and there are thousands more dishes to tempt even the fussiest palate … food … the unimaginably delicious taste that restores one’s faith in life, love, and the universe! It is food photography, the special segment that reflects the tidbits of joy in every single click! From the freshly baked pizzas of the West, smothered with rich sun-dried tomatoes, mushroom, olive, and melting mozzarella cheese, to the roasted succulent spiced meats of Turkey, Afghanistan, and Persia, to Burma’s seafood stews; the delectable dumplings and stir-fry noodles of China and Tibet to the mouth-watering sushi of Japan … and there are thousands more d...

A Photographer's Guide to Night Photography

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A Photographer's Guide to Night Photography The moment the sun sets into the furthest horizon, the day ends in that side of this earth, the night begins, and that’s when all our artificial lights start glowing, giving us some majestic time to photograph. Night photography is all about those lights that mark our presence on this earth, in thousands of ways, in more than thousands of perspectives. The moment the sun sets into the furthest horizon, the day ends in that side of this earth, the night begins, and that’s when all our artificial lights start glowing, giving us some majestic time to photograph. Night photography is all about those lights that mark our presence on this earth, in thousands of ways, in more than thousands of perspectives. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/publications/a-photographers-guide-to-night-photography/?feed_id=1234352&_unique_id=67a4da3211bd9

Footsteps of Light: The Bali Photography Diploma

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Footsteps of Light: The Bali Photography Diploma Discover Bali through the Lens with this Bali Photography Diploma Expedition. With hands-on workshops, critique sessions, and guided photo walks, you'll refine your skills and expand your creative vision. Discover Bali through the Lens with this Bali Photography Diploma Expedition. With hands-on workshops, critique sessions, and guided photo walks, you'll refine your skills and expand your creative vision. https://www.lightandcomposition.com/expeditions/footsteps-of-light-the-bali-photography-diploma/?feed_id=1234345&_unique_id=67a4cc330a4a9