Starbursts occur when photographing a bright light with a narrow aperture. Examples of bright lights include the sun and street lights, and their reflections on shiny surfaces or refraction through water or glass. Here are some explanations about the technique: Some lovely examples in our Cluster gallery: You have until next Tuesday to upload your […]

High key photography uses unnaturally bright lighting to blow out most or all harsh shadows in an image. High key methods were originally developed as a solution to screens that couldn’t properly display high contrast ratios, but has developed into more of a stylistic choice. Here is an explanation on how to achieve this look […]

Create an image that captures emotion. It might be a portrait of someone expressing emotion, a shot of a crowd reaction or a wide shot showing the relationship between a person and their environment. Here are some tips: https://www.australianphotography.com/photo-tips/how-to-capture-emotion-in-portrait-photography There are not many photos of this topic in our Cluster gallery, so here are some […]