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Shooting Stars – How to Photograph the Moon and Stars With Your DSLR by Phil Hart is a complete guide to taking amazing photos of the night sky.  If you own and understand the basic controls of a DSLR and a tripod, then with this book you can get started on capturing compelling images and/or [...]Author informationRachael Towneis a professional photographer and editor of Photoluminary.TwitterFacebookBlogFlickrThe post Review: Shooting Stars – How to Photograph the Moon and Stars With Your DSLR by Phil Hart appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

We all want things to be easy, stress free, and effortless. So much in fact we often overlook the benefits of a challenge. To continue improving our skills we have to regularly challenge ourselves. Challenges may not always present themselves to us, we have to go looking for them, create them. We must be constructively [...]Author informationTiffany MuellerTiffany Mueller is a professional music and fine art photographer. She has been published in multiple publications including magazines, art journals, and various photography books. She blogs at Life Is Unabridged.TwitterFacebookGoogle+BlogFlickrThe post How to Challenge Yourself To Be A Better Photographer appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

In today’s marketplace, it’s easy to find cameras with rugged, durable bodies constructed of magnesium alloy frames and polycarbonate exteriors; with state of the art sensors and so many advanced features that you may never get around to using. Even many point and shoot cameras pack a pretty hefty punch in terms of feature set [...]Author informationJason D. LittleJason Little is a photographer (shooting macros, portraits, candids, and the occasional landscape), part time writer, and full time lover of music. You can see Jason’s photography on his photography blog or on Flickr.TwitterFacebookBlogFlickrThe post Serious Fun: 7 Toy Cameras Worth Your Consideration appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

‘The best laid plans of mice and men’ as the old adage goes – how many times have you set you camera up to take that spectacular scene in front of you only to realize it could look even better with a filter over your lens? You rummage around your camera bag only to remember [...]Author informationJason RowJason Row is a British born travel photographer now living in Ukraine. You can follow him on The Odessa Files. He also maintains a blog chronicling his exploits as an Expat in the former Soviet Union.FacebookGoogle+BlogFlickrThe post How to Recreate These 3 Popular Photographic Filters in Photoshop appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

Home to a prolific community of photographers and seen by nearly a million people per month, Light Stalking has come of age.  Our articles are helpful to photographers of varying levels and the forum is frequently updated by users with great photos, entries to our weekly contests and topics of discussion.  With all of the [...]Author informationRachael Towneis a professional photographer and editor of Photoluminary.TwitterFacebookBlogFlickrThe post Sad Filthy Dog in a Temple and The Best of Light Stalking This Week appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

Photowalks are nothing new, anyone remotely interested in photography and with access to the internet has probably heard about one taking place somewhere in the world. Notable photographers like Scott Kelby, Trey Ratcliff, and Thomas Hawk are active participants and promoters of photowalks all around the world and their support has, undoubtedly, helped to increase the [...]Author informationTiffany MuellerTiffany Mueller is a professional music and fine art photographer. She has been published in multiple publications including magazines, art journals, and various photography books. She blogs at Life Is Unabridged.TwitterFacebookGoogle+BlogFlickrThe post How to Organize a Successful Photowalk appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

They can be beautiful, surreal, abstract or a combination of all three, reflections are a powerful way convey emotion or provoke thought in your images. In this article we are going to take a look at how to use reflections in your compositions and indeed how to break compositional rules, using reflections. How to Find [...]Author informationJason RowJason Row is a British born travel photographer now living in Ukraine. You can follow him on The Odessa Files. He also maintains a blog chronicling his exploits as an Expat in the former Soviet Union.FacebookGoogle+BlogFlickrThe post How to Photograph Reflections for Awesome Results appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

Once upon a time photography was in large part about remembering complicated rules and equations and a fair amount of luck. The more you knew of the equations and rules the less luck was involved but even if you knew it all you could still have your shoot ruined by unforeseen weather conditions. But the [...]Author informationRichard WalkerRichard Walker is a landscape photographer based in Oxfordshire. See more of his photography on his website and follow him on social media with the tabs above.TwitterFacebookGoogle+BlogFlickrThe post 5 Amazing Apps That Every Photographer Should Have appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

Another wonderful week in photography passes us by and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy searching for links to the best tutorials, reviews, special features, collections, great photography and interesting blogs to share here with everyone.  This week’s list features a terrific cross-section of pieces showcasing some wonderful photography, as well as some really interesting [...]Author informationToad Hollow PhotographyI am a fine arts photographer that specializes in HDR techniques. Please feel free to visit our Limited Edition Prints site, our Online Gallery or our lively Photoblog.TwitterFacebookGoogle+BlogFlickrThe post These Awesome Photography Links Will Knock Your Socks Back On appeared first on Light Stalking. show less

The ever increasing activity in our blossoming photography community, coupled with the frequent publishing of articles, makes it easy to miss important updates on Light Stalking.  Since the number of people visiting Light Stalking is now approaching a whopping million per month, we figured it would be a good idea to sum it all up [...]Author informationRachael Towneis a professional photographer and editor of Photoluminary.TwitterFacebookBlogFlickrThe post Cute Bird Photo and Other Things You May Have Missed on Light Stalking This Week appeared first on Light Stalking. show less