A Source of Photography Inspiration

Here’s a selection of 61 great pictures taken during 2009. These are just a few of the thousands of amazing photos we’ve seen this year.

This is a cool video done by flickr member PippoWasHere who is pretty good at creating some really neat effects and enhancements for his pictures using Photoshop. It’s a well put together clip with great music and stunning before and …

The holiday season brings lots of tidings, joy, and ornaments. With glass ones, it’s always tempting to take a picture of your distorted reflection in them.

This is an awesome video featuring photographer Robert Bösch shooting video and photographs with the Nikon D300S.

Winter weather brings moisture and cool temperatures which creates many changes around you. Icicles are one of those cold weather creations. They present an opportunity to take some beautiful pictures throughout the season.

For those who are experiencing winter and can’t wait for summer or if you are just looking forward to relaxing on a beach somewhere, here are 14 great photos to give you hope for those warm days where all you do is take a nap in a hammock.

With all the decorations, lights, and tree up around the house, it’s a perfect time to take some great bokeh pictures. Here are 25 Christmas bokeh shots to inspire those holiday blurs.

Keeping your subject symmetrical is another good technique to use in photography. You can also achieve amazing results by exploring interesting ways to show symmetry in your subject(s) or finding a break in the symmetry.

Framing is simply using other objects in your photograph to frame the main subject. This is probably one of the easier composition techniques in photography. Framing brings more depth to the picture and a better focus on what the main subject is.

Keeping things simple sometimes is the best way to get a good photo. Look for uncomplicated backgrounds and try to focus on keeping objects out of the picture that may draw attention away from your subject.