Great shots need good lighting, but shadows and darkness are also very important. One type of lighting here is"3-point lighting". The photographers Sebastian Weingart, Tommy Halfter and their young team organized a photo shoot on this topic using Jinbei permanent lights. In this article, the young team of photographers explains how and why they like to use 3-point lighting.

Who does not know them, the impressive snapshots of sporting events, birds of prey swooping or geysers at the moment of eruption? After marveling at the effect of the image, the question often follows as to how the photographer managed to capture such a fleeting moment, which sometimes lasted only a few thousandths of a second, in pin-sharp detail.

The portrait is the supreme discipline in photography. It's about capturing a person's character and soul in a split second. This is easier if the light, the background and the idea behind the composition are adapted to the person, to the mood and to the intended message of the picture. There are many creative and perhaps previously unimagined solutions, the best tips for creative portraits are presented in more detail below. 

Travel photography is about capturing new, exciting destinations in an exciting and perhaps unprecedented way. Anyone who has already embarked on a multi-week trip with the camera and the rest of the equipment knows how complex the planning can be. Which lenses do you need, is the tripod light enough to be able to do longer tours with it and which filters get the best out of a landscape?

Photos taken at night have an amazing effect. However, this is only the case if they are correctly exposed and if photographers pay attention to one or the other rule that only applies to photography at night. It really doesn't take that much to get razor-sharp images and exciting compositions at night. At the beginning it is enough to heed some of the following tips.

On rainy days, it is understandable that time is preferred to be spent indoors, in the warm and dry. But those who actually dare to go outside and use the rain as a creative stylistic device open up an interesting playing field full of imaginative possibilities. The best ideas for creative photos in the rain are presented below.

Christmas is the quiet and contemplative time when special moments matter. The loved ones find each other at home, maybe after months without seeing each other, and every moment is special.

In photography, three-dimensional objects are captured on a two-dimensional medium. It makes little difference whether this medium is film, a digital sensor, a poster or a canvas. Nevertheless, good photographers manage to bring great depth to their pictures despite the limitation to two dimensions.

There is no definitive list of things that guarantee a picture will turn out well. Composition, the right moment, correct exposure, context and many other considerations play an important role in creating strong and impressive images.