5 things you might not know about Henri Cartier Bresson

Yesterday, the world celebrated the birthday of Henri Cartier Bresson. One of the most important and influential photographers of all time. Bresson is considered to be the father of the Decisive Moment theory in photography as well as  the founder of modern photojournalism (creating images in order to tell a news story) Here are five things you might not know on Henri Cartier Bresson: #1- His true love was actually drawing: he was introduced to the world of painting and drawing by his uncle Louis, who later died in World War I. At the age of 19, Cartier-Bresson entered a private art school in the Lhote …

Pre-visualization- The secret of Ansel Adams

Hey guys and welcome to my photography blog. The purpose of this blog is to share some knowledge and create a resourceful reference for like minded people who are interested in portrait and travel photography. Every week, I’d like to share techniques, tips and different approaches on portrait and travel photography. In this first post, I’ve decided to let you into a little secret, which actually helped and even changed the way I work. That secret is Pre-visualization. The term was first coined by the photographer and environmentalist, Ansel Adams, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American west. He wrote that Pre-visualization is …