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Apr102022 by fotomatedNo Comments

These Wildlife Silhouettes are Amazing (Hint: They Are Better than the Conventional Ones)

A typical wildlife photograph is one in which the subject is well lit and well detailed. All the wildlife photographers are working very hard to achieve that standard in their wildlife photographs. But about wildlife silhouettes? One would say it may convey a stronger emotion than a conventional wildlife photograph. Would you agree? Let us see the photographs below first. Image credit & More info: yswildlifephotography.com | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok (c) YS Wildlife Photography (c) YS Wildlife Photography (c) YS Wildlife Photography (c) YS Wildlife Photography A silhouette is the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour, usually black, with its edges matching the outline of the subject. The interior of a silhoue...

Apr82022 by fotomatedNo Comments

Photographer Captures Closeups of Frozen Flowers and they Are Stunning

Nature Photography

Albert Dros is an award-winning Dutch photographer, whose works are featured in Time, The Huffington Post, The Daily Mail, National Geographic many more media channels. We at Fotomated have brought an interesting photography project of him for our viewers. In the Netherlands, during the Spring, the temperature drops below zero on some occasional nights. Those are sleepless nights for the fruit growers since they have to spray all the fruit trees with water to save their flowers and buds. Even though it sounds strange, it actually protects the flowers. The water freezes around the flowers creating a protective ice layer and it protects the flowers from really destructive 'frost'. In the morning when the sunlight floods, the ice melts and the flowers awake unharmed. The frozen water...

Apr32022 by fotomatedNo Comments

Awarded Photographs of ‘Storm Photos of the Year’ 2021

Nature Photography

Storm photography is one of the most challenging genres of photography. One has to be eminent with readiness, timing, planning and improvising other than the basic photography skills. The commitment is also a must and above all, he or she has to save their life itself in a very challenging and dangerous situation. Mike Olbinski, a well-known storm photographer created the annual Storm Photos of the Year contest to recognize the hard work of storm photographers and make the public more aware of storm photography. The offcial website says, "Our purpose in creating Storm Photos of the Year, or what we affectionately call “The Stormys”, is to reward incredible storm photographers around the globe for their hard work every year with a photography contest made specifically for them! Fro...

Feb132022 by fotomatedNo Comments

Winning Photographs of Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022

Wildlife Photography

Winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022 were announced on 10th February. Awards were given under several categories including an overall winner, the Underwater Photographer of the Year. The scope of the awards is not limited to underwater wildlife as one might guess, but many other artistic applications underwater. Scroll down to see the amazing winning photographs. More info: underwaterphotographeroftheyear.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Overall Winners Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022: 'Dancing with the giants of the night'Rafael Fernandez Caballero (Spain) Up and coming Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022: 'Supernova in paradise'Quico Abadal (Spain) British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022: 'A 3.5m great white curiously approac...

Feb102022 by fotomatedNo Comments

This Master Photographer Deliberately Records the Motion Blur to Create Masterpieces

Creative Photography

Motion Blur is a nightmare for all photographers almost all the time. There are some limited occasions where photographers capture the motion blur intentionally. But, we bet you haven't seen a photographer is trying to capture motion blur while shooting a 'performing art' event. Typically, one tries to capture a performing art clean and sharp as much as possible. We at Fotomated are going to show you the total opposite of that today. Henry Rajakaruna is a pioneer in the photography field in Sri Lanka. He is the one and only photographer who holds MFIAP (Master Photographer of FIAP) in Sri Lanka as of today. While capturing theatrical performances in the early '80s, it occurred to him that recording the movement of the performers can create a unique form of art, instead of freezing the...

Feb62022 by fotomatedNo Comments

This Photographer Creates Amazing Light Trail Photographs with Fire Sparks

Creative Photography

As you would already know, 'Light Trail Photography' is a type of long exposure photography. By keeping the camera shutter open for a prolonged period of time, light trails can be produced by moving lights across the frame. That is about a typical light trail photograph. But, what you are about to see is not just typical light trail photographs. Vitor Schietti, a Brazilian artist and photographer creates amazing light trail photographs with fire sparks in his own way. Even though he is not the first one to create light trails using fire sparks, he invented a method that combines fire sparks and the natural environment during the twilight to produce a dreamy atmosphere. Have a look at his brilliant work below. Image credit & More info: schiettifotografia.com | Facebook | Instag...

Feb42022 by fotomatedNo Comments

Reflections of the Past – A Masterpiece by an Amarican Photographer

Featured, Portrait Photography

No matter how much we dislike, getting old is an inevitable truth we all have to face. Money, power, fame or anything else can't help us to get rid of getting old, even though some believe they do. But, we all have a choice in that case. We can either choose to let our 'mind' be old along with the body also or to be young inside the mind irrespective of the body being old. For the people who can be young in their mind, getting old is not much of a problem. Tom Hussey is a lifestyle photographer who is specialized in commercial advertising. He once met a WWII veteran named Gardner, who is about to celebrate his 80th birthday. Gardner told Tom that he couldn't believe that he was about to be 80 years old and he still felt like a young man. Inspired by that statement, Tom created a bathr...

Feb32022 by fotomatedNo Comments

This Photographer Sprinkles Dogs with Coloured Powder and Creates Masterpieces

Featured, Pet Photography

Many pets around the world are having a new burden other than tolerating crazy conversations and cuddles of their owners. They now have to model for professional photoshoots, since the photographs taken from smartphones have become inadequate for their 'moms and dads'. Therefore, we all get to see so many pet photoshoots daily basis on social media, which are cute and adorable of course. But, what you are about to see now is not just ordinary cute and adorable pet photographs. They are masterpieces created by the photographer Jess Bell. Her imagination is too vivid to use ordinary props for her photoshoots. So what does she use? She uses coloured powder. There is no point in explaining it by words, let the photographs speak. Image credit & More Info: jessbellphotography.com | ...

Feb12022 by fotomatedNo Comments

15 Amazing Conceptual Self Portraits by Flóra Borsi

Featured, Portrait Photography

Flóra Borsi is a well-known photographer for her amazing surreal self-portraits. Almost all her photographs are self-portraits and she goes above and beyond to prepare herself for her portraits. She doesn't seem to mind getting her face and body totally painted or having an egg poured on her head if it gives her the outcome she expects. Mixed with the perfect amount of surrealism, her portraits contain very complex and deep emotions which are really captivating. Flóra's likes to make her photographs crystal clear and sharp. This style of her is evident in all of her photographs. We at Fotomated have selected the best of the best of her conceptual self-portraits for our viewers. Not much explanation is needed, her works will speak for themselves. Scroll down to see some amazing fine ...

Jan292022 by fotomatedNo Comments

30 Images of Adorable Dogs Trying to Catch Treats Thrown at Them

Pet Photography

Pets are getting closer and closer to people so much and they are already inseparable from mankind. They are often referred to as family members and young people tend to refer themselves as moms and dads to pets. And there is even a recent development of young men and women not looking for human partners for life, instead of looking for animal companionship. Due to this increased love and bond towards the pets, people tend to capture loving and adorable moments of their pets. That is why now there are even competitions like 'Comedy Pet Photo Awards' to share those captured moments. Like they always were, people never settle. Taking photographs of pets using phones has become 'not enough'. Now we have come to an era that pets getting expensive professional photoshoots by professional ...