#luminarneo

I’ve heard people say it’s no longer worth selling photo prints on platforms like Etsy. The argument is that anyone looking for wall decor will just use AI to generate exactly what they want. In my view,

If anyone’s watching me right now, they’re probably wondering why I’m sitting here cracking up. I’m currently putting together a new collection for my Etsy shop, messing around with some wild color palettes,

We all carry a smartphone with a camera in our pockets these days. And every day, we snap boring, uninspired shots. Just look at the typical Actifit updates: "Hit my ten thousand steps on the way

Something happened today that I really wanted to share with you. As you might have noticed, I’ve been having a lot of fun lately offering some of my photography ‒ or more accurately, my photo art ‒ through

I actually look forward to heading into work. Why? Well, besides the obvious perks like a paycheck, there’s one major upside: it gets me outdoors in the early morning hours. Honestly, if it weren't for

I snapped this shot on my phone near a random fence one day. It’s a Traveler’s joy or Old man's beard (Clematis vitalba), though that fact probably only matters to a botany teacher. Honestly, it’s not

A dragonfly on a blade of grass. It’s a nice shot. But... But... The thing is, it’s "just" a nice photo. There are a million shots exactly like it out there, and if someone looks at it and thinks,

Honestly, I wanted to create something that was visually striking and artistically compelling, but it couldn't just be flashy for the sake of it. It had to be rooted in a real, established aesthetic.

In the last post, you guys really liked that butterfly shot on the textured background. Here’s the link to download the high-res file ‒ it's sharp enough for prints up to A1 (or 25" x 35"). It

Photography is made up of two parts: photo- and -graphy. This is about that second part. Graphy. Sometimes a photographer hits a point where straight documentation stops being enough. They start wondering

Here's what you need to shoot a city at night. First, you need the city itself. A fashion photographer needs models ‒ a city photographer needs a city. Ideally, a big one. The kind with plenty to capture.

Oh man, I got spooked today! While I was browsing Hive earlier today, I was mainly looking for undervalued photography to curate. As I was doing my curation, I stumbled upon a profile that stood out and