Writer – Photographer – Educator
Ok, so, I bit the bullet and upgraded to a Premium Fine Art America membership so that I can upload an unlimited number of images and better promote those images. After all, I need a dedicated online "home" for my for-sale images. While I'll continue to use my Alina Oswald website as my main website, [...]
Three Notes on November 24, 2020: Thoughts on "being thankful" this yearIdeas for photographing Thanksgiving in a time of COVID-19Remembering Freddie Mercury It's Thanksgiving week here in the U.S., a time when people acknowledge who they're thankful to and what they're thankful for. But this is 2020, a year that quite possible will help us [...]
What to consider if thinking of photographing for and submitting to stock photo agencies In this age of Covid-19 and like many other creatives, I've found myself without (as many?) projects, contracts, and assignments. As a portrait, editorial and event photographer I haven't been able to photograph people, outdoors or indoors, and definitely not inside [...]
Should you and (if yes) how to talk about your images, your creative work? The other day Facebook "reminded" me of a picture from a couple years ago, showing yours truly with her artwork at a gallery opening. Looking at it through the present Covid-19 lens, the image appeared to speak of a time long [...]
Today, August 4, is President Obama's birthday. Since he's a Hawaiian native, and also since August 21, only a few weeks from today, is Hawaii Statehood Day, here are a few images from the majestic, mesmerizing Aloha land, the land of rainbows: Leap of Faith: Leap of Faith. Photo by Alina Oswald. All Rights Reserved.Leap [...]
Gifts for the holidays, for and from photographers.
Visiting NY beaches, considering the meaning of work/life balance through a creative prism, taking a moment to "think different" while away from the everyday noise.
Expressing rage in photography, in nature photography in particular.
Photographing from the Air A Few Pros and Cons of Different Types of Aerial Photography I've mentioned aerial photography in one of my previous posts. In this post, though, let's consider different types of aerial photography, their pros and cons. Aerial photography means photography taken from the air, obviously. Many photographers find aerial photography interesting [...]
Capturing the Blue Hour(s) of the Day There are only twenty-four hours in a day, but some of those hours are quite special, in particular when it comes to photography. Last week I talked about photographing during the golden hour(s) of the day, capturing the sunrise and sunset. Now, let's look at blue hour photography. [...]
