Learn To Create Original Photographs
With A Fine Art Photographer
Art and Study of
Photography
Rayhan Rahim Khan
I am Rayhan Rahim Khan, a fine art photographer and the creator of this website.
Starting in 2021 with no prior experience, I bootstrapped my way to creating these contemplative photographs of Orléans, France, which I share on this platform.
For $8 a month, you’ll get access to the Contact Sheet posts, Studies, and Lessons educational content drawn directly from the notes that enabled me to improve.
As well as the Galleries and Books, where you’ll find the refined photographs that emerged from these notes.
Some of My Photos
Because the best way to judge a photographer’s skills is by looking at their photos…
Concrete Analysis
Studies
What are the studies:
The studies are ideal if you are short on time. They go straight to the point: Fine Art Photographer Rayhan Rahim Khan analyzes one of his photograph.
He answers directly questions such as:
Is the composition good? Why? What doesn’t add up to this image? And others.
This is what the studies are about: no nonsense, straight to the point. We pull out what we have to learn about a photo and then we pass to the next one.
Short but efficient
The studies are a short format (200 to 500 words, 2 minutes to read) that allows you to learn diverse photographic principles and how to analyze pictures in a very edible way.
Lastest Studies
Studies are published frequently throughout the month.
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Study 27: What Works with a Telephoto Lens in Landscape Photography
Thematic:
Telephoto Lens in Landscape Photography – Composition Study – Planes
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Study 26: Leading Lines
Thematic:
Composition study – Leading lines – Patterns – Meaning
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Study 25: Telling a story through composition
Thematic:
Composition Study – Telling a story through composition – Gradation between the planes – Looping composition
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Learn Photography Differently
Contact Sheets
What you will get concretely from the contact sheet posts:
You’ll learn through concrete examples, and always concrete examples, the entire process of creating a photograph:
- The thought process prior to the shoot (finding a subject, preparing)
- How to compose a photograph (principles from concrete analysis)
- How to recognize a great image (selection process)
- How to realize your vision through post-processing
How the contact sheets differ from other lessons or courses:
Proven Effectiveness
Initially, I wrote the “contact sheets” only for me. It is those notes that allowed me to get to this level as a fine art photographer.
From them I extracted and highlighted the principles and methodology that make me the photographer I am.
It is not lessons written after the fact, in which I set down what I believe to be the factors behind the success of my photos. You are at the center of the creative machine.
No hacks but Inner Logic
The contact sheet posts will help you nurture and express your creativity rather than giving you hacks or ready-made solutions that’ll make your photos look common.
I’ll give you the keys to being the photographer you want to be.
Lastest Contact Sheets
A new Contact Sheet is published every two weeks (1000 words with photos and diagrams).
The Contact Sheets are not monotonous and explore a variety of subjects with a focus on understanding how to create a beautiful image.
Click here to read an excerpt of the first Contact Sheet.
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Contact-Sheet – 13| Using Telephoto Lenses for Urban Photography
Thematic:
Using a Telephoto Lens – Monument Photography – Urban Photography – Portrait Photography
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Contact-Sheet – 12| Winter vs Summer
Thematic:
Same place, different time – Winter and Summer – Landscape Photography
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Contact-Sheet – 11| After the Storm
Thematic:
Finding a subject – Seizing an opportunity – Telling a story through a series of photographs
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Lessons
Lessons
If you want to learn a precise thematic or just a more structured way of learning, the lessons are made for you.
I.Basic Technical Skills
II. How to learn
III. Composition
IV. Creating a Photograph
1. Preparation
2. Shooting
3. Photo Selection
4. Post Processing
Analog Photography (B&W)
Discover Artistic Photographs
Galleries
Discover beautiful photographs.
Latest Galleries
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Gallery – Getting lost at night in Orléans, June 2023
An artistic photographic project at night un Orléans, France with (https://www.instagram.com/funi_performeur/).
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Gallery – Flowers
Flowers in all their forms arranged in a gallery of color and black and white photographs.
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Gallery – Silhouettes
A stunning and poetic gallery of contemplative black and white images by Rayhan Rahim Khan.
$8/month subscription
Access all Contact Sheets and Galleries for just $8 a month.
100% transparency => if you’re not satisfied, get a full refund if you cancel within the first 3 days. Cancel anytime with a month-to-month subscription.