Macro photography is about shooting objects up close. Flowers are popular subjects that provide lots of detail, have a variety of shapes and colors, work well with lighting, and they generally are very beautiful and pleasing to look at which provides a photographer with a lot to work with when making great images. Roy Niswanger […]
Proof Like a Pro: Online or In-Person Photo Proofing?
After you have set up the photo session, taken the pictures and edited them, the next step is showing the work to your client. Essentially, photo proofing is a process when a photographer views the photographs he/she has taken with the client, to give the client the opportunity to choose the best shots from a […]
32 Beautiful Examples of One Color Dominant Photography
Here are the results from our last challenge, “One Color”. A big thanks for the photographers that submitted, we had an awesome pool of images to chose from. Make sure and let us know what you think of the images below. Whats your favorite and why? onkel\wart> > View Exif Data>> dbnunley> > View Exif […]
Photographer Catherine Karnow: Vietnam Is My Story
Motivation, opportunity, and a personal invitation took photographer Catherine Karnow to Vietnam for the first time in July 1990. Catherine Karnow’s retrospective, “Vietnam: 25 Years of a Documenting a Changing Country,” spans nearly her entire career as a professional photographer. The exhibition, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, includes […]
9 Great Marketing Tips for Photographers on a Budget
One of the biggest challenges on the way to become a professional photographer and start making money from doing what you love is figuring out how to get clients. If you’re just setting up your business, it may seem that you can’t get the message in front of the right people. However, marketing does not […]
30 Ethereal Examples of Smoke Photography
Smoke is such a mysterious subject to shoot. It’s really unknown as to what your going to get until you start shooting and later look at what you’ve captured. The smoke can create the most interesting shapes and take on familiar forms. Below are great examples of this process. What forms can you see the […]
Surreal Landscape Photography by Christopher O’Donnell
If you follow this blog you are very familiar with the work of Christopher O’Donnell. Chris has been a prolific contributor to the site with excellent insight on the world of landscape photography. Today we would like to showcase some of Christopher’s amazing photography. Interesting compositions and unique post processing make his images stand out […]
Visual Storytelling Tips & Tools for Creative Photographers
Marketing is creating products and services that lead your tribe to tell stories that spread. —SETH GODIN, bestselling author of “All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low Trust World” In the winter of 1903, a woman touring New York in a streetcar watched how the shivering motorman had to […]
Camera Obscura Showcase and Interview with Photographer Jürgen Lechner
In a period characterized by technological advances, German photographer Jürgen Lechner looks to the earliest photographic techniques: pinhole photography with a camera obscura. In doing so, Lechner presents the spectator with contemporary scenes that highlight the often-overlooked viewpoints of our environment. Lechner’s abandon of digital photography may be unusual, but his aesthetic proves to be […]
15 Must See Cheatsheets and Infographics For Photographers
There is a lot to learn and remember when it comes to photography. We all could use a little help to reference all this information quickly. This is where cheatsheets and infographs come in very handy. We have found a collection of very helpful resources that you should find very useful. Make sure and visit […]