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11 Tips to Succeed with a Photo365 Project

Whether you call it a Photo 365 or a Photo A Day (PAD) project the net result is the same, a photo for every day of the year. These types of photo projects are menacing at first thought, but provide a fantastic opportunity to explore and learn not just photography, but creative seeing and post-productions [...]

124 “Best Photos of 2009″ Blog Posts

As is tradition at the conclusion of every year I review my year in photos and select my best photos and evaluate those that were near misses. How and why I do this was detailed in a DPS blog post I wrote roughly 1 year ago titled 10 Ways to Top Your Best 2008 Photographs.  [...]

3 Minutes with Photographer Joseph Szymanski

The magical aspect of photography is that it so effectively channels an infinite number of perspectives, interests and styles. With this in mind a deeper or second look at a photographers work can often reveal something to a viewer that may be subtle or mysterious. One photographer whose style and subject material builds off of [...]

3 Minutes with Photographer Trey Ratcliff

If you spend any amount of time online you’re likely to have been exposed to the work of Trey Ratcliff, who is also known as Stuck In Customs. Having developed a unique approach and style of HDR he’s developed a rabid following, resulting in his work being viewed over 16 million times on Flickr. Trey [...]

10 Ways to Top Your Best 2008 Photographs

The following post on 10 Ways to Top Your Best 2008 Photographs is by San Francisco based photographer Jim M. Goldstein. Learn more about him at the end of this post At the conclusion of every year I take it upon myself to review my yearly photographic work and pursue 3 critical activities: Determine my [...]

5 Ways To Never Lose Your Photos

The following post on Ways To Never Lose Your Photos is by San Francisco based photographer Jim M. Goldstein. Learn more about him at the end of this post. Image by pinball215 The biggest nightmare of every photographer is the thought of catastrophic loss of their photographs. In the days of film, options were limited [...]

The Secret to Ultra-Sharp Photos

The following post on The Secrets to Ultra-Sharp Photos is by San Francisco based photographer Jim M. Goldstein. Learn more about him at the end of this post. As previously noted the best photo tip I ever received had to do with sharpness and up until the time in which I received this tip I [...]

10 Favorite “Best Photo Tips”…. By You!

The following post on The Great Photography Tips is by San Francisco based photographer Jim M. Goldstein. Learn more about him at the end of this post. When I posted The Best Photo Tip I Ever Received and turned the tables to ask what your best photo tip was I expected a few responses, but [...]

The Best Photo Tip I Ever Received… What Was Yours?

The following post on The Best Photo Tip I Ever Received is by San Francisco based photographer Jim M. Goldstein. Learn more about him at the end of this post. Far and away the best photo tip I’ve received to date has been… “Capture an image with a sharp foreground and the rest will follow.” [...]

9 Lighting Types to Harness & Improve Your Photography

The following post on 9 Lighting Types is by San Francisco based photographer Jim M. Goldstein. Learn more about him at the end of this post. In my previous article “Make the Best of Bad Weather – 6 Challenges for Photographers” I noted how photography is all about the light. Sounds easy enough on the [...]

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