Video Tutorial – How to Work a Scene to Find the best Light and Composition
In this short video tutorial, photographer Mike Brown takes you on a photo walk looking for images. Watch as he...
How to Break the Rules with a Central Composition
When you started your journey to become a photographer, it’s likely you quickly encountered the famous Rule of Thirds. This...
How to be Better Prepared for Your Next Photo Shoot
Greater success with your event, street, travel or any other genre of photography can depend a lot on how prepared...
How to do High-Speed Photography – the Fundamentals
What is high-speed photography? High-speed photography is capturing the moments that happen in a fraction of time which you can't...
How to Plan a Street Photography Shoot When Traveling
Street photography is normally a very open and free-form photography genre, but sometimes because we are traveling it's better to...
How to do a Themed Photo Walk to Break out of a Photography Rut
In simple terms, the more photographs you take, the more experience you gain. As they say, "the more the clicks,...
Why and How to do Wildlife Photography at Eye-Level
Wildlife photography is all about creating a connection with the subject and with your audience. One of the key components...
5 Non-Gear Related Ways to Improve Your Work and Take Better Photos
I have lost track of the number of times I have heard complete strangers compliment me on having a great...
Weekly Photography Challenge – Landscape
Weekly Photography Challenge - Landscape Landscape is one of the most popular genres of photography. So it should be easy...
Video: 10 Hot Tips for Better Landscape Photography
Do you enjoy landscape photography and want to take your work to the next level? Here are 10 hot tips...
5 Key Elements that Directly Impact the Quality of Your Photography
We all want to make better photos. But how do we improve? What are we striving for? Here are five...
How to Understand Reflected Versus Incident Light and Get More Accurate Exposures
Do you ever get under or overexposed photos when you use your camera’s light meter? Do you get frustrated that...
How to do Clamshell Lighting: A Reliable Two Light Setup
When it comes to lighting, there is an infinite choice on how you can light your portrait subjects. That’s great...
Tips for Minimalist Photography in an Urban Environment
Minimalism gained traction in America in the 1960s with links to the Japanese traditional culture of Zen Philosophy. As a...
Tips for Dealing with Your Frustrations as a Photographer
Feel stuck? Frustrated? Feel like you want to hang up the camera, or that you'll never make it as a...
How to Photograph the Aurora Borealis – Nature’s Night Light
The Valkyrior, the "Dance of the Spirits," polar lights, Goddess of the dawn, the mythical firefoxes of Lapland, the Northern...
How to do Photography of a Funeral Tastefully and with Respect
For most of us, most of the time, photography is a fun and joyful activity, where we get to do...
Weekly Photography Challenge – Yellow
They call it mellow yellow! Weekly Photography Challenge - Yellow Nature provides many things in this wonderful color - just...
What are Your Predictions for the Future of Photography?
Photography is an ever changing art form and technology. But what is in store for us in terms of the...
Portrait Comparison – Flash Versus Natural Light
This article will demonstrate the difference between portraits taken with an umbrella softbox and natural window light, essentially flash versus...
9 Tips for Learning How to See in Monochrome
There is a certain subtle elegance about monochrome (often referred to as black and white) images. Removing color changes the...
7 Gritty Tips That Will Create the Foundation for Your Street Photography
While street photography may seem easy on the surface, that you just have to be there in the right moment,...
