With the right gear and ideas, flower photography can be a lot of fun! Here are a few thoughts that will help you get beautiful results when you next...
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A Guide to Publishing Photo Books
Should you publish a photography book? For some photographers, this may be the answer. Here is an overview of the things you’ll need to know to succeed.
Photography is About Relationships, not Subjects
We’re taught that the subject is the important part of an image, but the relationships between subjects and other elements are what makes photos...
Practice Using the Artistic Study
Artists have used the artistic study for centuries to hone their skills in preparation for a completed work. Photographers can use this technique, too!
Avoid Becoming the Jaded Photographer
What does it mean for a photographer to be jaded? It’s a problem that hampers creativity, but the fix is easy. We need only adjust the way we see the...
The Dangers of Interrupting a Creative
When you’re doing creative work, interruptions are frustrating — and one of the biggest causes of lost time. Here are some things to help minimize...
Technology is Just a Tool
Discussion of good images and bad often talks about gear. Gear isn’t what makes the image. It’s just a tool. The mind behind the image is what makes it...
Finding Ways Around Physical Limitations in Your Photography
Sometimes it’s not the weather, the gear or an external factor that gets in our way. Sometimes it’s physical limitations.
Tips for Planning a Photography Project
There is a lot of information on how to plan shot lists or choose gear for photography projects, but what about the creative side of planning? Here are...
Working with the Ideas You’ve Already Had
We all have lots of old ideas laying around in the form of handwritten notes or archives. Here are some thoughts that may help you use some of those...
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Rookery
The Rookery is one of the most recognizable office buildings in Chicago, and for good reason. It was built in the late 1800s by a famous architectural...
What is the Value of Prints?
How valuable is the print in today’s world of digital devices and online photo sharing? That is a question that each individual must answer for...
4 Ways to Put Yourself into a Creative Mindset
When you’re not in the mood to be creative, how can you change your mindset? It isn’t always easy to capture that mindset but here are suggestions to...
5 Unusual Sources of Inspiration
Sometimes you run low not only on inspiration but also on places to search for inspiration. If that sounds like you, then here are some ideas that may...
Photography Podcast (#090) Exploring Photojournalism
What does it mean to be a photojournalist? It isn’t as simple as the dictionary definition of the word. Today I’ll give you some of the things...