Can I Sell That Photo??
You and your best friends just got tickets to see your favorite band in concert. Being the photographer you are, naturally you want to bring along your camera. But can you do that? If you can, and you get an awesome shot of the singer, can you sell it? The answer [...]
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26. September 2008
RAW vs. JPEG Part 3 - RAW Editing
So you’ve decided to try your hand at shooting in RAW – tempted by the higher image quality and control and not turned off by file sizes and editing/download times. Congrats!!!! You can see part 1: Raw vs. JPEG What are They? of this series and Part 2: Raw vs JPEG Pro’s and [...]
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25. September 2008
11 Ways to Get Inspiration for Your Photography
So what happens when you run out of ideas and can’t think of anything to take pictures of?? How do you find things you haven’t photographed 1,000 times before. Here are 11 ways to give you new inspiration and ways to bring life to your photography. A Photo a Day Challenge: [...]
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25. September 2008
Where We’ve Been - We’re Baaaack!!
This post is a slight deviation from the normal hyperphocal content of educational and inspirational (we hope) articles about photography. I’m sure that many of you are wondering what the heck is going on over here? After months of daily posts filled with photography goodness September has been….. well……. sparse. First - the reason….. [...]
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15. September 2008
7 Tips for Organizing your Photos
Where is that photo of!?!?!??!!!! I still can’t find it!!!!!! With the advent of digital cameras photographers can take virtually unlimited photos…… but how do you find the right photo just when you need it? Finding a specific image can sometimes be frustrating, especially when you have a lot of photos. [...]
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3. September 2008
The Mysterious Model Release Demystified
If you want to get a group of photographers completely at odds about something, simply mention two words: Model Release. I’ve never heard two photographers say the same thing about when they use one, why they use one, or much less what the actual release should say. Ever wonder why that is, or [...]
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29. August 2008
RAW vs. JPEG: Part 2 – Pros and Cons
I wrote an article a few days ago explaining what RAW and JPEG formats are (Part 1 of the RAW vs. JPEG discussion). The secret to choosing a format lies with understanding when each format works best…. There isn’t one format that is universally better (although some of you may beg to differ - please [...]
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27. August 2008
7 Secrets to Stock Photography
Getting accepted into stock collections can be daunting and many professional photographers are rejected from stock collections regularly. Stock can be a difficult area to break into, so we’ve compiled some secrets to help you get started in stock photography and build a business for yourself in this competitive field. 1. Do Something Different One of [...]
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25. August 2008
RAW vs. JPEG: Part 1 – What are they?
If you’ve ever visited a photography discussion forum, read a camera magazine or listened to a photography podcast, you have probably run into the RAW vs. JPEG debate. Or you may have noticed a mysterious RAW setting on your camera and wondered what it is. Which is better? Unlike what you may read online, one format is [...]
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22. August 2008
Take Better Pictures with the Rule of Thirds
The “rule” of thirds is one of the oldest and best known principles of photography. Applying it to your composition can dramatically improve your photography (I remember noticing a HUGE difference when I started applying it vs. my previous method of centering everything). Experiment with using the rule - take one shot however [...]
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- Can I Sell That Photo??
- RAW vs. JPEG Part 3 - RAW Editing
- 11 Ways to Get Inspiration for Your Photography
- Where We’ve Been - We’re Baaaack!!
- 7 Tips for Organizing your Photos
- The Mysterious Model Release Demystified
- RAW vs. JPEG: Part 2 – Pros and Cons
- 7 Secrets to Stock Photography
- RAW vs. JPEG: Part 1 – What are they?
- Take Better Pictures with the Rule of Thirds
29. September 2008
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