Dan Milnor on Great Documentary Portraits

Documentary photography, when you boil it down, is as simple as capturing real moments without slowing them down the velocity of the narrative. It’s quite possibly the most personal, intimate…

What Happens When Your RC Helicopter Crashes? Set Up That Gimbal

During a mock-shoot on Corey Rich's Still and Motion: Storytelling on Location course, Corey's team attempted to fly an RC helicopter to get a great overhead view. Unfortunately, this happened: This caused the…

The Lighting Survival Kit

What’s in Your Lighting Kit? Light is the most important element in photography, yet it’s also the most difficult to master. There are thousands of tools to help you capture,…

4 Questions for Aaron Nace

Today, Aaron Nace continues his Compositing 101 course with more live photo shoots and editing sessions. Before he storme the studio, creativeLIVE had the opportunity to sit down with him and ask few questions…

What’s Your Idea of the Perfect Website?

The debate over the “perfect website” has been raging for years. Some people are passionate about basic, streamlined pages, while others opt for cutting-edge, image-filled pages loaded with eye-catching items.…

What Makes You a Photographer?

You have a camera, but does that make you a photographer? An artist? According to award-winning photographer and editor Aaron Nace, yes. When asked about the definition of a photographer in…

Quitting, Fear, and Putting Passion First

What do we fear the most? Is it failure? I used to think so. Back in 1997, I was on the cusp of doing what most of us dream of…

Do You Know Who Your Ideal Client Is?

It seems like a fairly simple question — who is your ideal client? How hard could it be to think about who needs your services and why? Yet, most small business…