3 Essential Headshot Tips From Peter Hurley

What was once the provenance of Hollywood actors and Fortune 500 CEOs is now in high demand by every professional with an online profile – and that’s pretty much all…

10,000 Hours? This Guy Mastered Photography in 10 Months

Necessity is the mother of invention – or, in CreativeLive student Cliff Lenderman’s case, motivation. When Cliff's regular photographer, a black belt student from the mixed martial arts gym he owns, let Cliff know he…

6 Tips for Better Newborn Photography

Newborns generally do just one of three things: eat, sleep, and soil diapers. And yet, somehow, their moods, needs, and expressions are all over the map. “Newborns can be pretty…

10 Things That Spell Disaster For A Photographer

When you've been in an industry a long time, there are two things that are certain: You've made some mistakes, and you've seen a lot of the people coming up…

The 3-Step Guide to Getting and Keeping Repeat Customers

Once you’ve done the hard work of landing a customer, you’d be remiss to let them go. No matter your line of work – photographer, jewelry-maker, consultant – repeat business…

The One Test to Define Your Brand and How the World Sees You

When Porter Gale, author, speaker, and former VP of Marketing for Virgin America, taught Your Network is Your Net Worth, she asked students to one important question to guide their goal-setting and…