Articles by: CreativeLive Staff

Every new year is your chance to make a fresh start. In 2017 thousands of photographers from around the world decided to make 2017 the year they learned more.

If you are still scrambling to fill stockings, we have the perfect list for you. The classes and goodies on this holiday gift list are easy and ideal for the crafter in your family.

Being a crafter and selling on Etsy requires for a special combination of skill, effort, and style.  It also requires a whole lot of hard work and that effort deserves to be rewarded!

If you have a maker/artist/designer on your holiday gift list it can be hard to know where to start. There are so many options!

We are all a work-in-progress, but some of us are more committed to "the work" than others. For the self improvement junkie on your holiday gift list we put together a lineup of resources they are sure to love.

If you have a photographer on your holiday gift list, we don't have to tell you how expensive photography gear can be. It is often a real challenge to find something inexpensive that you know the shutterbug in your life will love.

Help advance the skills of your loved one this holiday season with classes and gifts for the experienced photographer. This collection of gear and goodness was assembled to help the hobbyist photographer get to the next level.

[caption id="attachment_40825" align="alignnone" width="1020"] credit: Ian Shive[/caption] Photographs are the perfect travel memento. On the ground they motivate you to really take in your surroundings and appreciate the view; after you've flown home they accurately reflect the time, season, and sky of your destination–as you experienced it.

SAN FRANCISCO (May 17, 2017) - CreativeLive, the world’s premium creative and entrepreneurial education platform featuring classes from the world’s top experts - Pulitzer-, Grammy-, and Oscar-winners, New York Times best-selling authors, thought leaders, and industry influencers - today announced that it has raised a $25 million round of funding led by GSV Acceleration, with participation from new investors REV Venture Partners and Jared Leto. Existing investors Greylock Partners, Social Capital, Richard Branson, and Creative Artists Agency also participated in the round, bringing CreativeLive’s total funding to date to $58.

Here's our top 5 picks for on-air classes this week (that means you can watch them for free! ).