Articles by: Hanna Brooks Olsen

Rosie the Riveter was based on a real woman — actually, a lot of them. The US cultural icon represented the many American women who found factory work during WWII, producing war supplies and other munitions, including aircraft.

Most people are neither comfortable nor particularly experienced in front of the camera. Which means that, in order to take the very best photo of your subject, you, as a photographer, need to be able to give the kind of direction that makes sense and churns out consistently beautiful results.

[caption id="attachment_9230" align="alignnone" width="620"] By Alejandro Escamilla[/caption] Where do great stories come from? And how do the people who tell them for a living keep finding them?

[caption id="attachment_8929" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photos by Sue Bryce[/caption] There's a wide range of portrait photography, and every client is different. But as a photographer, sometimes you're not necessarily shooting for the model, you're shooting for someone else, like a clothing company or another commercial client.

Remember back when Groupon was a fundraising sight for social change? Or when Pinterest, then called "Tote," was all about retailers?