Permission to Fear: How Brooke Shaden Became a Fine Art Photographer
Booke Shaden, known for her otherworldly imagery, found herself — and her work — not by trying to overcome fear, but by trying instead to explore it. Hear her story.
Call for Submissions! Olympus Visionaries to Critique Your Outdoor Photography
It’s a small act of bravery to seek honest and constructive criticism from leaders in your discipline, but with it comes valuable insights for improvement. This August, as part of our upcoming ‘Step Outside’ 3-day outdoor photography workshop, we are calling on you, our students,…
Create dozens of unique couples poses from these three basic prompts
Memorize these 3 basic posing prompts to capture dozens of unique couples portraits.
The Photography Experience Of The Summer
The most basic requirement of taking a good photo is having a camera and for 100 years Olympus has been dedicated to getting as many people taking pictures as possible. Now they’re going one step further by teaming up with CreativeLive for an immersive online…
The Cheaters Guide to Photographing Fireworks
Image by Derek Key on Flickr Regardless of where in the United States you might be, when the fireworks explode over the skies, you can bet that around you, there will be a see of onlookers, cooing in amazement with their iPhones in hand. Of…
6 Prompts to Encourage Authentic Lifestyle Portraits
Elena S. Blair has built a mini-empire in under a decade by capturing authentic family moments. But the Seattle-based photographer didn’t build a business delivering images of real moments without photography posing — in fact, just the opposite. Elena uses unique lifestyle posing techniques to encourage authentic interaction so…
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Business
I got to thinking about a few things I wish I knew before starting my business. Yes, I wish I knew more about the technicality of photography (wait, so you’re telling me f-stop and aperture ARE THE SAME THINGS?!? Still asking yourself, ‘What is aperture?’…
The Best Setup for Dodging and Burning Your Images — Non-Destructively
Dodging and burning is a photo editing and retouching technique as old as the darkroom itself, but bring the process of lightening and darkening small, specific portions into the digital realm and a traditional tool becomes a modern retouching power tool. From lightening under eye…
5 Tips to Create A Brand Envy Photoshoot
Are you looking for a social media transformation? Jasmine Star shares how to create a custom image library for blogging and social media will drastically improve your digital strategy.
5 Videos That Will Improve Your Photo Editing Skills from Beginner to Advanced
Looking to learn quick Photoshop tips to take your photos to the next level? Did you miss our biggest conference of the year about all things Photoshop? Not to worry. We’ve created a round-up of top highlights from the week — from beginner tutorials on…
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