Articles on: photo & video

Create family films and preserve your memories. Learn how with family filmmaker Courtney Holmes.

[caption id="attachment_20627" align="alignnone" width="620"] All Photos: Casey Cosley[/caption] It's been almost 17 years since I first picked up any kind of camera and it feels like all of that time spent behind the lens has been training for the day of my son's birth. As a professional portrait and wedding photographer, newborn photography isn't my comfort zone.

Residents of and visitors to the United States have, in part, outdoor photographers to thank for our extensive, beautiful system of protected, maintained national parks. It was conservation photographers like Carleton Watkins and Ansel Adams who, throughout the years, impressed upon legislators the importance of setting aside these beautiful swaths of the country for future generations to enjoy.

People are often compelled to start a photography business simply because they love to create images. If this sounds familiar, you know you can save yourself precious time, heartache and likely thousands of dollars by giving your images away for FREE.

CreativeLive was lucky enough to attend Yeah Field Trip this past February and draw inspiration from top photographers, creatives and entrepreneurs. Oscar Nilsson is a self taught photographer whose work is dazzling, and who we were lucky enough to sit down with for a few minutes to talk about inspiration, photography and creativity and get the story behind the shot that helped define what photography means to him.

Learn how to overpower the sun and control light more effectively with flash for great photos.  Learn more with Mike Hagen.