SHOOT CLEAN: HOW TO GIVE STOCK AGENCIES THE “PRODUCT ANONYMITY” THEY WANT If you’re thinking about shooting photos for stock agencies, they have to be clean. And by that I mean, Clorox clean. No, there is no need to run out and buy Clorox. But if you’re photographing a bottle of Clorox, the word “Clorox” […]
Professional photographer Rich Wagner called yesterday to say that he had made $1,300 from a photo he snapped just two hours before our call. Of course, I congratulated him. But I thought, “That’s not something our readers can expect to do, right? Or is it?”
While you’re limited to fixing the color cast of photos in your camera, corrections to the light can be made post-process using color correction in Photoshop.
See this cow: click here This is a picture that was submitted for this month’s photo challenge — Home Sweet Home — by one of your fellow readers. You might recall earlier this year we talked about how different light has different qualities. (See: Understanding Light for a refresher). One of those qualities is the […]
By using layering in Photoshop, you can spot color simple black and white photos to give your images a little more pop and contrast.
This week AWAI is hosting its travel writing workshop right here in my home town of Portland, Oregon. And since both writers and photographers are encouraged to explore their hometown as a first step into either field, I would like to challenge you to do the same for this month’s photo challenge theme — Home […]
An interview with professional pet photographer, Ren Netherland
Turns out, the most effective device for getting a dog to sit up when he’s laying down is actually a squeaky, fur-covered rat. Dogs respond best to sounds but a tail… a tail will get the dog to sit up because he/she thinks it’s actually an animal’s backside (and dogs always want to smell a […]
We had more entries than ever before for “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” in June so be sure to watch for the winners next week. For our July challenge, we are going to turn our cameras back to the people side of things — to recognize the gentleness and compassion in those who serve. The theme […]
