How to Take Workshop-Quality Pictures

Here are pictures from a workshop, where we had a studio shoot with live models, a walking tour through downtown Charleston, and a special session on portraits.

Photo Composition Tip: Framing

It’s true — if you can make your photographs more distinctive, you’ll make them more saleable.  There are millions of pictures of the Eiffel Tower for sale, for instance, so if you want yours to stand out among them, you’ll have to find a distinctive way of shooting the Eiffel Tower. Framing is one way […]

Digital Photography Tip: How to Make the Most of Motion

I have had the opportunity to shoot a number of sporting events, from professional basketball to skiing, even the Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. During these events, I have used a number of techniques to express a sense of motion in photographs.  Panning is one of them. Digital Photography Tip: Panning Panning is a photographic […]

The Ubiquitous Snapshot

THE SIMPLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “SNAPSHOT” AND A SALEABLE PHOTOGRAPH It seems we had a slight technical glitch earlier this month, which prevented all the photo- challenge entries from posting properly on our website. But I checked today, and lots are posted now under this month’s theme, “Hospitality and Welcome.” (My apologies if you panicked […]

Reader Reveals: The Truth about Online Stock Agencies

Earlier this month, I spoke to one reader who is off and running in stock photography. She offered some lessons she’s learned about what sells best and where. It turns out, certain types of photos sell better on certain stock-photo sites — so, depending on the photos you’re peddling, you’d be wise to target your […]

How to Communicate “Theme” and “Concept”

The first week of this month’s photo challenge has been a quiet one.  It was a holiday weekend. Plus, like me, I know some of you are busy getting ready for AWAI’s upcoming photography workshop in Charleston. Or perhaps you’re struggling with this month’s theme, “Hospitality and Welcome.” Theme and/or concept shots — like ones […]

How to Communicate "Theme" and "Concept"

The first week of this month’s photo challenge has been a quiet one. It was a holiday weekend. Or perhaps you’re struggling with this month’s theme, “Hospitality and Welcome.” Theme and/or concept shots — like ones representing hospitality and welcome — can be some of the more difficult to capture… to capture well, at any […]

April’s Photo Challenge Theme: Hospitality and Welcome

In honor of our photography workshop, coming up in Charleston, South Carolina this month, we’d like to pay tribute to Charleston’s good ol’ southern charm. That’s why April’s photo challenge theme is: HOSPITALITY AND WELCOME. Pictures might include, for example: * A hostesses or restaurant server seating people or delivering food to a table * […]

Photo Composition Tip: Changing Perspective

Photo Composition Tip: Shooting at Eye Level If you can make your photographs more unique, you’ll make them more salable too. And one way to do that is to change your “perspective,” your angle. You see, most people tend to photograph from their everyday perspective.  In other words, they stand with their feet shoulder width apart […]