It's finally happening! After some soul-searching and careful contemplation, you have decided to take the next step. You have chosen to pursue your passion and turn your hobby into a career - a professional photography career. Congratulations! And, despite the...
Are photography classes worth it? Some people argue that they are a waste of money. They say that you can learn everything you need to know by reading articles online and watching YouTube videos. But is that really true? While it's certainly possible to teach yourself...
Nearly all digital cameras include histograms as part of the image review process. This little graph can tell you a lot about your photo, but only if you know how to read it. This guide will explain what histograms are, how to interpret them, and how to use them to...
Wondering how different focus modes exactly work? This guide gives you all the knowledge you need to choose a perfect focus mode for every possible scene. Continuous, single, and automatic are all different autofocus modes, while manual, as the name suggests, is a...
Looking to buy a new lens? Your first step is usually to determine whether to go with a prime or zoom lens. Here's how the two compare. What is a Prime Lens? A prime lens has a fixed focal length. Hence the other name, "fixed lens." This means that the prime lens has...
Breaking Out of a Creative Rut: A Conversation With Freelance Photographer Cooper Neill As a photographer, you know the importance of creativity. You need it to capture those special moments, come up with new ideas, and stay ahead of the competition. But what if you...
It's one thing to take a picture of a static subject. It's another thing entirely to capture the moments in time that make up life with a subject in motion. Photographing movement takes skill, patience, and practice. In this post, we'll explore some tips and...
It was that bitter, the Alaskan cold that comes in fall with its overcast skies penetrating right into your bones that greeted us smack in the face as we stepped out the door into the dark. It did not come as a surprise over the twentieth time I had ventured up for...
I have been working as a professional photographer for about 30 years now, and a lot has changed since I started. Back then, there was no internet. Hard to imagine that nowadays. How did you market yourself? Folks like John Shaw and Galen Rowell wrote for Outdoor...