Corral the Awesomeness: A Roundup of the Best Photography Tutorials

Corral the Awesomeness: A Roundup of the Best Photography Tutorials

We’ve gathered together our best photography tutorials in one location! Are you overwhelmed with learning photography?  There are so many awesome resources, it’s hard to know where to start.  Or what to learn next.  Or maybe you start learning one skill only to get sidetracked by a separate lesson and you fall down a rabbit…

Any Which Way: Flat Lay Photography Styling and Tips

Any Which Way: Flat Lay Photography Styling and Tips

Play all day with flat lay photography! Did social media make flat lay photography popular?  Or did flat lay photography drive the rise of social media?  It’s almost a symbiotic relationship.  Either way, these days you can’t have one without the other.  But what is a flat lay, exactly?  Who uses this style?  Does it…

40 Fun Photography Hacks That Just May Blow Your Mind

40 Fun Photography Hacks That Just May Blow Your Mind

Have fun and save some time and money with these 40 photography hacks! Ever had a friend share a photography tip and you thought “Why didn’t I think of that?”  Well, here are 40 new reasons you can say that!  We’ve got photography hacks for weddings, portraits and even product photography!  From creative DIY ideas…

Photography For Beginners: An Intro To All Things Photography

Photography For Beginners: An Intro To All Things Photography

Did you recently start your photography journey and you’re not sure what to do with your camera? Welcome grasshopper, you’ve come to the right place for photography for beginners! We love your enthusiasm and drive to get better and we’re going to guide you on your journey to growing as a photographer! This article will…

How to get consistently magnificent photos in manual mode

How to get consistently magnificent photos in manual mode

Are you struggling to get the look you want in your camera when shooting in automatic mode? Leave all the frustration of inconsistent photos behind by working in manual mode! When you shoot in automatic mode, you often get photos that are too dark one minute and too light  the next. This will happen even…

Pitter Patter: Make a splash with spectacular rain pictures

Pitter Patter: Make a splash with spectacular rain pictures

Are you the type of photographer that runs indoors at the first sign of rain, or the type that grabs your camera and jumps in the puddles? If you’re not already the latter you will be dying for precipitation to get rain pictures! We’ve got tips to protect your camera and take creative rainy day…

Get your colors straight with Kelvin White Balance

Get your colors straight with Kelvin White Balance

Learn how and why to use Kelvin white balance to get perfect color in your images! Have you ever taken a photo in a high school gym?  The colors are just…wonky.  Skin tones look sickly, white uniforms look green.  Or maybe you’ve shot in the shade only to find really blue-gray skin tones when you…

Travel Photography – 6 Things to Know Before You Go

Travel Photography – 6 Things to Know Before You Go

Want to see and share the world with your camera?  We 5 questions about travel photography to get you started. It sounds amazing, doesn’t it?  Visit beautiful locations all over the world! Shoot pictures for profit!  Yellowstone.  Paris.  Kenya.  The Galapagos.  Moscow.  Quito.  The Carribean.  How does it all work, this travel photography gig?  If…

Personal Branding Photography Basics [Complete Guide]

Personal Branding Photography Basics [Complete Guide]

Help other entrepreneurs build their business with personal branding photography Personal branding photography is one of the fastest growing niches around.  Entrepreneurs and small business owners recognize the value of high-quality photography in their own marketing efforts.  Your skills can help others and both of you can achieve your business goals! What is personal branding…

To Click or Not To Click: Is Film Photography Right For You?

To Click or Not To Click: Is Film Photography Right For You?

Have you heard about the romantic notions surrounding film photography and wondered if you should give it a shot? If that isn’t you, then you must be young enough to have never used analog (film) cameras yourself, and are now curious about what film photography actually is. What is film photography? Put simply, film photography…

Break Down the Door into Fashion Photography

Break Down the Door into Fashion Photography

Raise your hand if you caught every single episode of America’s Next Top Model. Except, instead of daydreaming of becoming a model, you were itching to be behind the camera at those glamorous fashion photography shoots. Who can blame you? Those fashion photography shoots were clearly no easy feat, but the end result were stunning…

Photography Backdrops Basics: Outfitting Your Studio

Photography Backdrops Basics: Outfitting Your Studio

Outfitting your studio or business with photography backdrops doesn’t have to be complicated or costly! Maybe the weather is limiting your outdoor sessions.  Maybe you just want to start offering studio-based portrait sessions.  But choosing photography backdrops, stands and props is confusing, never mind the lighting and the six hundred other things you might need. …

Time-Lapse Photography: Photography Life in the fast lane

Time-Lapse Photography: Photography Life in the fast lane

Time-Lapse Photography – Hit the gas and speed up life with some visual trickery! If you’re a nature nerd like me, you are no stranger to time-lapse photography.  This technique is a favorite on nature documentaries like Planet Earth or Frozen Planet to show the passage of time on the environment and make it fit…

Take Your Time with Long Exposure Photography

Take Your Time with Long Exposure Photography

Change your view with long exposure photography!  Use longer shutter speeds to create texture, depth and light in your scene! Long exposure photography is a straight forward technique that can add new depths to your images.  By simply changing the length of time we leave our camera’s shutter open, we can completely change the images…

Nature Photography: Mountains to Seas and Everything in Between

Nature Photography: Mountains to Seas and Everything in Between

Does nature photography seem like an elusive hobby made only for the outdoor experts? Your perception couldn’t be further from the truth! The beautiful thing about nature photography is that anyone can try it! Just like nature is full of living things of all shapes and sizes, nature photography is for photographers of all skill…