5 Tips for Capturing Genuine Kids Portraits

Childhood is running, jumping, playing, giggling — pretty much the exact opposite of sitting still and saying cheese for perfect kid's portraits. The task of sitting perfectly posed for pictures…

Promoting a Family Photography Business: Your Best Tool

I’ll go out on a limb here and say that most family photographers in the market are not part of a large organization or multi-photographer studio that has a cookie-cutter…

Call for Photo Submissions: Art Wolfe Wants to Critique Your Photos!

World-renowned nature and conservation photographer, Art Wolfe is a master at telling a visual story with his photos. He does this by seeking out compelling scenes, using creative composition, and post-processing his final images…

Crafter’s Guide: How to Sell Products on Amazon

Move on over, Etsy. Amazon recently launched a holiday gift shop, allowing artists and crafters to sell their handmade gifts to customers, and this guide will tell you exactly how…

Working with Moody Children

Let’s start with a simple look at some facts. You and I are not happy all the time. As adults, most of us have strategies to deal with the plethora…

Are You A Reluctant Manager?

Just 10-12 minutes of planning every day can cut 2 hours of wasted time and effort, according to Brian Tracy. Well, I’ve never been much of a planner. Gasp. I’ve…

6 Things To Look Forward to at PhotoPlus 2017

Over the next four days nearly 20,000 people will walk through the doors at the Javits Convention Center in New York City with one thing in common: a love for photography. The…

10 Basic Posing Techniques for Fine Art Portraits

In portraiture, posing is the key element that differentiates great from good. All the latest gear, creativity, lighting and beautiful models in the world can’t save your portraits if you…

How To Create a Levitation Image Like Brooke Shaden

Photographer Brooke Shaden knows all the tricks for creating high art composite photos -- and often, those tricks are a lot simpler than you might think. In this quick tutorial,…