How I spread my photography business for maximum profitability

Off the top of your head, what do you think photographers do? Take pictures? Yep. What else? So much more! As a business woman, I soon learned that if I was going to be a photographer who eats, I had to branch out. I learned not to rely on my clients for all my income. I had to rely on ME. When I tell my friends that I work… Read the rest


7 Tips for Aspiring Food Pornographers

A Guest Post by Heather from eatwell.eatgreen . Good food photography induces a physical response. A really great food photo makes you hungry, makes you salivate, makes you want some for yourself. All in all, it’s no surprise that the big food photography sites on the web like Tastespotting and Foodgawker are known as the food porn sites. Whether you are a recipe blogger, trying to write your family… Read the rest


Philips Digital Photo Frames

Digital Photo Frame is really good for look this day, but untill to day they haven’t been taken out from the market. But from the high price and mediocre image quality, Digital Photo Frame had lost their customer. However, that’s changing as prices come down for higher-resolution displays that serve up sharper pictures as well as convenient features more suited to digital camera users. Philips’s entry, the Digital Photo DisplayRead the rest


This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (1-7 Aug ‘10)

Weekly Assignment We started a set of motion assignments last week, and this week we finished up the first one, Water in Motion . As was to be expected, we saw a lot of waterfalls, a lot of water moving in sinks, but there were a few that really stood out, mainly because there was something different about them. Our winner this week was edrunyon ’s Self Portrait (a.k.a.… Read the rest


FOOD: Weekly Photography Challenge

Your challenge this week is to take a photograph (and share it) on the theme of Food. It should be something we can all do on some level as we all do eat so most days there should be some opportunity to capture that activity! If you’re looking for some inspiration check out some of our archives on how to do food photography: Food Photography – an Introduction Getting… Read the rest


10 Tips for Mouth Watering Food Photography

A Guest Post by Dario Milano of Food Pixels Food is in front of us every day – 24/7. On our plates, in magazines, on TV and even on computer screens. If we are not eating it we are talking about what we just ate or about what we are going to eat! We are what we eat; our diet reflects our lifestyle, our choices and our beliefs. I… Read the rest


Interview with Self Portrait and 365 Photographer – Anna Gay

I first came across the photography of Anna Gay on her Flickr Account when doing some research for a post on self portraiture and the 365 project. I don’t remember which image first grabbed me but do remember surfing through the work in her 365 day challenge archives and being impressed by the quality of her photography, the dedication it must take to take self portraits every day for… Read the rest


Rebellion: Three Successfully Broken Rules of Photographic Composition

Yesterday, I posted the four rules of composition I can’t live without. Rules are made to be broken, right? Right. But you can’t break these rules until you can master them. So now that we’ve had a few days to contemplate these rules (or perhaps you’re already a photographer who harnesses the powers of composition with ease) I’d like to pose a few thoughts on the breaking of these… Read the rest


How to Make Your DIY Water Droplet Studio

A Guest Post by Brian Pearson . This tutorial will focus on how to create a homemade Water Droplet Studio to get those great macro shots of a water drop splashing against still water, creating an explosion of colors. Materials Needed: A cup of Water (your choice of color) A Ziploc-like plastic bag filled with water A roll of tape An external flash A Pencil A razor (or any… Read the rest


Four Rules of Photographic Composition

Before I dove head first into the world of photography (there was no toe-in-the water transition period for me), I hadn’t ever considered or learned about composition. I thought it only had something to do with painting. If I was going to take pictures of real life, I didn’t imagine that I would be saying to the man running for the bus, “excuse me, could you please step into… Read the rest


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