Do you love animals and photography? Did you ever think about using your photography skills to help shelter and rescue animals in your own community? Most animal shelters and rescues are looking for people to donate their services to help the animals in their care....
There's a reason why so many aspiring and professional photographers flock to the Outer Banks. Ocean sunrises, sound sunsets, piers, and miles of quiet wildlife in between create some breathtaking landscapes, ideal for photographers. I especially love photographing...
One of the things I’ve noticed about burgeoning sports photographers is that they tend to tell stories about their photos that far exceed the stories told by the photos themselves. I have been there. I have done that. I understand it. And good sports photos don’t...
Not all my favorite quotes have been said by photographers. There have been several that have been said by painters, writers, and musicians, all artists in their own right. After recently reading an article about the work Helen Keller did, I started reading some of...
Long exposure photography is an art. Yes, you can make magical images with extended exposures when shooting waterfalls, but have you ever thought about taking full control of your camera by manipulating the shutter speed to create other eye-catching and artistic...
Ready to slow down and smell the roses? Need to get back to basics and remember why you love photography? Here are three simple questions to use when approaching your photography. 1. How do you want your life to look? Zen, peaceful, quiet, and free of drama? Exuberant...
By BPSOP Instructor: Scott Stulberg Scott Teaches: Eye to Eye: Capturing the Face The female body has been one of the most beautiful things to photograph since the camera was invented long ago. I love capturing the female form in different ways, in different lighting...
To many of my fellow photographers, distortion is very bad and would rather not take the shot than to have it look distorted; I agree, in part. Having said that, there are times when distortion is not a problem and can actually help you take your image what I refer to...
Digital imaging has fundamentally changed the way we work as photographers. Digital brings immediacy, flexibility and lowers the on-going cost of creating images: once you own a digital camera, creating thousands of images entails essentially zero incremental cost. ...