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Complementary Colors: Yellow and violet are complementary colors located across from each other on the color wheel. Richly saturated or pale tints of yellow and violet, when paired together create color harmony. Yellow Color Meaning Daffodils, forsythia, buttercups,...

Ever come back from a trip and wonder why your images lack the magic that you experienced? It’s probably because the image series lacks a sense of place. Learn how to capture your full experience in Amazing Travel Photos Made Easy, our newest course taught by...

The full moon occurs only once every month, as we all know. But did you also know that it rises precisely at sunset on that special day, and in a position along the eastern horizon opposite the setting sun in the west? In fact, these are the reasons it appears full –...

I got back recently from my White horses of the Camargue  workshop in the South of France and there were a few things that we had to make sure everyone was paying attention to:  their shutter speeds and also their aperture.  Shooting these magnificent creatures for...

When we all start out on our photography adventure one of the first lessons we learn is what time of day to shoot and the advice is always early morning or late afternoon light is always the best times to shoot for it is when the light is at it's least harshest and...

As the earth rotates about its axis, everything in the sky – the sun, moon, stars all appear to move across the sky. For observers in the northern hemisphere, this rotation is why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Similarly at night, stars rise in the...

All of us get into an editing rut from time to time. One reason might be that we never really form a decisive reason for creating photographs. It’s like a thing we have to do – which unfortunately results in a lot of seemingly pointless editing. If you have a specific...

​Imagine having a beautiful photostream showing the people, events, and things that are most important to you.​ What would that look like? The "Celebrate Your Life in Beautiful Images" two-part course explores these three questions: 1. How do you want your life to...

Do you want to learn to shoot great pictures with your iPhone camera? Do you want to learn to create spectacular images quickly and easily? With some basic photography skills and the help of some really fun apps, I’m here to tell you that the iPhone is a great camera....