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Let's take a look at some work and words from a BPSOP student! This week our look takes us to Italy! When Chris Hurtt got in touch with me and asked me to be featured in this newsletter, I felt proud, but mainly I felt that my photography wasn't quite ready for such a...

As the fog rolls in, my vision clears. Its ethereal mist contrasts the ordinary and awakens my camera. Clicking away, I celebrate.   At f/22 (optimal for great depth of field), fog slows the shutter. I secure the camera on a tripod and set the ISO to 100 (fog is...

A stock photo client calls you with an assignment. The photo buyer likes your photography and enjoys working with you and now wants you to shoot a project. Commercial clients who purchase your stock images are likely to assume you shoot assignments. If, up to now,...

BPSOP instructor Joe Baraban takes us back in time to what a shoot was like before photoshop and the fact that you can still think about getting as much as possible done in camera. Sometimes I like to talk about "Life Before Photoshop", I present to you a two-page...

If you are interested or are selling your outdoor and nature photography, there are important factors to creating images the markets will want. It is not always clear on what exactly what makes for a successful image, but there are some ideas inherent in many ...

It's Wednesday which means it's time for a look at some student work!  We recently checked in again with Anne-Marie Littenberg to see how she has been doing.  She shared some recent images, which blew us away so we thought we would feature her again.  She sent us some...

Very often I get asked, 'what is one thing that I can do to improve my travel images or my photojournalism imagery?'  My answer: GET CLOSER.   When photographing most of us simply snap a shot from where we were standing and aim over at what we are interested in,...

"Light" is one of the most critical elements needed to craft a great photograph, though at times it can be one of the most difficult things to find or control to look exactly they way you wish it too. If we are fortunate there might be some great natural light out...

  It isn't always easy creating an ink-jet print that meets your expectations.  In fact it can be downright frustrating.  Here are my top 5 reason you may not be happy with your prints.   5) You're trying to create a great print from a so-so file.  A poorly...