By William Yu Larong Tibetan Buddhist Institute, Sichuan, China Summer is the peak season for vacation and traveling. As a travel photographer and photo tour leader, It's my pleasure to share some tips from my experience and answer some frequently asked questions...
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Isolating Your Subject
We live in a hectic, fast paced world. It seems like everyone is always pressed for time. A Mary Chapin carpenter song wraps it up perfectly - " ... everybody's got to go, got to be, got to get somewhere." I know this feeling all too well and have consciously made...
The Leading In Rule
Together with my " Stretching Your Frame of Mind " workshop I teach around the world, I been told by students way too many times that they, in return, have been told to always have their subject walking, running, or facing into the frame. This is referred to as...
Did it do it?
This week BPSOP instructor Joe Baraban reminds us to ask yourself an important question. Did it do it? One of the things I like to tell photographers to ask themselves is, "Did It Do It?" I pass this on as soon as I can to my students so they can get a handle...
Less Can Be More
Sometimes less is more... Photographers are often advised to move closer to their subjects in order to fill the image frame because too much negative space around a subject will lessen the photo's impact. This rule works well when what you are trying to say is...
Making Money with People in Your Images
I have been shooting stock photography all around the world for many years and get asked by many people the same question. What is the best subject to focus on to make money when shooting stock. One of the things that I stress the most is the importance of finding...
An Invitation To Linger
Understanding all that there is to know about composition is a topic you could easily write a whole book about. The basics of composition are the same for everyone, and are something that should be given some thought when lining up your photo through the viewfinder....
Shooting in the Rain
By Robin Nichols We have all been in a situation like this: you get to a prominent tourist spot ready to make some classic images. And it rains. Disappointment as you only have a day so so there and it looks like the rain has set in. This happened to me as we rolled...
What Makes a Good Outdoor Stock Photo?
WHAT MAKES A GOOD OUTDOOR STOCK PHOTO? Stock photography is in a never ending evolution while agencies and markets continue to evolve in an effort to meet the market needs. Photographers will still shoot many of the same subjects but must shoot them in a new...