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Our mission is to inspire, educate, and spark a lasting passion for photography in every member of our audience. Whether you’re just beginning your journey or refining your craft as a professional, you’ll find a wealth of insights, techniques, and creative inspiration to help you grow your skills and discover new artistic possibilities.
Shooting in Artificial Light; What You Need to Know
What requires a great deal more skill is shooting in unfavorable lighting conditions, particularly artificial light. If you want to take your photography to the next level, then challenging yourself with difficult lighting conditions is a great way to push your knowledge further and achieve some striking shots in the process.
Why Using the Clarity & Vibrance Sliders in Lightroom, Might be Best
In the Develop module, under Presence, you'll see the Clarity and Vibrance sliders. These two will help you improve the contrast and Saturation of your images without much fuss or spending too much time. Let's take a closer look at them.
Guide to Restoring Data from a Destroyed or Lost SD Card
Sometimes images disappear from your SD card, or you delete them only to realize you had not backed them up and need them. Poof! Just like that, your image or images are gone, and panic sets. Will you ever be able to retrieve that file?
How to Bring your RAW Images to Life in Lightroom!
The quality of images you take today is far more realistic than of ones taken just a few years ago. That's how fast technology moves. There are several reasons for improved technology, including better equipment and editing software.
10 Best Online Photography Courses
Beginner, advanced amateur or professional - regardless of your level of preparation, online photography courses will help you to improve your skills, be inspired to experiment or discover new opportunities.
When the Photographer is a New Parent: 7 tips for taking amazing baby pictures
If you're a photographer who's also a parent with a newborn, you know what an exciting time of life it is! In the middle of the typical new parent exhaustion, you'll likely want to pick up your camera and start capturing your new baby's life.
How to Create a Professional-looking Slideshow with Lightroom!
Did you know that you can create some relatively professional-looking slideshows in Lightroom?
The best Instagram hashtags for photographers
Instagram is one of the most popular social networks, with a monthly audience of 1 billion active users. These numbers are really impressive and give photographers the hope and opportunity to become famous without spending too much money and efforts on promotion.
From the Picture to Painting: A New Spin on Photographs as a Gift
Finding the perfect gift for your loved one can be a daunting task. Though you may know him or her well, it is only natural to want whatever you select to hold special meaning. This is why photographs generally make for a fantastic gift. They are personal and definitely meet the criteria when it comes to giving something that holds meaning.
The Perfect Picture: Making A Smooth Transition From Freelance Photographer To Business Owner
69% of new businesses are started at home, and this is often the case with creative businesses, partly because many people decide to make the transition from a freelance career to running their own companies.
8 useful apps to take your Instagram photos to the next level
In the contemporary world, having a broad reach and being present on social media is quite important for everyone, especially for bloggers. Instagram has around 900 million users monthly, and thousands of photos are shared every day.
Missing Photos or Broken Links in Lightroom? A Quick Guide to Cause and Solutions!
Have you ever lost a file, or had your catalog stop functioning in Lightroom? If you have, you know the panic it can cause. But here's something you might not know: the cause and solution to either of those issues are more straightforward than you might realize.
How to use Multi-Batch Exporting - Lightroom's new feature
If you have used Lightroom, then you'll understand that "exporting" an image is the same as saving. And when you export, the program creates new files for you that will include any adjustments you've made.
What Type Of Photography Is Best For A Wedding?
Wedding photography has thankfully evolved through the generations and passing years. Couples getting wed today no longer have little choice over how their special day is visually presented.
Lightroom: Pro Tips for Editing RAW Images
If you want them to look close to the real thing (what your eyes saw), you'll need to do some editing in Lightroom of your RAW images.
Let's look at Lightroom Classic vs. Lightroom CC
If you're new or even "newish" to the world of Lightroom, you might be wondering why there were two Lightrooms - Lightroom Classic and Lightroom CC.
Methods for Organizing a Business-Building Photoshoot with Other Companies
In a recent blog post about how to earn income as a photographer, we touched upon something we thought would make a useful post on its own. A great source of client referrals for a portrait, wedding, or event photographer can be vendors or suppliers in the industry.
What You Need to Know for Shooting Landscapes on a Smartphone Camera
As we've said in other blog posts, the technology in camera phones has accelerated in recent years to where they can produce stunning images. In many ways (but not everything), they can compete with professional cameras. The most obvious difference is how portability.
Tips To Make Your Next Photo Shoot A Great One As A Photographer
Taking photos is more than just clicking the shutter button on a camera. You might think the image looks good, but your audience and peers may think otherwise.
Tips for Beautiful Winter Photography
Unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere, winter is upon us! While you might be tempted to put away the camera gear for a few months, you shouldn't! This is a fantastic time to take pictures - especially nature and landscape photography.