It’s difficult to sum up the fun I had being a speaker for the first time at a Great Escape Publishing photography conference, but let me try to find the words to explain. A range of emotions hit when I was asked to be a speaker: I was humbled and nervous but mainly excited and […]
Whenever I teach photography courses, the topic that garners the most interest—and questions—is blue hour photography. What is it and how is it done? Blue hour photography is an advanced technique of photographing at dusk; photographers set their cameras on tripods and use a slow shutter speed to allow normally weak ambient light the chance […]
When I started learning photography back in 2012, I was advised to pick a niche and develop my style. At the time I had no idea how to determine my niche or what my style should be. Instead I was experimenting with a variety of photography projects with no clear direction—I just wanted to find […]
If you’re reading this you’ve probably spent the past few years working on your craft and even potentially earned some money on the side. You may have asked yourself several times, could I make a career out of photography? How would I even start the process of creating a photography business? If this is you, […]
How can you get a travel photography job and what exactly do you have to do? There are many travel photography jobs that you can find these days. If you’re good at photography, it will be your ticket to travel the world. That means that you no longer have to wait for years before you […]
In the past few years, I’ve learned more about the importance of community than ever before. It’s about collaboration, genuine care for each other’s success, and an acceptance of who we are as individuals. Being part of a community of photographers allows us to see how every one of us approaches the art in different […]
Just when my real estate photography business was growing in early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic appeared and threatened everything. After the early dust settled, the resulting effect was not what I or most real estate photographers expected. Rather than hindering our businesses, the pandemic leveraged and accelerated them! While this may seem counterintuitive, consider this: […]
Even after I began taking photography seriously, I still had no idea if my images were good enough for publication. Like many photographers starting out, I read articles about composition, worked hard at understanding the technical aspects of the craft (f-stops, shutter speeds, and the rest), and visited libraries to look at images of magazines […]
Given the number of GEP workshop attendees who ask how you register a copyright, it might come as a surprise that, according to one estimate, the number of photographers who actually register is under 5%. Registration does involve filling out a federal form and paying a fee, two activities that are not included in anyone’s […]
Magazine photography is one of the most exciting assignments you can get as a photographer, and—depending on the size of the publication—it can pay very well. Back in the days when magazines had larger budgets and staffs, magazines typically sent two journalists on assignment—the writer to report the story and the photographer to illustrate it. […]
