Talk about pressure! Taking photos of a wedding is just about the most stressful photography assignment imaginable. The fate of the day’s memories rest in your hands, and screwing it up is not an option. Yet, there are several critical errors that every new wedding photographer makes. In this...

There are all kinds of photography composition tips and techniques out there. Most photographers are well aware of the rule of thirds and the notion of including foreground interest. Most of us also know that lines, textures, and patterns make for a more interesting composition as well. But there...

Clearly, when you take a portrait, the model is the primary focus of the image. The whole purpose of a portrait is to help viewers connect with the person you’ve got in front of your camera. But, the setting in which you photograph your subject can provide viewers with a window into who the...

Composing quality black and white photos takes a little bit of know-how and a whole lot of practice. But that doesn’t mean that getting your images to pop has to be difficult and time-consuming. This week’s Tip of the Week focuses on three easy-to-implement methods for boosting the drama in...

Photography is a fickle friend. An image that is 99% awesome could end up being 100% terrible because of a silly little mistake here or there. Fortunately, most of the mistakes photographers commonly make are easily avoidable! In this week’s Tip of the Week, we highlight 11 of these mistakes and...

All too often, photographers shoot portraits that include all of the model, or at the very least, the top half of their model. While this is a perfectly fine method of composing your portraits, why not try something a little more unique to maximize the photo’s impact? This week’s Photo Tip...

A lot of photographers like the look of long exposures, but as one of the more technically challenging genres of photography, it can be extremely difficult to master. In this week’s Photo Tip of the Week, we take a look at three fundamental aspects of long exposure photography that will help set...

Sometimes it’s just too easy to look out the window, see that the weather is less than ideal, and choose to stay home and binge-watch Netflix. While those days are sometimes warranted, there are all kinds of amazing photographic opportunities awaiting you when the weather turns south. This...