Photography Theory

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  1. How to Write an Artist Statement and Why It’s So Important

    How to Write an Artist Statement and Why It’s So Important

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Writing an artist statement is essential in order to bring your work to its full potential, because it forces you to articulate, in your own words, what and...

  2. Video Business to Business: How to Work With Outsourcers

    Video Business to Business: How to Work With Outsourcers

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Client management is key to a successful video production. One of the three main types of client you'll encounter is The Outsourcer. Here’s what they want,...

  3. Who Needs AMP? How to Lazy Load Responsive Images Quick and Easy With Layzr.js

    Who Needs AMP? How to Lazy Load Responsive Images Quick and Easy With Layzr.js

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Lazy loading allows a visitor to start engaging with content sooner, and the enhanced load speed can boost your search engine rankings. The more images you...

  4. How to Have Lasting Career in Photography

    How to Have Lasting Career in Photography

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this tutorial we'll bust up some lingering assumptions about working in photography, take a look at how we got to have the industry we have today, and...

  5. How to Use amp-img and amp-video to Speed Up Your Website

    How to Use amp-img and amp-video to Speed Up Your Website

    Tutorial • Beginner

    AMP stands for "Accelerated Mobile Pages", and while the stated focus is performance on mobile devices, the speed gains it can bring are just as helpful on...

  6. How to Prepare For Your First Overseas Photography Assignment

    How to Prepare For Your First Overseas Photography Assignment

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Working on a photo or video assignment away from home can be an exciting experience. However, working in an unfamiliar place is also a lot of pressure and...

  7. The Trainyards Welder

    The Trainyards Welder

    Tutorial • Beginner

    This is a photograph of Mike Evans, a welder at Proviso yard in Chicago, taken by Jack Delano in 1943. Here we look at the historical context of the...

  8. Photography Business to Business: The Outsourcer

    Photography Business to Business: The Outsourcer

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In business, photographers are needed for different reasons and expected to perform in a particular way depending on those reasons. In this series, we’ll...

  9. 7 Essential Stock Photography Tips From a Graphic Designer

    7 Essential Stock Photography Tips From a Graphic Designer

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Do you sell your own stock photos online? In this tutorial, digital artist Melody Nieves offers some tips for creating great stock photos from a different...

  10. What to Do When Your Images Are Used Without Permission

    What to Do When Your Images Are Used Without Permission

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Finding out your image has been used without your knowledge or say-so can be a punch in the gut. In this article, we’ll look at positive action you can take...

  11. How to Increase Engagement on YouTube Videos With Cards

    How to Increase Engagement on YouTube Videos With Cards

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Passive video viewing is so last week. Engage your audience in new ways with an interactive YouTube video! Here's how to bring your call to action to life by...

  12. 5 Key Questions to Ask Before You Record a Business Video

    5 Key Questions to Ask Before You Record a Business Video

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Lights, camera, action! Um, not so fast. Before you hit that record button, you need to spend some time planning out your business video. Here are 5 key...

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