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3 Smart Ways to Deliver Work to Your Photography Clients

Tutorial • Beginner

You've worked hard to reach the end of your image edit. Here are three great ways to share images with clients.

Andrew Childress • 29 Aug 2015
Photographing

Understanding Copyright and Licensing for Photography

Tutorial • Beginner

Copyright and licensing of images can be a hard thing to get your head around. In this article I’ll explain the most common licensing agreements and their...

Marie Gardiner • 22 Jul 2015
Workflow

The Anatomy of a Digital Asset Management System

Tutorial • Beginner

Digital asset management systems vary in size and complexity, but all are built to provide three functions: selection, preservation, and access. The best...

Dawn Oosterhoff • 13 Jul 2015
History of Photography

The Dramatic Documentary: Telling True Stories with Fact and Feeling

Tutorial • Beginner

Documentary is, by its nature, non-fiction, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t dramatic. In fact, a good documentary should balance its presentation of facts...

Marie Gardiner • 27 Jun 2015
History of Photography

What is Digital Asset Management and Why Do You Need It?

Tutorial • Beginner

We are the most photographed generation of time; yet, we may have the fewest photographs available or accessible in the future. If we want to access our...

Dawn Oosterhoff • 25 Jun 2015
Social Media

How to Make the Most of Instagram as a Small Business

Tutorial • Beginner

Instagram is a photo and video-sharing app with more than 300 million active users. In this tutorial I'm going to tell you why small businesses should use...

Jess Hooper • 17 Jun 2015
Theory

How to Set Good Goals for Your Photography Practice

Tutorial • Beginner

In this tutorial I look at how to set good goals for getting better at photography. Using some of the best psychological theories on goal setting, I look at...

Harry Guinness • 22 May 2015
Still Life

How to Get Started with Collections Photography for Fun and Profit

Tutorial • Beginner

Extending photography to the things you love is a great way to find more subjects to photograph. Maybe you have a collection, be it stamps or sea shells that...

Jose Antunes • 15 May 2015
Portrait

Lindsay Adler: Bending the Line Between Fashion and Fine Art

Tutorial • Beginner

On International Women’s Day, I considered the role women occupy in photography. Inspired by the women I profiled, I wanted to share more. In this article,...

Dawn Oosterhoff • 29 Apr 2015
Running a Photography Business

How to Embrace Convergence and Thrive as Hybrid Professional Photographer

Tutorial • Beginner

What does it mean to be a professional? How can you manage adding multiple skill sets and services to your business? What happens when you mix photography...

Ben Lucas • 27 Apr 2015
Theory

Craig Oldham, Designer: Idea, Intention, and Image

Tutorial • Beginner

We wanted to give you an insight into how those in creative industries other than photography view and engage with your work. In this short series of...

Simon Bray • 15 Apr 2015
Light

Mental Haze: How to Use Bokeh to Create Visual Tension and Emotional Impact

Tutorial • Beginner

Bokeh has been described as meaning ‘a mental haze’ – quite a beautifully accurate description when you consider how integral bokeh can be when telling the...

Marie Gardiner • 2 Apr 2015