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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
Running a Photography Business

When and How to Volunteer Your Time as a Photographer or Videographer

Tutorial • Beginner

As photographers or videographers, we can often be asked to give our time and expertise for free. Ultimately of course, the decision is yours, but hopefully...

Marie Gardiner • 26 Mar 2015
Running a Photography Business

Is Your Photo Practice Ready to Grow? Find Your Cost of Doing Business

Tutorial • Beginner

Building a profitable photo or video business can be hard. Before you can price yourself without pulling numbers out of thin air, you have to know what your...

Ben Lucas • 4 Mar 2015
Types of Photography

Stuck Indoors? You Can Still Make Great Photos When You Have to Stay Home

Tutorial • Beginner

Staying home, either for a day or two or longer periods, does not mean you’ve to give up on photography. There are fantastic photography projects to pursue...

Jose Antunes • 16 Feb 2015
Colour

Anything But Neutral: Using Color to Create Emotional Images

Tutorial • Beginner

Not every photo has to mirror reality. Sometimes, adding a color cast can change an image's entire mood and tone. Here's everything you need to know about...

C.S. Jones • 11 Feb 2015
Printing

6 Practical Ways to Boost Your Photography Business This Year

Tutorial • Beginner

Any one, small change could end up having a significant positive impact on your business. What one thing are you going to do boost your business this year?

Ben Lucas • 15 Jan 2015
Street

James Kerwin, Urban Explorer: Go Slow and Respect Your Subject

Tutorial • Beginner

Urban Exploration, or "urbex" is the investigation of lesser seen or abandoned urban areas. With the accessibility of digital cameras, the urbex movement is...

Marie Gardiner • 23 Dec 2014
Photographing

Better Pictures Through Words: The Lost Art of Photo Field Notes

Tutorial • Beginner

Although a picture can say a thousand words, photographers have discovered that taking notes helps them to create better photos. We look at the evolution of...

Jose Antunes • 27 Nov 2014
Running a Photography Business

Second Camera: A Photographer's Guide to Working in a Team

Tutorial • Beginner

Being a secondary photographer at a wedding is a great way to build your portfolio, network, make some money, and work up to becoming a primary or solo...

Daniel Sone • 25 Nov 2014
Studio

Another Escape Magazine: Building A Holistic Body of Work

Tutorial • Beginner

In this interview series we've asked creative professionals who work with photography - editors, designers, advertisers, and directors - how they view and...

Simon Bray • 4 Nov 2014