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7 Key Skills for Photo Assistants

Tutorial • Beginner

One of the best ways to advance as a new photographer is assist an established photographer. Here are some ways to find an assistant position and how to make...

Diana Elizabeth • 15 Sep 2014
Landscape & Nature

Todd Amacker: Go Exploring in Your Own Backyard

Tutorial • Beginner

Todd Amacker is a conservation photographer and member of the Meet Your Neighbours project. Birds, people, fish and small creatures are some of the interests...

Jose Antunes • 12 Aug 2014
Theory

Rehahn Croquevielle: Portaits From Vietnam

Tutorial • Beginner

Rehahn Croquevielle is French photographer known simply as Rehahn to most. He's self-taught and in 2007 discovered photography and Vietnam. He became widely...

Jose Antunes • 13 May 2014
Running a Photography Business

Selling Your Photos With Squarespace

Tutorial • Beginner

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to sell prints and digital downloads of your photos through Squarespace.

Harry Guinness • 16 Apr 2014
Theory

Behind the Scenes: Interview With Sarah Silver

Tutorial • Beginner

A behind the scenes look and interview with Sarah Silver during her recent photo shoot with the Stephen Petronio Dance Company.

Grant Friedman • 7 Apr 2014
Theory

Interview With Fashion and Entertainment Retoucher Nick Leadlay

Tutorial • Beginner

I recently had some time to chat with Nick Leadlay, a fashion, entertainment and advertising retoucher based in Toronto, Ontario. Nick has worked with some...

Grant Friedman • 19 Mar 2014
Theory

Secrets for Unique Product Photography From 4 Professionals

Tutorial • Beginner

The tricky part of any photograph taken for the purpose of capturing attention and making a sale is that it has to create a strong impression immediately....

Tara Hornor • 10 Mar 2014
Theory

Escaping the Sunrise and Sunset Cliché

Tutorial • Beginner

It’s a compulsion that pretty much every photographer has, at some point, photographed the sunrise or sunset. Those seemingly magical colours in the sky are...

Simon Bray • 25 Feb 2014
Theory

The Ultimate Bridal Show Survival Guide (for Photographers)

Tutorial • Beginner

Are you a wedding photographer looking to get more business? Have you been thinking about wedding and bridal shows, but don't know where to start, or if...

Ben Lucas • 19 Feb 2014
Theory

Photo Critique #228

Tutorial • Beginner

Friday Photo Critique is our weekly community project, where we publish a photograph submitted by one of our wonderful readers, then ask you all to offer...

Cameron Knight • 14 Feb 2014
Theory

National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore: Raising Awareness

Tutorial • Beginner

National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore sat down with me recently to talk about the Photo Ark, a project on endangered species that he has focused on...

Lauren Justice • 14 Jan 2014
Theory

Christian Reifenrath: Painter and Photographer

Tutorial • Beginner

The name KrisnKiraly Studios, associated with fashion photography, is the dream come true of a photographer and his wife, Anna Ignatova. Discover, in this...

Jose Antunes • 1 Jan 2014