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Let me close off this batch of posts about symmetry with a few images that I think are really beautiful. Each of these photographs have at least of the four kinds of symmetry to thank, because that...
In order to take you photography to the next level, there are some things that you must consider. Photography is a skill; but at some point that skill must be overcome by aesthetic considerations i...
Keep things simple, yet beautiful. Remember this. Photo: Robotography This post was published on Beyond Phototips.com if you like what you’re reading, please visit the website. Similar Posts: 8 W...
We’d like to think that at Photopreneur we have influence in the photography world. We’d like to believe that we’re among the movers and shakers, the people who set the agenda, the picture-taking ...
Photography: nortron A number of factors have changed the photography world. The Internet has created a whole new market with a limitless demand for images – even if not everyone actually pays for...
Digital imaging changed everything. The darkroom turned into a Mac, rolls of film capable of holding no more than 36 pictures became plastic rectangles capable of holding hundreds of shots, image...
Photography: Andrew Houser One of the great things about the new photography world is that each new entrant brings with them not just enthusiasm for digital photography and a willingness to learn ...
Photography: Hamad Darwish We all do it. Even the sort of cutting-edge, super-cool street photographers who are more likely to get excited by a pile of concrete than a glowing sunset will find the...
Photography: cambodia4kids.org There’s an old cliché about a picture being able to speak a thousand words, so you’d imagine that having shot a great image, you wouldn’t need to say any more. You c...
“It was a lie then, and it’s a lie now.” That was the opinion of MarcW, a commenter on this blog writing in response to our post on the failure of PhotoShelter’s stock division. He was referring t...
If you think that selling photos through an art gallery is difficult, spare a thought for buyers. Although a few have the budget to pay four-figure sums and more for photographs they like, there’s...
Amateur and semi-professional photographers may not have the experience of grizzled old pros. They may not have their skills or their portfolios. And they certainly don’t have their client lists. ...
Photography: jpmatth Not everyone really wants to be a professional photographer. But just about everyone who picks up a camera dreams about it. That dream is more likely to involve being sent by ...
Photography: edwinsail You know all the old standards. You know that you can walk into a bookstore and see calendars filled with photos of fluffy kittens and baby Dobermans. You know that you can ...
Photography: Jeff Bauche As times grow harder, it’s likely that the number of professional photographers is likely to grow smaller. Photography businesses that have long lived on the edge of break...
Photography: Dan Turkewitz Photography can be glamorous work. But usually it isn’t. Few photographers spend their time lining up celebrities as they leave nightclubs, persuading the Queen to sit s...
Photography: Reid Carr (Red Door Interactive) Photographers usually want to make money out of their own images. But when you appreciate photography and love your specialty, making money out of oth...
Photography: TW Collins Photographers could be forgiven for feeling a little schadenfreude these last weeks – or at the very least, enjoying the that they reached the party a little early. As the ...
Photography: grewlike There are lots of different ways to make money from your images. You can license their use and see them appear in ads or on websites. You can shoot them on commission and han...
Photography: Janet Towbin The biggest challenge for any photographer hoping to sell their images isn’t understanding lighting, f-stops or composition. It’s understanding the market. You can read u...
Photography: juliebee What do Flickr members want? To chat to other photographers and swap stories and tips about where and what to shoot, maybe. To make the odd print sale or win a new client, pe...
Photography: netamir Making your first sale is a big step. The second, third and fourth sales feel much easier and once they’re coming in regularly, you can soon find yourself wondering whether yo...
Photography: brookenovak If you want to make a lot of money doing anything, including photography, there’s one very easy strategy: eliminate the competition. It’s certainly an approach that’s done...
Microstock might have hit the stock world like a kick to the shins, but it carries one big advantage and one giant disadvantage. The advantage is that anyone can now earn from their photography. P...
Photography: Steady 70 There’s a reason they call photography a dream job. It’s creative, it’s rewarding and best of all, it’s paying work that doesn’t have a boss. Sure, you’ll have deadlines and...
Have you experienced a Polarizing filter? If you have not, I seriously recommend trying one today. Yesterday I was contemplating stuff … you know, looking through my memory bank of photographic exp...
The new Canon EOS 5D mkII You can tell that I’m excited, can’t you? Canon’s gone on a rampage and released some cameras that are truly brilliant. The recent EOS 50D, and now this… The Canon EOS 5D ...
It used to be that photography books were once the preserve of established professionals – people whose names would be familiar enough to make publishers take notice and promising enough to enable...
On October 10, 2008, PhotoShelter will close the PhotoShelter Collection, its stock outlet. In an announcement on the company’s website, Allen Murabayashi, PhotoShelter’s CEO declared: “We believed...
Photography: Vlad Gerasimov (VladStudio.com) Wouldn’t it be great to shoot a picture that you love, have thousands of people pay to own a copy and know that they’re going to see it, appreciate it ...
Photography: Rick Sforza, USAF It’s the high point of their lives, the culmination of years of training, an opportunity to show off their talent and a chance to win the respect – and envy — of pee...
Photography: Rick Sforza, USAF It’s the high point of their lives, the culmination of years of training, an opportunity to show off their talent and a chance to win the respect – and envy — of pee...
Photography: Grace Chon Sometimes, the secret of building a successful photography business – even a part-time gig squeezed around a full-time job – isn’t hard to figure out. Take good pictures. T...
Photography: Grace Chon Sometimes, the secret of building a successful photography business – even a part-time gig squeezed around a full-time job – isn’t hard to figure out. Take good pictures. T...
We’re always banging on about the importance of niches here. When the market’s crowded, being a small fish in a big pond can be much easier – and a lot more profitable – than trying to steal scra...
We’re always banging on about the importance of niches here. When the market’s crowded, being a small fish in a big pond can be much easier – and a lot more profitable – than trying to steal scra...
I’m sure that we have all asked for opinions on our photographs at some point in our lives. The problem with asking for constructive criticism is that often times you just don’t get anything constr...
I’m sure that we have all asked for opinions on our photographs at some point in our lives. The problem with asking for constructive criticism is that often times you just don’t get anything constr...
Build a website for profit and fun, and one of the first things you’ll learn is that it pays to diversify your revenue streams. You’ll want ads that pay per click, banners that pay for impressions ...
Build a website for profit and fun, and one of the first things you’ll learn is that it pays to diversify your revenue streams. You’ll want ads that pay per click, banners that pay for impressions ...
No one likes a blurry image and despite there being plenty of features in your lenses and cameras to combat this, sometimes it’s just unavoidable. The best solution to stabilizing your camera is un...
No one likes a blurry image and despite there being plenty of features in your lenses and cameras to combat this, sometimes it’s just unavoidable. The best solution to stabilizing your camera is un...
Photography: Master Sgt. Rob Wieland, USAF It’s hard enough figuring out the photography. Professional quality cameras might be affordable these days but they’re still complex tools stuffed with s...
Photography: Master Sgt. Rob Wieland, USAF It’s hard enough figuring out the photography. Professional quality cameras might be affordable these days but they’re still complex tools stuffed with s...
Photography: voteprime For most workaday photographers, the world of auctions, collectors and the art market can seem very far away. But that doesn’t stop just about everyone who picks up a camera...
Photography: voteprime For most workaday photographers, the world of auctions, collectors and the art market can seem very far away. But that doesn’t stop just about everyone who picks up a camera...
One of the questions many photographers ask themselves when buying a new lens is if they should buy a zoom or prime (single focal length) lens. Most of the time they pick a zoom lens and to be hone...
One of the questions many photographers ask themselves when buying a new lens is if they should buy a zoom or prime (single focal length) lens. Most of the time they pick a zoom lens and to be hone...
Photography: Behrooz Nobakht It seemed like a good at the time. We liked it. Judging by the level of activity on the site, lots of photographers liked it. And seeing as they were the ones who pou...
Photography: Behrooz Nobakht It seemed like a good at the time. We liked it. Judging by the level of activity on the site, lots of photographers liked it. And seeing as they were the ones who pou...
This year has been a big one for photography. With new digital SLR cameras being released by all top manufacturers, the urge to ditch your old point and shoot for a digital SLR just become a little...
This year has been a big one for photography. With new digital SLR cameras being released by all top manufacturers, the urge to ditch your old point and shoot for a digital SLR just become a little...
Photography: Markus Merz If turning photography into income has a downside, it’s this: it doesn’t always work. You’ll pitch for jobs you won’t get, enter competitions you won’t win and submit imag...
Photography: Markus Merz If turning photography into income has a downside, it’s this: it doesn’t always work. You’ll pitch for jobs you won’t get, enter competitions you won’t win and submit imag...
Fisheye lenses are really cool. It’s just one of those specialty lenses that you just have to have in your bag, just in case. But often times for me, the odds that I will actually pull out my fishe...
Fisheye lenses are really cool. It’s just one of those specialty lenses that you just have to have in your bag, just in case. But often times for me, the odds that I will actually pull out my fishe...
Although the Beta version of Adobe Lightroom 2 has been out for a couple months now, the official version from Adobe has just been released yesterday and is ready for download right now or for imm...
Although the Beta version of Adobe Lightroom 2 has been out for a couple months now, the official version from Adobe has just been released yesterday and is ready for download right now or for imm...
Photography: burtonwood + holmes For many photographers, the ultimate goal is see their images not on websites or even in magazines but on walls. And those walls will be in galleries, and carry ne...
Photography: burtonwood + holmes For many photographers, the ultimate goal is see their images not on websites or even in magazines but on walls. And those walls will be in galleries, and carry ne...
Photography: cayusa Moving from enthusiastic photographer to income-generating photographer is now easier than ever. The photography world has a wide selection of open entry points, from microstoc...
Photography: cayusa Moving from enthusiastic photographer to income-generating photographer is now easier than ever. The photography world has a wide selection of open entry points, from microstoc...
If you buy any of the lenses in the Canon L series, you are guaranteeing yourself a good, durable, quality lens. But for those of us who are unwilling to spend a couple thousand dollars for a sin...
If you buy any of the lenses in the Canon L series, you are guaranteeing yourself a good, durable, quality lens. But for those of us who are unwilling to spend a couple thousand dollars for a sin...
If you want to join the ranks of the millionaire photographers, try working in Zimbabwe. With inflation running at 2,200,000 percent, the country has just issued a banknote worth Z$100bn. It buys a...
If you want to join the ranks of the millionaire photographers, try working in Zimbabwe. With inflation running at 2,200,000 percent, the country has just issued a banknote worth Z$100bn. It buys a...
There is still time left this summer to squeeze in a vacation or two with your loved ones, so make it count! Bring the camera gear and start making memories. Here are some tips to get better phot...
There is still time left this summer to squeeze in a vacation or two with your loved ones, so make it count! Bring the camera gear and start making memories. Here are some tips to get better phot...
Photography: sfadden Marketing is a neverending business. As soon as you win one client, you know it won’t be long before you need to pick up another. That’s why it makes sense to ensure that your...
Photography: sfadden Marketing is a neverending business. As soon as you win one client, you know it won’t be long before you need to pick up another. That’s why it makes sense to ensure that your...
Often times if you want to do macro photography, you’ll have to get a dedicated macro lens, and that comes with a price. There is however a much cheaper solution that can give you better magnific...
Often times if you want to do macro photography, you’ll have to get a dedicated macro lens, and that comes with a price. There is however a much cheaper solution that can give you better magnific...
Photography: Northcountryboy Some aspects of photography are easy. If you like shooting landscapes, the countryside is full of them. The hills don’t move, you don’t have to pose them and you don’t...
Photography: Northcountryboy Some aspects of photography are easy. If you like shooting landscapes, the countryside is full of them. The hills don’t move, you don’t have to pose them and you don’t...
Is it possible that an entire marketplace is wrong? Could it be that the biggest buyers of low-cost photography aren’t just wasting their money by buying images but actually damaging their own earn...
Is it possible that an entire marketplace is wrong? Could it be that the biggest buyers of low-cost photography aren’t just wasting their money by buying images but actually damaging their own earn...
We’re frequently told that if you want to earn sales from stock photography — and especially microstock photography — you should shoot for businesses. Images of people in suits sell better than pi...
We’re frequently told that if you want to earn sales from stock photography — and especially microstock photography — you should shoot for businesses. Images of people in suits sell better than pi...
Even during the last economic boom, times have been hard recently for professional photographers. The price of digital equipment might have fallen, cutting expenses, but with high-end cameras now ...
Even during the last economic boom, times have been hard recently for professional photographers. The price of digital equipment might have fallen, cutting expenses, but with high-end cameras now ...
Photography: blhphotography The advantage of the digital age is that anyone with talent can now market themselves as a photographer. The disadvantage is that with so many photographers to choose f...
Photography: blhphotography The advantage of the digital age is that anyone with talent can now market themselves as a photographer. The disadvantage is that with so many photographers to choose f...
Moving from hobby photography to professional photography is a big jump. It’s a jump not just because your ability to pay your mortgage and feed your family will now depend entirely on your talent ...
Moving from hobby photography to professional photography is a big jump. It’s a jump not just because your ability to pay your mortgage and feed your family will now depend entirely on your talent ...
A beautiful image can do a number of different things. It can capture a moment in time, spark treasured memories, decorate a wall and convey a message from a company or a writer. But it can also ...
A beautiful image can do a number of different things. It can capture a moment in time, spark treasured memories, decorate a wall and convey a message from a company or a writer. But it can also ...
PhotoShelter’s VP Marketing told us during a recent conference call. “Everything is dated, especially in the category of diversity,” added Emily Hickey, VP Products. “The majority are cheesy, too...
PhotoShelter’s VP Marketing told us during a recent conference call. “Everything is dated, especially in the category of diversity,” added Emily Hickey, VP Products. “The majority are cheesy, too...
Photography: ennor Look through your hard drive, and you’ll find them. We all will. They’re images that look beautiful, are perfectly captured, speak volumes… and which turn up as frequently as “h...
Photography: ennor Look through your hard drive, and you’ll find them. We all will. They’re images that look beautiful, are perfectly captured, speak volumes… and which turn up as frequently as “h...
We just wrote and released our first wordpress plugin, Iflickr. The plugin allows any blogger using wordpress to search and add creative commons photos from Flickr in their blog posts, and automati...
We just wrote and released our first wordpress plugin, Iflickr. The plugin allows any blogger using wordpress to search and add creative commons photos from Flickr in their blog posts, and automati...
Photography: George Ancona At Photopreneur, we don’t think that professional photography is for everyone. We wouldn’t dream of telling people to ditch their day job and look to their camera as the...
Photography: George Ancona At Photopreneur, we don’t think that professional photography is for everyone. We wouldn’t dream of telling people to ditch their day job and look to their camera as the...
Professional reputations are fragile things. They can take years to build up but they can be knocked down in seconds… taking customers, potential buyers and future dreams with them. These are just ...
Professional reputations are fragile things. They can take years to build up but they can be knocked down in seconds… taking customers, potential buyers and future dreams with them. These are just ...
There are all sorts of ways of selling and promoting your images on the Web these days. With microstock and niche stock sites, professional sites and photo sharing sites, it feels like photographe...
There are all sorts of ways of selling and promoting your images on the Web these days. With microstock and niche stock sites, professional sites and photo sharing sites, it feels like photographe...
Photography: JR Geoffrion It might not be everyone’s goal but just about anyone who has ever sold an image will have considered it at least briefly. Once you discover that your camera can be a cas...
Photography: JR Geoffrion It might not be everyone’s goal but just about anyone who has ever sold an image will have considered it at least briefly. Once you discover that your camera can be a cas...
Sometimes it’s the quietest — and cheapest — marketing channels that can be the most effective. Craigslist has no whiz-bang graphics — or any graphics at all, in fact. Its search engine is less e...
Sometimes it’s the quietest — and cheapest — marketing channels that can be the most effective. Craigslist has no whiz-bang graphics — or any graphics at all, in fact. Its search engine is less e...
Flickr made the announcement with pride. “Video! Video! Video! The rumours are true and ‘soon’ is now. We’re thrilled to introduce video on Flickr…” And apparently the thrill hasn’t gone away. Fli...
Flickr made the announcement with pride. “Video! Video! Video! The rumours are true and ‘soon’ is now. We’re thrilled to introduce video on Flickr…” And apparently the thrill hasn’t gone away. Fli...
Photography: jaysk If you wanted to name the biggest complaint of professional photographers in the digital age, you’d have a lot to choose from. Demand is falling. Prices are dropping. Photograph...
Photography: jaysk If you wanted to name the biggest complaint of professional photographers in the digital age, you’d have a lot to choose from. Demand is falling. Prices are dropping. Photograph...
Photograph: ©MarkRogersPhotography.com There’s more to life than money. That might sound a little strange coming from a blog that’s intended to help photographers make cash from their hobby but ev...
Photograph: ©MarkRogersPhotography.com There’s more to life than money. That might sound a little strange coming from a blog that’s intended to help photographers make cash from their hobby but ev...
Photography: Giant Gingko Join Flickr and even before you get down to selecting images, organizing sets and adding tags, you’ll be asked to choose a username. It shouldn’t be a task that demands t...
Photography: Giant Gingko Join Flickr and even before you get down to selecting images, organizing sets and adding tags, you’ll be asked to choose a username. It shouldn’t be a task that demands t...
Photography: Matthew Field At this moment, thousands of people in Brooklyn and beyond are curating a photography exhibition. They’re not pulling on white gloves and checking prints for blemishes. ...
Photography: Matthew Field At this moment, thousands of people in Brooklyn and beyond are curating a photography exhibition. They’re not pulling on white gloves and checking prints for blemishes. ...
It’s an odd sort of paradox. The easier it is to show images online, the greater the demand to see them in print. It’s as though photographers have come to feel that while anyone can upload an ima...
It’s an odd sort of paradox. The easier it is to show images online, the greater the demand to see them in print. It’s as though photographers have come to feel that while anyone can upload an ima...
There’s been some sniggering going on lately. We’ve heard it. It came from some parts of the established photography industry, from the people who have traditional photography jobs, people who onl...
There’s been some sniggering going on lately. We’ve heard it. It came from some parts of the established photography industry, from the people who have traditional photography jobs, people who onl...
Photography: Elena Elisseeva One of the most impressive things about professional photography is the range of people who take it up. From teenagers skipping college and shooting bands between trip...
Photography: Elena Elisseeva One of the most impressive things about professional photography is the range of people who take it up. From teenagers skipping college and shooting bands between trip...
We’re always impressed when we hear about people who have sold images through Flickr. It happens so often that we really shouldn’t be, but because the site wasn’t designed for commercial use it’s a...
We’re always impressed when we hear about people who have sold images through Flickr. It happens so often that we really shouldn’t be, but because the site wasn’t designed for commercial use it’s a...
Photography: Robert House There’s a tension in professional photography. On the one hand, taking pictures is a creative profession. There’s no limit to the degree of artistry you can squeeze out o...
Photography: Robert House There’s a tension in professional photography. On the one hand, taking pictures is a creative profession. There’s no limit to the degree of artistry you can squeeze out o...
Photography: Jerry Lodriguss and John Martinez There are a million and one reasons to try to generate income from photography. The amount of money you can earn is certainly one of them. With skill...
Photography: Jerry Lodriguss and John Martinez There are a million and one reasons to try to generate income from photography. The amount of money you can earn is certainly one of them. With skill...
Photography: amanky In the photography industry, it’s natural to let the images do the talking. If you want to show a client what you can do and how you can do it, you needn’t do any more than han...
Photography: amanky In the photography industry, it’s natural to let the images do the talking. If you want to show a client what you can do and how you can do it, you needn’t do any more than han...
Every great photograph starts the same way: as a flash of inspiration in a photographer’s mind. Whether it comes during a shoot, while flicking through a photography magazine or while you’re drivin...
Every great photograph starts the same way: as a flash of inspiration in a photographer’s mind. Whether it comes during a shoot, while flicking through a photography magazine or while you’re drivin...
Photography: Marius Necula Just about every photographer does it at some point. After taking pictures of the view, a flower, some clouds and the cat, eventually the lens of their first camera will...
Photography: Marius Necula Just about every photographer does it at some point. After taking pictures of the view, a flower, some clouds and the cat, eventually the lens of their first camera will...
Photography: Kris B There are few photography jobs more attractive than travel photography. And there are few specialties harder to break into. The costs of sending a photographer flying around th...
Photography: Kris B There are few photography jobs more attractive than travel photography. And there are few specialties harder to break into. The costs of sending a photographer flying around th...
We like niches. With entry into paid photography now as simple as buying a decent DSLR (as well as a willingness to practice, an understanding of the market and, of course, a love of the art), sell...
We like niches. With entry into paid photography now as simple as buying a decent DSLR (as well as a willingness to practice, an understanding of the market and, of course, a love of the art), sell...
Photography by Ryan Gessner It’s a scene found in every cop show. The detective takes a photo of the crime scene to the police department’s technician. The technician blows it up using a piece of s...
Photography by Ryan Gessner It’s a scene found in every cop show. The detective takes a photo of the crime scene to the police department’s technician. The technician blows it up using a piece of s...
Just how bad is online image theft? If the results recorded by PicScout, a technology company tracking images across the Web for clients that include Jupiter Images, Getty and Corbis, are to be be...
Just how bad is online image theft? If the results recorded by PicScout, a technology company tracking images across the Web for clients that include Jupiter Images, Getty and Corbis, are to be be...
One of the most important rules for shooting professional-quality images has always been to take a lot of pictures and do it often. Digital photography has made that easier. Memory cards are cheap,...
One of the most important rules for shooting professional-quality images has always been to take a lot of pictures and do it often. Digital photography has made that easier. Memory cards are cheap,...
Once upon a time, creating a photography business was pretty straightforward. You loaded up on equipment, rented or built a studio, then marketed your services to ad firms, engaged couples and anyo...
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