How to Use a Reflector for Better Light Outdoors

Bonnie here, again, with your last on-the-ground report from our small-group stock photo workshop with Lise Gagne and Shelly Perry in Maui, Hawaii. It’s our last day here and we’re all so relaxed on “Maui time” that no one wants to go home. Of course, we’ve got plenty...

How to Reduce Flare with a Lens Hood

This week, “work” means spending time at the beach taking photos of surfers…hula dancers…yoga instructors…traditional fire knife dancers…and even mermaids. Some stock photographers make their entire living this way, traveling to exotic destinations to take photos that...

Pictures Without a Tripod: Day 4 in Spain

Efrain Padro here again, writing to you from Seville, Spain on the fourth day of our photo expedition.  Pictures are below. We are exploring and photographing the nave, chambers, and side chapels of the Seville Cathedral, the largest Gothic church in the world...

Day 1 in Spain: Why Photography Should Be Like Spanish Tapas

Efrain Padro here, writing to you from Seville, Spain, on the first day of our photo expedition. I’m happy to report that our photo workshop attendees aren’t listening to a thing I say. We were walking through the magnificent Reales Alcazares today and I was waxing...

May Photo Challenge Theme: Fun Phone Photos

This month’s Photo Challenge theme is: Fun Phone Photos You can read all the books in the world about taking great pictures. You can watch videos on YouTube and subscribe to free tutorials online. You can read your camera manual cover to cover.  And you can memorize...

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