I can give you a good reason to improve your food photography. Everyone has a relationship with food, so it’s an interesting story for most people. We all eat at least once a day, and hopefully more. Food photography is a great subject to build your audience – whether you’re looking for a nutritional message,…
Inspiration is one of the frequent topics discussed by photography influencers. While I think this idea comes from a good place, I doubt if most people truly understand what inspiration is, and what inspiration is not. The good news is that I think it’s entirely possible to make inspiration more likely to occur, and we’ll…
So you want to be a photographer? Poof. You’re a photographer. Now what? It turns out that just making the decision that you ARE a photographer helps you answer that question and get started doing what you previously just “wanted” to do. Let’s get started. When Do You Stop Wanting to Be a Photographer and…
Talking about how to behave as a photographer was a tricky subject for us to tackle, but we felt it was important. The tricky part is that we didn’t want to sound condescending or as if we’re talking down to anyone. However, we felt that this was important because the results can affect you as…
People love stories. We don’t want just the facts, though. We want stories to make us feel something. Excitement. Danger. Romance. Maybe just a bit of humor, too. Your photos are visual stories, and every photo should evoke an emotion. The Power of Emotions in Storytelling Stories aren’t just for entertainment. We also use them…
Developing your audience isn’t something you hear about from most photographers. Instead, we get the usual lines about the Rule of Thirds or advice to Fill the Frame. What good does that do if you don’t really know what you’re supposed to photograph? A well-composed photograph shown to the wrong group of people won’t flatter…