Late one summer evening in 2007, I took a drive out to the local Wildlife Management Area (Middle Creek) in South-Eastern Pennsylvania, something that I had done plenty of times before. On this trip, however, I wascarrying a small point and shoot camera with something like a 5x optical zoom – not enough to get NatGeo worthy wildlife shots, but just enough to spark an inspiration deep inside of me. I remember taking a few distant deer photos here and there, but I also remember

Look around you - more than likely, you've got a camera nearby. Whether that's a point and shoot, DSLR, or your cell phone, almost everyone has access to a camera these days. In my opinion, that's not such a terrible thing, but it does spell trouble for the photography industry, and particularly for professionals who make the art form into their career. Because camera technology has become so much more accessible, the service of a professional photographer has been cheapened.

Have you ever taken a portrait and thought to yourself... "yuck, my background does NOT look great,"? I know I certainly used to, and so I did some research, and after a bit of practice, learned to create great looking studio backdrops in Photoshop, and after reading this brief guide, you should be able to, too! Step 1 - Open Photoshop Open your image in Photoshop and do your normal retouching. For this tutorial, I'm going to use a portrait from a shoot I did with my friend,

Alright, folks, this post is gonna be a long one. So get comfortable, and enjoy the ride. I'm going to tell you how I became a professional photographer. And if at any time you have any questions, don't hesitate to shoot me an email! The goal of this post is to share with you what has led me to today. Perhaps this will inspire aspiring photographers, or perhaps this will provide insight to those wondering what being a photographer is all about. As the title says, my first cam

That's right, folks - free photography lessons from Harvard. More specifically, the Harvard Extension School. The course, called "Exposing Digital Photography" is a 13 lecture course, including slides, links, and video, taught by instructor, Dan Armendariz. Armendariz, goes over everything from introductory information like what cameras are, and how data storage works, to the finer subjects like exposure and software tools. "Learn why photos look blurry at night, why color ma

I recently had the opportunity to explore the beauty and wonder that is that of Skyline Drive, Virginia (and also Luray Caverns). This is a trip I had been wanting to do for two years, ever since first reading about it in Popular Photography magazine. There was an article that rated Skyline Drive one of the top places to photography and I knew right then I just had to go (especially since it was only a two hour drive away). Before my trip I did careful research to be sure I'd