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Pricing Your Work to Stay in Business

The following is an excerpt from Best Business Practices for Photographers by John Harrington.  How do you establish your prices? This is seemingly an age-old question, and certainly one that perplexes many of the more experienced photographers, who, when asked,…

Slow Shutter Speeds to Blur Movement

The following article is an excerpt from The Enthusiast’s Guide to Exposure by John Greengo.  TO RENDER A moving object blurry, you can use a slow shutter speed. Why would anyone want a blurry subject? There can be lots of…

Portraits and People Photography

The following article is an excerpt from The Enthusiast’s Guide to iPhone Photography by Seàn Duggan. PEOPLE ARE ONE of the most common subjects for mobile photography. It’s both fun and meaningful to photograph our family and friends. For the…

Composition – Make Great Photos

The following article on Composition is an excerpt from Make Great Photos by Alan Hess.  The composition of your images (what you decide to leave in the image and where you decide to place it in the frame) makes them…

Diamond Painting – The Diamonds

The following excerpt is from The Diamond Painting Guide and Logbook by Jennifer Roberts.  Diamond Painting – The Diamonds Diamonds are the heart and soul of diamond painting. Who would have guessed that small pieces of plastic could be used…

Building A Playground Swing – Lego with Dad

The following excerpt is from LEGO with Dad by Warren Nash. Building a Playground Swing Specialty pieces needed: Long axle 2 bush pieces 2 1×2 bricks with 1 hole in 2 1×2 plate knob bricks Mini figure Flowers, wheelbarrow, other…

Hand Lettering – Why Go Digital?

The following excerpt is from Hand Lettering with ProCreate by Liz Kohler-Brown.  Hand Lettering with ProCreate – Why Go Digital? When I began art school in 2004, I was given a syllabus for each class, which listed the materials I…

Making Indoors Look Like Outdoors

From The Off-Camera Flash Handbook, by Vanessa Joy GOAL IMAGE I’m from the Northeast, which means I’ve had jobs in hurricanes (multiple times) and have definitely had to hide inside due to frigid or wet weather.  Needless to say, it…

Organic Directive Posing

The following article is an excerpt from Tamara Lackey’s The Posing Playbook for Photographing Kids.  WHAT IS ORGANIC DIRECTIVE POSING? I have slowly morphed my style of shooting into one that is based around what I call Organic Directive Posing,…

Build an Outdoor Scene

The following lesson is from Adobe Illustrator A Complete Course & Compendium by Jason Hoppe. To follow along, you’ll need to download this file.  Lesson A: Create a Hot Air Balloon Hot Air Balloon Start with a circle. Add a…