Ray Rhodes and his work first came to our attention in February during our Ribbon Photo Contest.  Ray’s entry took the first-runner-up position in the midst of tight competition.  Since then, he has contributed dozens of photos to our flickr pool, and I have personally followed his work extensively.  If I had to describe Ray’s [...]

We are not always inspired by the works of others. The best inspiration comes from within us. To realize such inspiration, perhaps a change of scenery is in order.

This week, we’d like to share with you another inspiring abstract photograph. This time, we are sharing with you an untitled photograph by Eva Schmidt, a simple but compelling composition with a few subtle surprises.

This week we recognize a minimalist abstract photograph by Jos from our Flickr Group Pool. Minimalist abstract photography can teach us a great deal about composition. Read on to observe a fine example of such photography and to play a fun photography game.

This week, we highlight the work of a fast learner, Caleb Long. “Decisions, Decisions” is a photograph that has grown in our hearts every day since it was discovered. We’ll share the photo, and we’ll tell you why we love it so much in this week’s spotlight.

As a nice follow-up to last week’s article about black & white photography, we share with you the work of Daniel Horacio Agostini. This week’s inspirational photo, “La Piedra Tallada #6″, inspires both our photographic mind, and our desire to travel. To learn more about this exotic photograph, read on.

DANGER! Sue Thompson, a perennial at the Shutter Photo @ Flickr Group, has a new camera. And it hasn’t hurt her at all. We once again spotlight one of her macro photographs for this week’s inspiration. We also learn an important lesson about how equipment affects our work.

This week, we bring you a stunning and inspiring photograph from Kevin Thornhill. To be inspired by this fine example of urban photography, read on.

Texture and Pattern – not as rigid as you think. In this week’s inspiring photo, we once again revisit the work of Judy Knesel to explore where the rules can be bent, and what beauty can be seen in every-day objects.

There is a playful side of architectural photography. This week’s inspiration, from the mind and camera of Kaylee Riek, shows us how.

Sometimes, limiting our perspective helps create interest. In this week’s inspirational photo, we observe the work of Murli Agarwal. We speculate about the subject, and we also learn about the fun mind games that photographers can play on their audience. All that and a great photo, how could you lose?

Portraits, emotion, photographing time and shooting with what you have – this week’s inspiration from Aishath Azleena covers all the bases.

Though my own attempt at a Photo 365 Project has failed, I still follow all of the daily photo blogs that have sprung up.  None has given me more joy and inspiration than David Clark’s.  My own struggle with a daily photo project was that I was not satisfied with each and every one of [...]

Photography is the art of light.  Without light, photography has no medium, and we cannot create our art.  Light is beautiful in its own right.  It creates such interesting textures, patterns and colors.  It has a depth and quality that renders  potential subjects in so many different ways.  As photographers, it’s important that we take [...]

Funny thing about wide angle lenses:  Many emerging photographers don’t like using them.  Perhaps it’s difficult to focus with them because everything seems so small.  Perhaps composing with such a wide angle is more complicated than with a mid-range lens.  Whatever the reason, I feel that there are just not enough great examples of how [...]