Inspiring Photos

Beating down the misconceptions about sports photography, we explore a photo from Amanda J. Cain that captures a soccer player in action and inspires us.

Photos are everywhere, even when we’re not looking. This week’s inspiration features a photo by John McGraw that almost didn’t happen.

Art captures art: Photography of objects and spaces created by others. Today’s lesson features the inspiring architectural photography of Mark Heath.

Featuring the work of Diana Susselman, we are inspired and learn how fog can be used as a tool to focus the viewer’s attention in your photographs.

Photographer Linda Goodhue, and her photograph “Glow of Old Havana”, teaches us that vacation snapshots can still be portfolio-worthy.

Featuring “Snowy Aspen” by Bethany Helzer, we explore the beauty of minimalist photography from the unlikeliest of environments: The natural environment.

Featuring the work of James Attree, we discover how color can enhance – but depends on – great photo composition. Be inspired and learn about the relationship between color and other components.

Photography is ultimately about capturing and freezing moments in time. Sometimes we forget that. This week, we feature the work of Glen Grover who turns personal moments into works of beauty.

Fog is awesome. And we prove it with this week’s photo from Mark Sanders. It adds depth, softens edges and just makes every photo a bit better.

Featuring the mesmerizing emotive portraits of Rey Mangouta, we discuss how a story can be painfully obvious to the viewer. Using a blend of setting, subject and post-process styling, Rey captivates us all.