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.

Occam’s Razor, a 14th century principal that serves as the basis for modern research, can be applied to almost any activity – even photography. We discuss just how Occam’s Razor fits into our photographic world and how it will benefit you as you grow as a photographer.

As photographers, we often get wrapped up in labeling ourselves: Landscape Photographer, Semi-Pro, Portrait Photographer, and so on. As hobbyists, we shouldn’t be restricting ourselves. Today, we explore a broader approach and learn why titles really don’t matter (to us).

You cannot force yourself to be creative. You cannot make the left-to-right brain shift without motivations. When speaking of creative endeavors, the best thing to do is, well, nothing. You heard me…read on to learn why.

A journal is your best friend and your aide in your growth as a photographer. It is an indispensable item – a piece of equipment, if you will – to have in your camera bag. Here we discuss why you should carry a journal – always – and what sort of things you can jot down to document your work.

Failure. Everyone’s afraid of failure. But that shouldn’t be the case. After my long history of failing, I would prescribe failure to any photographer wishing to truly learn their trade. Read on to see why.

How does one compare the quality of their older photographs to newer ones? How can you really see how much you’ve improved? Better yet, how are you able to identify problems or flaws in your process? Well, with benchmarking and a test site, of course. Read on to learn about benchmarking, test sites and self improvement.

Earth Day – a time to reflect or keep ourselves in check when it comes to our regular behavior.  Personally, I feel one day isn’t enough.  I think that thinking green is something we should do every day.  If we need reminders, we’re not doing our job.  But like the New Year, Earth Day has [...]

For this week’s inspiration, I let each of our readers the opportunity to crawl inside my mind and find out samples of what inspires me and the fundamental philosophies that serve as a basis for what I consider inspiration.

“Frolic” by D. Travis North

Photography is a vast and complex field.  That is why there are so many specialties:  Portrait photography, architectural photography, landscape photography, and so on.  No single person is capable of mastering every single aspect of photography in a lifetime. 

As an emerging photographer, it’s very hard to keep a single goal in [...]

As photographers, we have a difficult time detaching ourselves from each of our own photographs. Awareness of the time and effort going into each photograph will only hinder our abilities to accurately assess a photograph’s quality and value. This article explores a photo from my own portfolio – an example of favoritism vs. actual quality. This is an important lesson for any photographer – so read on to learn more and share your own experiences.

The Exchangable Image File Format (or EXIF for short) is perhaps one of the largest benefits of digital photography.  The EXIF metadata is actually kept within the header of your image files – assuming you’re using a compatible format such as JPEG or TIFF – and it contains all sorts of information such as the [...]

Social media is an incredible resource to photographers, no matter how deep into photography you are. To see a number of the benefits based on our own observations, please read on and leave your thoughts.

Photography is an art that is based on vision and intent. It is about attitude, regardless of your equipment. We can blame the layman, but we are equally to blame. Find out why, read on.

Centering your mind allows you to work most effectively in any creative process. But what does staying centered mean? And how can we center ourselves? Read on to learn more.