Photography Tips and Solutions

Learn the proper way to capture good photos with any camera. It isn’t all about the camera settings and gear, it starts with the simple dos and don’ts that many beginners have yet to learn. Where are the best places to take portraits (with the proper lighting), where to focus, proper composition, when to use your flash—these are some of...

Every single photo we take is unique in its own way, even if we shoot the same image several times under the same lighting conditions using the same camera settings. Some images will have grain in darker areas while others lack contrast in certain areas, and others suffer major backlighting issues.

Join professional photographer Thomas Donley for an exploration of the creative process. Take a leap forward regarding how you relate to your camera and what is available for you both creatively and personally. Explore how photography can enhance the way you see and experience the world.

More and more people want to bring their cameras into the water. Some just want snapshots in the family pool, while others want to document the underwater world for magazines, books and the Internet. Join underwater photographers Larry Cohen and Mike Rothschild as they talk about using cameras underwater.

This past summer, photographer Jen Pottheiser embarked on a personal project based on the people she encountered in her commercial assignments. In June and July, she spent five weeks documenting the lives of nine remarkable “Olympic Moms.”