Win A Free Photocrati Theme & Lightroom Guide From SLR Lounge
We're working with our friends at SLR Lounge to give away a free copy of the Photocrati theme. But that's not all! The winner will also receive a copy of…
Get Trippy With Local Marketing
Previously I wrote about why photographers should use Pinterest. Today I want to share another website, similar to Pinterest. However, this bookmarking tool has a niche that is great for…
I’m New Here, Now Let’s Talk Photography
Hello Photocrati community. My name is Scott and I am the newest member of the Photocrati team. I am a NJ Photographer with a passion for photography. I enjoy photographing landscapes…
Shout Outs: Robin Hammond featured on Emphas.is crowdfunding for photojournalists
Photocrati is excited to give the 2011 Photocrati Fund second place finisher, Robin Hammond, a shout out. His project, Condemned, is featured on the crowdfunding site Emphas.is for the next…
Photographers For Good ~ Andrew “Harry” Harrington
We are proud to recognize Andrew "Harry" Harrington as a Photographer for Good. How did you get interested in being behind the lens? I’ve been taking pictures since I was…
2011 Photocrati Fund Competition Closed
That's it ... the 2011 Photocrati Fund Competition is now officially closed. With several hundred talented applicants from all over the world, the Photocrati team is excited to start getting…
Announcing the Release of Photocrati 3.0 and Photocrati Gallery!
What's New with 3.0 We're excited to announce the release of Photocrati 3.0! The newest version includes a load of major improvements that makes this a dramatic leap forward. We'd…
Shooting Furniture
(and other large products)
At one point in my life I considered being a furniture maker. I had the woodworking bug. I read books and magazines on the subject. I built really, really bad tables with drawers that didn’t work quite right — all of the things we do when we first start a new endeavor, we screw up. After a close call between my finger and a table saw I rethought things. I’m fine with that. But I still really like good furniture. Having tried to do this myself, I have a great respect for those who do it well. Over the years I’ve had several furniture clients, some of whom make great stuff, others not so much. The clients who make great furniture are still around. (more…)
The Tuesday Composition: Just Move!
If you like this article, you can now get the book! Joe has expanded the “Tuesday Composition” series into an inspiring new ebook on composition, especially for nature photography. Check it out: The Tuesday Composition.
Keep moving!
One of the best things about giving “shoot and critique” workshops is that I get the opportunity to see what participants can make out of a given situation. It’s great to see how different and interesting their visions are-I constantly learn things from my students by observing their photographic vision. But it’s also a great environment for me to be able to give knowledgeable feedback. Over the years, one of the most common themes I’ve seen in my feedback, particularly to beginning photographers, is suggesting that the image might have improved if the photographer had moved a little-whether left, right, forward, back, up or down.
Every movement of the camera and photographer changes the “choreography” of the images, some subjects get bigger, some smaller, and the position of the elements involved changes as well. Perhaps some appear – or disappear – around other objects. The positioning of the objects in the frame changes as well, movement is a powerful photographic tool. (more…)
Full Disclosure
One must be willing to declare the process of making their images; it is an act of essential self-awareness. I firmly believe that not revealing the process leads to darkness whether or not the truth is eventually exposed.