By Marc Aguilera A growing number of online photography magazines and websites publish images from emerging photographers (both amateur and professional). Sites are often themed toward a particular vision and welcome unexpected or unconventional images. Here are a few sites that have caught my eye. Flak...
By Wayne Cosshall I teach photography workshops. I also effectively teach through my writings here and at Digital ImageMaker . And I also do public speaking on photography at camera clubs, libraries and the like. These activities, combined with my years of editing professional photography magazines,...
By Jay Dickman In my last post, I talked about how to choose the photography workshop that’s best for you . I suggested that one good question to ask is how your work will be critiqued. At FirstLight Workshop , part of our model is to work with each photographer in a daily edit session. We provide a...
By Jay Dickman There are a lot of great workshops out there, and whether you are a pro, advanced amateur, or aspiring “wanna-be,” taking time out from the daily grind of producing client-directed images that may not ring your own bell can refresh your love of photography. I know this renewal of passion...
By Marc Aguilera Welcome to the 21 st -Century world of amateur and professional photography. Many things have changed, but some have not. Getting published in a national magazine seems to be as much of a goal for photographers as ever. The founders of JPG magazine understand that ambition. There is...
By David Saffir I just finished teaching the three-day Imagemaking for Photographers workshop on the Central Coast of California. Our students included a mix of professionals and serious amateurs. Skill levels ranged from many years of experience with digital to “I bought this thing (a digital SLR) three...
By Marc Aguilera Flickr is a great place for the new amateur, the accelerated semi-pro photographer, and working professional photographer. The flickr community is vast and amazing and I never get bored of looking at images from my contacts in the community. I have had a flickr account since July 14...