In my opinion, some of the best black and white images ever produced were created by American photographer Ansel Adams. (I have scattered some of his inspirational quotes throughout this post.) Capturing

CRITIQUE FOR THE WINNERS IMPACT on the viewer is key to what makes a great photograph! Everything else about the photograph falls somewhere in a subcategory under that one important category! The camera

Use Adobe® Camera Raw or Lightroom to create a perfect white background for cutouts! Image ©Diane Macdonald. All Rights Reserved. Click on the image to view full screen! CameraEOS 5D Mark II LensEF100mm

What Is Stock Photography? Pretty much everyone today knows the answer to that I think, but most don't really understand it. Stock photography came about as a means for businesses and individuals to get

Shoot what is in your own neighborhood. Your neighborhood is an exotic place to someone who does not live there! I learned this very valuable lesson a few years ago when my main stock agency, Getty Images,

EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT STYLES OF PHOTOGRAPHY What I so enjoyed about attending Southeaster Center For The Arts (Now The Creative Circus) in Atlanta, back in the early nineties, was the fact that I was

LOVE WHAT YOU DO! With Valentine's day just a day away here in the USA, and already here in some countries of the world, what better subject matter to cover today than LOVE? I know that the word LOVE has

DON'T COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS! Don't follow like sheep. You may come to a dead end! Image ©Diane Macdonald. All Rights Reserved. Click on the image to view full screen! My stock image of

The Language Of Roses If you are planning on sending roses to your love this Valentine's Day, yu may be interested in the symblism associated with the different colored roses. Red roses are a symbol of

Photography-101 For Photography Tutorials And Tips On Steemit Why Photography-101? It's a place for all things relating to photography education – whether it's about using cameras, art theory, the use

DON'T LET YOUR CAMERA MAKE DECISIONS FOR YOU! Welcome to the first Photography101 lesson posted directly on the @photography-101 page! This is not a post about how to shoot in raw, but rather a post about

I forgot to Resteem this before the payout day, so am just providing the link.