Photography skills

There are so many different photo challenges out there, I'm rounding up my favorites to fit any month or season to help inspire your photography.

I created my own customized 30 day photography challenge to improve my photography skills. I was tired of doing the same style of photography, so I challenge myself. And in order to become a better portrait photographer, I created my own to meet my needs. If you like to learn how I created my own 30 Day Photography Challenge, click the link.

What is the best lens for wedding photography? We list and review the essential wedding lenses here for every wedding photographers budget and shooting style!

There are few things more frustrating than reviewing your photos after a shoot… and finding that most of them turned out blurry.Has that happened to you?You might blame yourself for not having your subject in focus. Or think there’s something wrong with your camera.But likely there is another culprit to blame.When you get unintentional blur in a photo, most times it is because your shutter speed was too slow to freeze motion in your image.Unless of course you're actually trying to allow…

Buying photography equipment for the first time is a daunting task. Useful guides exist to help beginners choose a good camera, but few newcomers realize that the camera itself is only the first of many pieces of equipment necessary to create a full setup for photography. In this guide, I will suggest a complete kit — everything from lens cloths to computer monitors — that will provide a beginner with high quality images (and room to grow) for a price of around 2000 US dollars.

Want to acquire new skills to boost your resume without having to pay hundreds of dollars? Here’s a handpicked list of free online courses to help you learn and save money!