If you photograph portraits and want help improving both your photos and your editing process, than you absolutely need to view these courses. Jam-packed with technical information, you’ll learn how…
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In only it’s second year, the Summit Lighting Photography Workshop has become a mainstay among the Summit Series of Workshops. Both new facilities and additional faculty made the 2015 Lighting…
What is the Adjustment Brush? The Adjustment Brush is an editing tool in Adobe Camera Raw (known simply as ACR). This tool is possibly the equivalent of the Dodge and…
We talk a lot around here at Digital Photography School about Depth of Field. I’m writing this based on the assumption that we all understand that in layman terms, “depth…
How do you take Portraits that have the ‘Wow’ factor? Today and tomorrow I want to talk about taking Portraits that are a little out of the box. You see…
Winners of Summit Workshops’ Annual Photo Contests receive free tuition to any of Summit Workshops’ award-winning non-destination photography workshops. Professional Photo Contest Winner: Isaiah Downing (Instagram: @isaiahdowningphoto) …
When you are out in the field and you’re not sure if your the image you are making is any good, go through this quick mental checklist to see if…
My first love in photography when I first got my trusty old Minolta SLR as a teenager was landscape photography. There’s something about getting out in nature with the challenge…
Jen Edney has been to several Summit Photography Workshops and even helped at the workshops as the second-ever workshop mentor. Jen just recently landed two photos (out of 10 total)…
An eye for composition is one of the things that elevates the work of the best photographers above the rest. One of the best ways to learn about composition is…
Autofocus is so good on modern cameras that most photographers use it all the time. It seemingly never lets you down. But, let’s say it’s nighttime and you are going to do…
In many ways, shutter speed is an inaccurate term. I read an article a few years ago and the photographer referred to shutter speed as shutter time. The logic was…
What operation on a camera could possibly be more simple than pressing the shutter button to take a picture? There’s not much to it, really – you look through the…
Peter Lockley is a sports and portrait photographer who works with editorial and corporate clients to create dynamic and story telling images. Peter began his career at the University of…
The world of sports is mourning the passing of Dean Smith, who died February 7, 2015 at the age of 83. Smith was called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball…
In the summer of 2014, Gary Lloyd McCullough came to Colorado Springs to take part in the Summit Sports Photography Workshop. It was there that he met the esteemed faculty and…
>>>From NPPA.org DURHAM, NC (September 29, 2014) – The Board of Directors of the National Press Photographers Foundation today is pleased to announce the creation of a new annual scholarship,…
Author: Coburn Dukehart, Photographer: Michael Forsberg Photographer Michael Forsberg is a patient man. A very. Patient. Man. This trait came in extremely useful during an assignment to photograph swift foxes in the…
The 2014 Summit Adventure Workshop has arrived! Starting on September 20, students from around the world will gather in the beautiful town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming to begin what will…
A Post By: Barry J Brady Many of us live in cities nowadays, in fact almost 80% of the world’s population lives in, or near, a large city. While it is…
Experience has the ability to make us wiser with our actions and choices. As a photographer, I have made mistakes in the past because of which I missed out on awesome photo opportunities….
A Post By: Oded Wagenstein As part of my series on portrait photography, in this article, I will discuss composition, one of the most important aspects of creating a good portrait…
A Post By: Richard Taylor You don’t need to take expensive and exotic trips to make good images. So if staying at home is more your thing then a few simple…
Since its creation in 1954, Sports Illustrated has employed some of the best and brightest photographers and storytellers in the world. The result is a publication that personifies the meaning…
Have you ever returned to your computer with a memory card full of photos and become overwhelmed at the idea of going through all of them? The thought of sorting…
Our longest running workshop of the Summit Series, the Summit Nature workshop, is filling up quickly! Taking place from September 28 through October 3, this workshop is an exceptional opportunity…
The ISO setting is used to control your camera’s sensitivity to light. When you use a high ISO setting essentially you are telling your camera to become more receptive to the available light. This...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0MVr6BTKw Gillette, founded in 1901, has been around for just over 100 years now. To celebrate, they recently put together a genius stop-motion video showing the evolution of men’s hair...
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Photo: Viktor Varga What do you get when you add 30,000 twinkling Christmas lights to a tram car? An oppurtunity for spectacular pictures. If you ever find yourself in Budapest,…
Adobe has released a video sneak-peek of a new feature due to be introduced into Creative Cloud which the company is calling 'Focus masks'. In the video, Zorana Gee, senior...
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Nikon officially announced the details and rules for their 2014-2015 Nikon Photo Contest Read More >> [via nikonrumors]
Landscape photography is typically thought of as images of serene mountain ranges and seascapes, but what are photographers supposed to do when these locations are unavailable or they are seeking…
