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Camera Equipment

Guidelines to Purchasing Photography Equipment: Online, by Mail or by Phone
By Marla Meier

Seeking Your Own Vision with an Assortment of Camera Tripods
Margo Taussig Pinkerton will have you prepared when you go to purchase a camera tripod and ball head. Learn about the features you'll need.

Which Paper Cutter is Right for You?
Andrew Darlow will help you figure it out and then find out what Special Offers our readers will receive.

Rohn Engh's Tips from PhotoStockNotes  

Just Starting Out?

Copyright & Model Releases

Photo Contests: Are They "Photo Fishing"?
Noella Ballenger will teach you about the legal terms, words and phrases used in photo contest rules--learn to be cautious when entering your photos! Who is really the winner?

© is for Copyright
Are your photos safe?  Learn from Margo Taussig Pinkerton (TBC-The Barefoot Contessa) how to help protect your photos using copyrights.

When a Buyer Wants Re-use of Your Photos

by Rogn Engh

 

The Model Release, A Primer

Confused about the model release? This should answer most of your questions.

Copyright Law in the Digital Age

Will Copyright Law survive?
By Michael Fulks

Soothing the Savage Beast.

Copyright issues affect more than photographers. Are you sure you're not violating someone else's rights?

Fashion Photography with Lindsay Adler

Fashion: Working with Models
Apogee is pleased to bring you the first in a series of articles on Fashion Photography.  Join Lindsay Adler as she teaches photographers the importance of building a good relationship with their models.

Fashion: Gathering the Creative Team
Getting a talented team together for a fashion photo shoot does not have to "break your bank".  Find out how from Lindsay Adler.

Fashion: Get Inspired!
Let your senses take over--the sights and sounds around you can get you inspired for your next fashion photo shoot. Find out how from Lindsay Adler.

Fashion: Props, Backgrounds, Shooting on Location
Learn from Lindsay Adler how, why and when to use these many options during your fashion photo shoots.

Fashion: Three Simple Natural Lighting Techniques
Sculpt your models faces and create beautiful photo effects by managing natural light - learn how from Lindsay Adler.

Fashion: Beauty of a Beauty Dish
Lindsay Adler will "enlighten" you and your subjects on the use of beauty dishes.

Fashion: Painting with Light
A flashlight and off-camera lights? Lindsay Adler will teach you how to light up your models with amazing lighting effects at night. 

Fashion: Three Advanced Lighting Techniques
Want to make those portraits "sing"? Lindsay Adler will teach you how to use diffused sunlight, backlighting and backlighting using reflectors.

Fashion: Making Fashion Fantasy a Reality with Photoshop
In the fashion photography world, not all photos end as they started! Learn the power of Photoshop with Lindsay Adler.

Portraits: 7 Tips on Approaching Strangers for Photographs
Learn from Lindsay Adler how to get those great portrait photos of strangers.

See more of Lindsay's fashion articles in our Technical & How-to archives... 

Photo Creativity

Photography: Why We Love It!
Steve Gottlieb will get you thinking about what your reasons are for that continuous clicking on the shutter button habit.

Photography: A Merger of Your Senses, Words & Photo Skills to Create Photo Memories
Learn how to share your photographic vision and make a connection with your viewer. Travel with Noella Ballenger to California's Carrizo Plain.

From Dream to Reality: The Photographic Diary of a Community
Gerry Gooderham explains how the Temagami Elders Portrait Project in Ontario, Canada came to fruition--start your own visual historical record of the elders in your community.

Help Your Photographic Skills: Make a Calendar
Your photography assignment: create a beautiful calendar for yourself, for friends or to sell. Learn how from Joe Becker.

Analyze Your Photographs:
Create Amazing Illusions
Learn from Noella Ballenger how reviewing the images of others can make you a better photographer.

Unexpected Treasures
As creative artists, we need to stay open and ready for the unexpected. Even if our passion is one thing, sometimes trying a new photographic genre results in growth. Noella Ballenger tells us of her own experience. Check it out.

FINDING YOUR CREATIVE SPARK

Sometimes it just takes stopping and seeing what is around you to break out of a photographer's "block." Noella Ballenger tells us about a recent experience of hers.

Rohn Engh's "Stock Shots" (#2) 

"Let your passion guide you"

The Gift of Photography

Look inward to discover in yourself the reasons you photograph. An article by Brenda Tharp.

Photojournalism & Self-Publishing

“Lookin’ Back”: My Top 10 Photojournalist Tips to Getting Published Online
Michael Lynch takes a look back at all he has learned about getting his articles published online and shares those lessons with up and coming photojournalists.

 

How to Break into Photojournalism
Want to start a career in photojournalism? Learn a few tips from Jason Geil at our WeSay Sponsors site.

 

Attention, Photographers:
Ever think about self-publishing your photographs?
Noella Ballenger tells us of her experience with self-publishing and gives some useful tips. See more.

 

"How To Carry It Off (Successful Walking Assignments For the Photographer)"

It takes more than just being in the right place. Mike Goldstein takes us to Bryce Canyon and shows us how to get images for stock use. See how he does it.

 

Is A Career as an Editorial Photographer for Me?   

by Bob Grytten

 

Creating Photo/Text Packages: ANATOMY OF A STORY

Bob Grytten explains how to put together a photo article for publication.

Stock Photography & Selling Your Photos

The Art of Showing Your Photographic Art: Steps Towards a Gallery Exhibition
Elizabeth Elliott chats with three experienced photography exhibitors. Learn how to prepare yourself for a photography show.

 

What can Flickr do for My Photography?  Jim Austin Answers the Questions.
Jim Austin will tell us all about Flickr and how it works for the photographer who wants to share their photos with the world.

 

Smiling Siberian Sled Dogs: How the New Yorker Magazine Went to the Races
Pick up a few tips from Jim Austin: capture the action, enhance the shots in Photoshop and sell them through Flickr.

 

Art Shows: Selling Your Fine Art Photography
Are you thinking of getting started in the art show circuit?  Find out more from Andy Long.

 

Breaking into the Stock Photography Business
Find out from Charlie Borland what makes good stock photo and where your photos fit in the business.
 

Decisive Moments: Enterprising Your Photos

Cameras, gear, film and processing are all very expensive. Is it worth all the time and money to buy gear and film for just a hobby?

 

The Write Way to Sell Photos

Whatever your photographic specialty creating a saleable photo/text package is a multi-faceted endeavor, by Kimberly Baldwin Radford.

 

Profit From The Fundamentals of Photography

There are many steps to be taken when selling your photos. But one basic rule always applies, only good pictures sell! by Brian D. Ratty

Fine Art Printing: The Giclée Print

You may have heard of them or even seen one. But what is all the fuss about? By Heather Clifford

 

Wildflowers Don't Sell, Do they?

Wildflowers may be good sellers, but only if done right!
By John Gerlach

 

Bob Grytten: What is a Query Letter?

Photo Newsletter Publisher tells you how to find a buyer for your photographs and articles.

 

Internet Thievery: Will It Extend to Stock Photos?  

The big debate of the hour is about “image snatching” on the Internet. Is it real?

General Business Information

Digital Imaging Backup Strategies
When did you last backup your photo files?  Did you say to yourself, "I'll get to it!"?  John Watts reminds us of the importance of protecting those files from being lost forever.

 

Starting a Camera Club
Andy Long will take you through the steps to starting a camera club in your area.

 

The Photo List: Your Personal Bucket List of Places or Subjects to Photograph
What locations or shots do you want to add to your photographic files? Andy Long tells us how to create a list in order to reach your goals.

Learn how to find & make photographic contacts from Andy Long in Unexpected Opportunities.

Why Nature?
Ever been asked why you shoot nature? Here is how Noella Ballenger answers that question.
 

An Interesting Experience for a Photographer
Someday, as a photographer, you may be asked to document someone's estate. Here is Noella Ballenger's recent experience doing just that. Find out about it.
 

Safety First
Not planning ahead and knowing your limitations can spell disaster for the photographer. Here are some tips to make sure your next trip is safe. Check out this article by  Noella Ballenger.

 

Photographers Beware & Be Aware: Protect Yourselves
Skin cancer is our most prevalent cancer. As photographers many of us are especially vulnerable.
Find out how you can protect yourself. An article by Michael Fulks.

Decisive Moments: Kids and Cameras - How They Work  

How early should your child make the step from the old point-and-shoot variety of camera to one with more sophisticated controls?  The answer may require examining the nature of the child’s interest. Read more of this article by Bill Miller.

Ethics in the Landscape

Commentary by Lee Watson

Rohn Engh: Stock Shots #7
Are you missing out on a tax deduction that could be yours? 

The Taxman Cometh

Don't make a mistake that will cost you. Start planning now, before the end of the year, to get your books in order.
 

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