How to (Legally) Become a Professional Photographer

A Guest Post by Scott Bideau from capturedbyscott.com

Image by Roberto Carlos Pecino

A common question asked by an amateur photographer looking to turn professional is, “what equipment do I need?” I’ll skip the discussion around skill and experience being more important than equipment, but before you rush out and buy any equipment or start offering your services to others, you should consider the various liability issues and the options for operating as a legal entity that are available for your business ..read more

Taking Stock of Your Own Photography

A Guest Post by SusanG from Camelot Photography Forum.

We talk about things like Workflow and Task Management. Yet, how much time do we dedicate to looking, really looking, into our own work? The end product itself!

I spent eight months last year photographing one linear mile. It wasn’t a planned series, but evolved into a long-term project. I recently reviewed the whole collection to select forty images as representative. In re-assessing the series, I took a long hard look to determine ..read more

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (21-27 Feb ‘10)

Weekly Assignment

We finished another food photography assignment this week, and the subject was Main Dishes. We wanted you to show us how tasty the food that your meal is based around is. Our winners seemed to have a bit of a seafood theme going this week, but there were some great shots of other mains too. Our winner was phillj for the shot of Prawns. The lighting and colour really made this shot stand out to us. This shot was ..read more

Below the Horizon – Discover How to Take Beautiful Images When the Sun Goes Down

David DuChemin and his team have done it again with a brand new E-Book – Below the Horizon.

This one is written by photographer Dave Delnea but it’s in David DuChemin’s usual brilliant style – and as usual, David’s only charging $5 for it (update: actually for 48 hours you can get it for $4 – read below to find out how)!

The full title of this E-book is Below The Horizon, Understanding Light at the Edges of Day and it’s all ..read more

SILHOUETTES: Weekend Photography Challenge

Image by Luza

This weekend your challenge is to take and share a Silhouette Image.

Silhouettes are something that scare a lot of photographers but they are relatively easy to achieve if you know how to go about it – and they’ll leave you with some results will WOW your friends. Here’s a tutorial on the topic to help you get started – How to Photograph Silhouettes in 8 Easy Steps.

Once you’ve taken your “SILHOUETTE” image, upload it to your favourite photo ..read more

How To Make Your Own Postcards: Cheap!

I’m Benjamin and am a hitchhiking photographer. In my travels I quickly realized a need to make my own postcards for my friends and family.  

I wanted unique and personal postcards at a cheap price. Here is the result of that quest. This is a post for those whom aren’t familiar with Photoshop and editing their photographs. You should be able to make postcards that are one-of-a-kind and appealing at less than the cost of buying a postcard.

Read on and ..read more

24 Hours To Go in Our Monthly Forum Competition

This is just a short note to remind all readers that our current forum competition ends in 24 hours time!

The competition has been running all month and centers around the topic of LIFE.

You’re invited to submit an image on this topic in our forum for a chance to win a share of $2900 worth of camera gear from our wonderful sponsors – DigitalRev.

You can get all the details of the competition here and then submit your entry for this week’s ..read more

Know Your Rights – A follow-up & a very disturbing video

Are you a photographer hell-bent on striking terror into your community?

One of my very first posts here on DPS was called “I’m a Photographer Not a Terrorist – How to Shoot in Public With Confidence“. Since the induction of Section 44 The Anti-Terrorism Act, photographers allover Britain have been treated like criminals by PCSOs and Police Officers.

There are loads of alarmist videos and blogs on the internet and I don’t get worked up about them all. But then this morning, ..read more

Poser: Achieve Perfect Portrait Expression

We’ve all heard it from clients before. “I don’t like formally posed pictures of myself. I always look so stiff. Can we get pictures without being formally set up?”

Fortunately for our clients – and for us – the world of formal portrait and people photography is now coming to a new era: Portrait Photojournalism.

Stiff, unrealistic, unnatural portraiture is no longer a Photographer’s only option.

A technique used by internationally acclaimed wedding photographers of Poser Image, Jim Garnier and Jerry Ghionis, Portrait ..read more

Do You Use the Video Feature on Your Camera? [POLL]

Do you use the video feature on your digital camera? With the advent of video being added to DSLRs, more and more camera users now have the ability to take videos from their cameras – but are we taking advantage of the feature?

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

I’d be interested to hear a little more about why you made the choice you did.

If you said no or ..read more

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