Forum: PP Blog

People tend to have a vision of professional photography that encompasses a fairly narrow range of services. One of the first that springs to mind is...

As I’ve mentioned before photowalks are a great way to sharpen your skills as a photographer and to contribute the collective history of your local...

New DSLRs with light-sensitive full frame and APS-C sized sensors provide photographers with amazing tools for night photography that were largely...

One of the more common discussions that go around photography forums is whether new shooters should buy an APS-C crop sensor camera like a Canon 7D...

If you ask 100 photographers how they got into the business and most will tell you they backed into photography as a career when offered jobs by...

In photography it is frequently tempting to shop around and try to save a few bucks whenever you can. I’m just as guilty as anyone but there’s a risk...

Burnout is a constant problem in photography for hobbyists and professionals alike. One day you’ll find yourself looking at your camera with the very...

For many people hauling a camera with them in the age of the iPhone 4S is no longer necessary. For many others the 8-megapixel camera in their phone,...

  Last time we talked about the habit of amateur photographers and even a few pros, to fret incessantly about minor differences in cameras. For many...

I’ve seen it in virtually every camera forum since the beginning of the internet and in letters to the editor in photography magazines before that....

There are some very basic mistakes you can make as a photographer, there are even a few you can catch yourself making when you’ve been shooting...

Spring and summer are great times to be out shooting. Long days and warmer temperatures mean you have more daylight to work with and can hike out to...

With the cost of the average wedding already approaching $27,000 dollars it would seem to make little sense to skimp on the person you’re counting on...

For decades photography has been dominated by two names: Nikon and Canon. For sure there have been challengers all along the way and some have...

A funny thing happened during the transition from film to digital as photographers were forced to adapt to a new reality in viewer expectations. In...

Photography is an artistic business and like any business rooted in the arts there are going to be trends and fads. It’s smart business to keep up...

While digital cameras seemingly get more miraculous every year, one thing that won’t change is the likelihood of something going wrong. I can flat...

My aunt is a wonderful person, almost saintly, but when it comes to DSLRs she’s definitely not used to big cameras. I asked her to take some pictures...

You don’t have to be a stargazer to like the new Canon EOS 60Da but it helps. Back in 2005 Canon announced the EOS 20Da, a camera with the internal...

To people outside the business professional photography looks easy and glamorous. *Let me assure you that is not the case. *While I may be able to...