It’s worth your while to click on the image above to be taken to the full sized 360 view of the Shah-é-Chéragh Mosque taken by Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll of Uncornered Market.com. As DPS evolves, we’ll be adding in the ability to see these immersion style Shockwave files

France is more than just wine, the Eiffel Tower and more wine. As viewed through the lens of DPS readers and travelers, France has many other sides I have never seen, and I am thankful for those who wish to share not only a bit of the country, but also some tips on how to take your own shots on a tr

Every day I get emails from photographers asking which camera to buy so they might become better photographers. STOP!  Use what you have, get out there and shoot! As Darren Rowse wrote in a recent article about camera lust  I have to agree with that statement. LOve Photography by Luis

I recently took a trip to the zoo to do a test on a camera that I was reviewing and thought I’d share a few tips that I put into practice along the way. Zoos are great locations to practice photography as they present us both with a great variety of subjects (both animals and the people watch

As a former PR person, the importance of branding was always a topic I was harping on with clients – from individual authors to multi-million dollar corporations and non-profit agencies. How a business presents itself can be the difference between success and failure. Photographers are no exce

The following post on photographing the night sky is by jgomez65 – one of dPS’s forum members. Several people asked me to post a simple tutorial on how I took some night sky pictures. I am not an astrophotographer in any way, shape or form, nor do I have any expensive equipment. I simpl

Part two in this four-part branding your photography business primer takes a look at photographers’ business cards. You can find part one here. You’d be hard pressed to find a functional business without a business card – no matter what industry. Photographers are no exception &nda

A Guest post by Will Kemp. Ever wanted to create more drama in your food photography? Want to break away from the whimsical cupcake shot? Sometimes the inspiration isn’t from instagram but in your local museum. To be exact Classical paintings. I teach aspiring artists how to understand the im

One of the wonderful things about digital photography is the creativity that you can engage in once you’ve got your image on your computer and in Photoshop. All kinds of effects can be achieved to make your shots look any number of ways. But what about in-camera techniques for more creative

A Guest Post by Alex Koloskov In this article I am going to show a common routine I use as a product photographer or at least that’s how I see it. Being completely self-taught, I’ve always taken a step-by step approach to any and all of my photography assignments. Learning photography ba

A Guest Post by Andrew S Gibson. With the release of Mitchell Kanashkevich’s eBook ‘Getting Published in Photography Magazines’ as part of the ‘Going Pro: How to Make Money From Your Photography‘ kit I thought it worthwhile to look at the process from the point of view

A Guest Post by Andrew S Gibson who’s new eBook – Andes – has recently been launched on Craft and Vision (for just $5). There’s one way to get your photos published in photography magazines that I didn’t mention in my previous post, and that is to write an article accom

HDR Photography has been around since the days of film, but has become extremely popular in recent years. High Dynamic Range, or HDR, is essentially a way of processing photos that allows for a wider and deeper range of colors. This type of processing makes an image appear much closer to what the h

Hi, my name is James and I am not a food photographer. However, I love food and could be considered a foodie to some extent. I also wouldn’t mind perusing food photography in the future and incorporating it into my business here and there. I think because of these facts, I fall righ

Read Part 1 of this series on Wedding Photography. Lighting Image by Pelipe To truly master photography, not just the wedding genre, you will need to learn how light affects everything. Invest time in reading, training and experience to perfect techniques as on the day of the shoot you won’t h

Since launching our Captivating Color eBook last week I’ve had a few questions from readers on the topic of color, its importance and why we created a whole eBook on a topic like this. I thought there was no better person to ask than the eBook’s author – Mitchell Kanashkevich. Mit

A Guest post by Marlene Hielema from www.imagemaven.com. Several years ago I borrowed my piano teacher’s grande piano and her lovely home for a portrait shoot of an up-and-coming pianist. As I set up my studio strobe lights for the shoot I was inspired by Arnold Newman’s iconic photo of

I have been photographing my friends in their anime and game inspired costumes (cosplay) for many years. Recently, I’ve wanted to ramp things up, and take more dramatic images that stand out from what I’ve done in the past. A couple of months ago my friend K, one of Australia’s for

An introduction to Shooting Star Trails by Trevor Williams. I will attempt to explain here how to capture stars over a long exposure so that they leave behind a “trail” or light stream. In fact, what are recorded are stationary stars and the rotation of the earth. The images that are cre

On the 12th Day of Christmas dPS gave to me – another chance to get all our previous deals! Welcome to the final Deal in dPS’s 12 Super Deals of Christmas! It’s been a massive couple of weeks and has been so exciting to see our readers saving literally thousands of dollars on these