Today, we have Leslie Gonce guest posting. You may remember her as the author of How To: Make a Vacation Photo Book. She is also the talented artist behind the I Love NY photo book winner in our Two Weeks of Love Contest. Here she is again to help you start your next vacation photo [...]

April showers, anyone? Our Menlo Park offices got lots of rain this week. In light of the season, I want to expand on one subject I touched on in last week’s attention to detail challenge –  reflections! Capturing reflections in your photographs can be a lot of fun! Sometimes you make the conscious, artistic decision [...]

This week you were challenged to focus on the details in your photographs. Did you notice how when you concentrated on the details of your subjects your photos became more intricate, interesting and artistic? Well I did!  I saw new textures, well planned depth of fields, and creative angles! Here are this week’s 15 Detailed Photographs. [...]

Last week you guys worked on finding your intention in photography. We talked about how knowing your lighting before hand will impact your photographs. Or how knowing what kind of photographs you want to end up will affect your settings. Another key component in your creative process is your attention to detail. No matter what the purpose of [...]

This week, I answered your questions about composition and creativity. I urged you to think about your intentions for your photographs to help your creative process and improve your composition. To help you find your own creative process, I shared some common photography scenarios and what I think about for each in order to get [...]