Inspiration Photography Photography Education How Taking a Different Perspective Can Offer New Photographic Opportunities I was on a personal project doing underwater photography in the Bahamas on my first live-aboard dive trip. Each day consisted of multiple dives, but this capture was in between dives. Conditions were perfect and the lighting beautiful, so I decided to practice some freediving, encouraging my (now) wife to model some poses over the […] Written by Paul McDermott June 4, 2024April 15, 2024
Inspiration Marketing Photography Education Could Your Response Time be Faster? Over the last few years I’ve been surprised at how slow so many business owners are to respond to an email or voicemail. And I’ve heard virtually every excuse for why an email went to spam, or a completed contact form on a website never reached its destination. Here’s my point – One of your […] Written by Skip Cohen May 28, 2024April 29, 2024
Inspiration Photography Photography Education How a Self Portrait Project became Award Winning In an effort to take creative breaks from my client’s work, I started experimenting with self-portraits as a way to express myself creatively as an artist and learn new techniques. I’m inspired by visuals that unpack emotions and ideas with symbolism and a surreal twist. I created True Colors as a personal rendition of the […] Written by Tonya Wilhelm May 21, 2024March 26, 2024
Inspiration Photography Wedding Photography – Being Prepared for Photographic Opportunities “Almost Time” was created during Liliana’s wedding day. Right after the ceremony and on our way to do Family portraits, I asked the bride to walk back to the altar and wait while her family came back to the church. I immediately saw the Center Composition and the symmetry was perfect, but the lighting was […] Written by Andrea de Anda May 16, 2024March 18, 2024
Inspiration Photography Photography Education Embarking on a Journey of Love and Motherhood I invite you to join me on a journey through the lens, where pixels transform into a tale of profound love and the intricate journey of motherhood. Now, let’s dive into the technical intricacies that breathe life into this visual story. Picture this: the aperture meticulously set at 3.2, a steady shutter speed of 160, […] Written by Samantha Leon May 9, 2024March 11, 2024
Inspiration Photography Photography Education How to Find Inspiration for Print Competition How did this image happen you may ask? Well the simple answer is, I needed some inspiration for some competition images, and I started searching classical famous Art. Works from Michael Angelo, Picasso, and so forth. The initial thought process was what can I mimic using skeletons to create something the judges have never seen […] Written by Ken Stoecklin April 18, 2024April 18, 2024
Inspiration Photography Photography Education Learn How Award Winning Celestial Photography is Made When I was first contacted by Marathon Press about my image, “Celestial Visitor”, I wondered why they didn’t use the full title. Then I remembered that I simplified the title for image competition! I figured if I used the real title, “The Virgin, the Watchman and the Celestial Visitor”, there was little chance that the […] Written by John Grusd April 11, 2024February 21, 2024
Business Inspiration Photography Crafting Creativity: A Love Story with Innovation and Imagination At times, I do wonder where does creativity come from? It stuck for sure when I created Gaming with the Queen, and it was recognized when that image was honored with IE in PPA print competition. In fact, the Image Excellence achievement was the result of my long relationship with creativity that started with my […] Written by Ellen Goddard Jacques March 28, 2024February 5, 2024
Business Inspiration Photography Education Let Go of Struggle and Get Inspired Starting a photography business is exciting. It feels incredible the first time someone gives you actual money for doing the work you love. Life doesn’t get much better than that! Eventually, however, a challenge will arise that makes you wonder if owning a business is right for you. That’s when you realize not only do your photography […] Written by Lara Grauer March 26, 2024January 16, 2024
Inspiration Photography Photography Education Techniques A Look into the Creative Mind Intro by Mark Weber I’ve always been passionate about print competition. I’ve learned so much from the inspiration of others’ creativity. Working at Marathon Press where we have the great privilege of producing the Image Excellence and Show Books in coordination with the Professional Photographers of America, has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. Understanding the […] Written by Nichole Manner February 27, 2024February 27, 2024
