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Know Thyself: The Philosophy Behind Photography

As a photographer, it’s very important to develop your philosophy. Having the best gear in the world is awesome but it’s not an end all for us at AYP. What you see and how you present that visual story through your lens is more important. It’s how you capture people’s attention in terms

Four Tools To Stay Healthy Emotionally During Coronavirus Crisis

What I want to talk to you about are some of the remedies that you can use to counteract the confusion and instability that we’re facing as a society, not the physical side, since that information is readily available. I’m giving you four ways to stay grounded and present during any tumultuous time such as this. I’m passing along some of the tools that I have found have been extremely workable from my book Create: Tools from Seriously Talented People to Unleash Your Creative Life.

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We're excited to share with you all some fantastic Cyber Monday deals on amazing courses that we've released! But you'll need to hurry up as these deals end December 2, 2019 at 11:59am! Secrets to Amazing Photos with Bob Holmes - Cyber Monday Special $997 $197 Join National Geographic Photography Bob Holmes as he goes

Following Your Photography Passion

Una Pura Verdad – A Simple Truth – is a Photographic Narrative of New Mexico by Daniel Milnor. In September 2012 Daniel asked me if I would film a mini-documentary about his long-term New Mexico photographic project. I am happy and proud to now be able to release the documentary movie Una Pura Verdad. Una Pura

How to be an Active Photographer

What are the benefits to being an active photographer? You are a photographer. How do you approach your photos? Do you insert yourself with your subject to get the shot you want? Do you want for the “right photo” to come to you? Our good friend, Bob Holmes joined Marc Silber and had the exact

How to Convey Emotion Through Images with Deanne Fitzmaurice

Deanne Fitzmaurice is a Pulitzer prize-winning photographer and photojournalist known for capturing intimate and emotional stories through images.  I had the pleasure of sitting down with Deanne to discuss her methods for taking intimate and emotional photographs.  She was kind enough to walk us through her thought process of photojournalism photography as well as portrait

The Best Deal In Photography Right Now

We’re all trying to move to new levels creatively. Imagine an easy and very affordable way to take a huge leap in your photography skills, right now. You know how passionate I am about teaching photography – and that it’s not about having the latest gear, but about having new skills. You’ve seen this in

Tips on Photographing on Vacation with Dan Milnor

Photo by Dan Milnor If you’re a photographer and you’re on vacation, how do you go on vacation and not drive the rest of your family crazy but still walk away with something good photographically? This is the exact question discussed by our good friend, Dan Milnor. Milnor has traveled to Maine many

Note to Self

Photo by Jose Francisco Morales Note to Self How do you keep focused when under stress? There are many who go through some level of stress everyday. It could be caused by almost anything in your day-to- day life, we all know that. For many of us, our stress originates from our job.