Why and How I wrote the Book Advancing Your Photography

I’ve been a photographer most of my life and teaching is a role I’ve continually found myself in since becoming a mountaineering instructor at 19.  After many workshops where I quoted notable photographers as having said this or that, a flash hit me—why not interview them and let others hear from them directly? One

Every Photographers Must Have Handbook

Advancing Your Photography: A Handbook for Taking Photo's You'll Love Order your copy today! Coming this May, Advancing Your Photography will release its first book made just for photographers. Watch the video for a sneak peek inside the first two chapters of the book! Handbook Designed By Photographers for Photographers This handbook--from the look of

iPhone Photography Tips That Will Surprise You

  Shot with iPhone 6  plus. Hey guys! It seems like everyone is a "photographer" these days, in one platform or another. Whether you're a traditional photographer with a studio, pumping out prints for weddings and other big gigs, or you post pics daily on Instagram and Facebook (#nofilter). This week it's all about the social media kings and queens! We've

Pursuit of Passion: Deanne Fitzmaurice’s Path to Pro

This week in Advancing Your Photography, we sat down with Deanne Fitzmaurice, a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer who is based in San Francisco, California. She specializes in journalism stills and motion. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, Time Magazine, ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated , Men's Journal, Newsweek, The Economist, Stern, GEO and numerous

Powerful Women in Photography

This week in Advancing Your Photography, we focused on two powerful women in photography: Bambi Cantrell and Anna Kuperberg. Research performed by Kodak a few years ago revealed that 90% of the world's photographs are purchased by women. To Bambi Cantrell, this is not only an astronomical number but it also provides insight into why

Photography Tips For Lighting From Bob Holmes

  In the latest video from Silber Studios, Marc goes behind the scenes with photographer Bob Holmes at the Hess Collection in Napa Valley. Holmes, a three-time Travel Photographer of the Year, takes Marc on a tour of the incredible gallery while offering tips for lighting, framing, and finding punctuation points in your photographs. "Know