AYP Insider : Always Be Ready To Shoot Image by Chris Louie It is every amateur photographer’s dream to have the chance to capture a memorable event while it is happening; I never imagined stumbling upon one of the largest fires Los Angeles had ever seen. Dealing about $20-30 million in damages, this
AYP Insider: Street Photography 101 Being a good street photographer requires you to ignore some of your instincts as a human. Taking a good candid photo sometimes requires a level of bravery that is not instinctive for most. Snapping on the street and getting great images means doing things that will take you out of
How to Create a Photography Portfolio Put Your Best Foot Forward Almost a year ago today, I was sitting in front of my computer looking through thousand's of my photos to find which ones I wanted to put on my website. I finally got my portfolio, it consisted of 117 photographs. I went through all
The only thing I love as much as photography is music. As such, I’ve spent a good portion of my life going to shows and festivals, both as a spectator and a photographer. This past weekend, I found myself at the Treasure Island Music Festival. Attendance was a scant 15,000 or so. This may sound
AYP Insider: Great Shots Without All The Gear 15 minutes, a piece of grey butcher paper and one off-camera flash, bounced off a white ceiling... Those are essentially the materials that went into shooting the image on the left. I did this as an experiment in minimalism. My goal was to be able to shoot anywhere,
I am an Intern for Advancing Your Photography, and this is my life: If you happened to visit Advancing Your Photography anytime this past year, you would know what I mean when I say that it was an eyesore. It was clear to me and everyone else that something needed to change-- quick. We knew the site
"These days, the girls are hitting it as hard and heavy as the boys are." "It's a great thing to see. I'm use to seeing mostly men out here on the driving range so when I spot a woman blasting away, I like to give her a tip of the hat," says Lam
If there’s one thing we can count on as photographers, it’s our brethren's love for debating the finer points of photographic gear. If you have been a pro or an amateur for any length of time and you happen to know others who share this specific, expensive interest, you probably participated in a debate about
