Freelance Photography: How to Begin Your Career

Abolitionists used the new technology to heighten a sense of solidarity and urgency.

It's a bizarre question that can be applied to any of the arts. Typically, creatives are seen as passionate creatures, but is it essential to a career in the industry?

SHERWOOD, Wis. (WBAY) - At the entrance to High Cliff State Park is a relatively new sign reminding professional photographers about a state park policy that's ...

James Beard award nominee “Season” features Nik Sharma's cooking, food styling and photography.

For a lot of us, being a professional photographer is a dream job that isn't realized. Even for those of us who do make a living from it, it probably isn't exactly as ...

Brooklyn Beckham has landed his first job with Tatler, where he will be photographing Elfie Reigate for the title's upcoming June issue.

One of the central principles we hear over and over in photography is the importance of pre-visualizing shots and planning one's work in advance. And while ...

The melting of polar ice masses is a prominent topic in the news lately, but it's difficult to imagine what the process would look like. In Austin, Texas, a recent ...

Kwame Brathwaite's photographs fused the two mediums to push the boundaries of beauty, transforming how we define Blackness. Colony Little7 hours ago.

Being a professional photographer is certainly a lovely career if you can make it work, but it's not an easy field in which to be successful. That seems to have ...

Did you know that, according to the National Park *Service*, only 10% of all visitors to Grand Canyon National Park ever travel to the North Rim, which has an ...

Alaina Bos joins me to discuss her passion for photography and a special project she created to share the struggles women have with infertility. She opens up ...

When photographer Patience Whitfield noticed that galleries and other art spaces in town were lacking diversity, especially when it came to Black female ...

I mess up most of my street photography shots: too far away, background cluttered, subjects not well aligned, subject matter not interesting enough, or simply ...

Candid photos are the lifeblood of documentary photography. But a critically acclaimed photo book on fraternity life by Andrew Moisey, assistant professor of ...

Reinforcing stereotypes and depicting India as a crumbling ruin, early photography often served as a tool of imperial propaganda.

Jean-François Bouchard made a series of cinematic photographs of the aftermath of The Big Sandy, the largest machine gun shoot in the United States.

The Hal Epstein Merit Memorial Award was presented to Stephen DiMaria.

An exhibition shows how the pioneers of photography saw the dominant medium of painting both as inspiration and competition.

Gayle Anderson was live in Laguna Beach to see the 40-foot long photograph entitled “ Hana Highway General Store” crested by artist Rick Graves.

When you think of epic landscape images, the light you imagine is probably golden and dramatic, with arching shadows and radiant glow. And while that sort of ...

A very common piece of advice for photographers looking to take their work to the “next level” is that they must invest time in themselves in the process of ...

Ross Taylor's last moments project captures the raw emotion of the process as pet owners put down their animals.

PLAINFIELD, NJ – Students in Jerry Lester's photography class at Plainfield High School are learning to use external lighting to photograph an object. As part of ...

Italian photojournalist Federico Borella was named Photographer of the Year in the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards ceremony in London.

Last Wednesday, ninth grade photography students from Monrovia High had the unique opportunity to visit and photograph a distinctive science...

The rise and democratization of digital photography over the past 15 years has been, I would describe, as one of the most socially changing movements in the ...

Prince Harry is showing off his skills behind the camera! In honor of Earth Day, pics taken by the Duke of Sussex during his travels to Africa, Norway, South ...

Voices of African Photography is a 10-part series presented in partnership with the African Photojournalism Database, a joint project of Everyday Africa and ...

CAMBRIDGE — Until a year ago, it would have been hard to imagine Greig Cranna's involvement with photography getting any fuller. “I've loved it from the first ...

Southern Delaware Tourism announced the winners of its 2019 Southern Delaware Photography Contest. They are grand-prize winner Darrell Staggs, ...

Kate Middleton's photography tricks have been revealed.

Many hobbyist photographers dream of one day becoming professional, but here's something that may give you pause: “photographer” has been named one of ...

The Duke of Sussex has revealed his flair for photography by sharing a selection of images that reflect his passion for conservation and protecting endangered ...

Earlier this month, Luminar introduced Flex, a plugin that brings Luminar tools to third-party apps. The Luminar team also did a little research to see what plugins ...

Jean Andre Antoine uses a camera from 1947 and spends nearly every day working the same SoHo block.

A photographer with more than 300000 followers who lists Sony and Adobe as his clients has announced his plan to quit photography. After 10 years, he says ...

I believe most of you know your home like the back of your hand. Because of this, it may seem like there's nothing interesting left to shoot when you're at home.

Following yesterday's tragedy, I found myself reflecting on a moment ten years ago and the impact photography has had on my life. The first thing I did was to call ...

Afraid of missing out on the latest photo industry news while you're out, well, actually taking pictures? Photography News of the Week is all the news you might ...

We pit the new P30 Pro yellow pixel against the Galaxy S10+, Apple iPhone XS Max and Google's Pixel 3 cameras, as well as Huawei's 2018 RGB sensor ...

Being a wedding photographer is tough enough, but there are some small steps you can take to make your job easier that really add up in the long run.

I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today, and I want to talk about 4 things I truly hate about portrait photography in 2019.

We extract three trends from this year's photography auctions to show you where the market has been—and where its opportunities are now.

Little Simz discusses creating the visuals for her new project.

Photography is a wonderful hobby, but for some, a hobby just isn't enough. Some of us get so infected with the craft that we instantly know we want to one day ...

After taking an absence from photography, a living legend returns with his latest book.

Every job has its good and bad sides, and it carries a certain level of stress, challenge, and risk. But according to a recent report, “photographer” is on the list of ...

To save money when hiring a photographer for engagements, weddings and other life milestones, look for social media contests and "mini-sessions."

In early 2014, Forest Woodward and I sat in the window of a Lower East Side coffee shop, flipping through a scrapbook he had made during our 28-day Grand ...

Jill Greenberg's photos for *Fresh* Step wound up on 'The Ellen Degeneres Show.'

My name is Brian Carey, and I'm a photographer in St John's Newfoundland Canada. I'm like a lot of photographers in that I like to compliment my professional ...

William G. Larson, 76, of Chestnut Hill, an artist who bent the rules of static photography to explore the concept of time, and whose incorporation of fax and ...

Peter B. Kaplan, a photographer who captured spectacular views from vertiginous vantage points like the torch of the Statue of Liberty and the masts of the ...

The prestigious Sony World Photography Awards has announced the winners of the 2019 photo contest. Italian photographer Federico Borella was named ...

The winners of the professional category of the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards have been announced, with Federico Borella named as Photographer of ...

Victor Habchy's photography career took off after he became a Sony ambassador and when his dreamlike photos from Burning Man went wildly viral online a ...

Photographer Maja Daniels explores her connections to a rural Swedish community.

You've probably seen examples of “light graffiti” on social media. A creator skilled in this photographic art form can conjure circles and orbs by swinging a light ...

For her first exhibition as adjunct senior curator of photography, Sandy Phillips has put together “Unlimited.” Photo: Paul Kuroda, Special to The Chronicle.

Starting last October, Vox began their Vox Darkroom video series, which shares "stories of the past, one photograph at a time." Since launching the series in the ...

From Bob the domesticated flamingo to female boxers fighting against violence, here's a selection of winners at the world's largest photography competition.

The last year has been extremely exciting period for Huawei and its products: Starting with the P20, the company's flagships have been truly transformative in ...

I recently read an insightful Instagram post, made by Outside magazine. In this post, creative director Emma Sheffer spoke of a loss of originality and the current ...

Juan Fuentes' street photography is featured in the exhibit “See Through the Veil” at ReCreative. (Ray Mark Rinaldi, Special to The Denver Post). Denver's ...

Canon has some of the best travel lens options in the world, and here are their top lenses you should take around the world with you.

The world of macro photography can look complicated to a beginner but it's really not and in these five tips for better macro photography I'll show you how you ...

According to court records, since March 2017 at least eight other newlyweds in Wisconsin have taken Scott Sockett to small claims court in relation to his ...

Robert Voltaire's work continues to soar above everyone's expectations. The California born fashion photographer continues to deliver stunning images with ...

“It's one of those love/hate relationships,” said Michael Dupont, the winner of my 2019 Squirrel Week Squirrel Photography Contest. Michael hates how squirrels ...

The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has captured the first-ever images of a black hole. But the scientists are far from done.

The state of photography is chaotic and rapidly changing. The definition of photographer is evolving, the barrier of entry is at its lowest yet, and imposter ...

Rachel Syme writes on the photography critic Vince Aletti's collection of thousands and thousands of fashion magazines, which are the basis for a new book ...

My challenges with the genre -- poor ideas, a fear of confrontation and technical challenges -- certainly apply to other types of photography. However, they're ...

In the song Sunscreen, Baz Luhrmann teaches certain “inalienable” truths about life: you're not as fat as you imagine, politicians will philander, and you too, will ...

Whether you're interested in taking better photos, video or both, the best thing you can do is to practice and take the time to get to know your equipment...

In 1986, Randy Goss took a job on a lark. “I'd never worked for a newspaper,” said the 65-year-old Charlevoix native and longtime photographer at the Petoskey ...

When it comes to being creative and personal photography, how do you approach your shoots? Do you prepare a well-researched mood board and vehemently ...

Photography is an art form with deep scientific roots. In ancient Greece, Aristotle and Euclid both described early pinhole cameras. Renaissance painters ...

Photographer Lori Diemer was born and raised in Northeast Ohio, and during her life, she has established herself within the arts community in a number of ...

Plus, apparently some report is coming out?, and more news.

Stock photography is not for everyone, but it really can be a financially viable option for some of those photos you have just sitting on a hard drive at home.

The Red Sox team photographer on the challenges of his job, and how he hires and grooms photo interns for careers as sports photographers.

Engadget is all about tech and how we live with it. But take a look at the site in 2019, and there are many facets to what we do: We've been publishing product...

In the nearly two centuries since Daguerre's classic 1838 Parisian street scene, exposed for several minutes, miraculously capturing two men who stayed still ...

The young American photographer Brendan Hoffman tells us about his new show at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art.

An Alabama mom rejected the notion that girls could not be a girly-girl and an athlete. The photographer created a series showing girls could be both.

Every genre of photography comes with its own common problems, and landscape photography is no different. This great video examines three of the most ...

If you're shooting videos, you can find both practical effects and CGI useful. But combining them can give you limitless creative possibilities. In this video, Liran ...

Hippolyte Bayard was an artist, collector, inventor, and photographic pioneer who lived from 1801 until 1886 and claimed to have invented the photographic ...

The annual income of the typical photographer in the U.S. is 20 percent less than the national average. There are both good and bad reasons why ...

Boston Globe photographer Craig F. Walker was a finalist for a 2019 Pulitzer Prize in the feature photography category.

If you spend any amount of time consuming photographic educational *content*, you've probably heard a lot of the same tips repeated almost to the point of cliché.

Landscape photography can be a tricky genre that requires a lot of patience and nuance. This great video details seven common mistakes landscape ...

“Latest Research Report: Aerial Photography industry. Aerial Photography is the taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated/direct-down position.

Reuters and The Washington Post capture the top accolades for photography at the 2019 Pulitzer Prize ceremony.

I know what date it is, but let me assure you this is no April Fools' gag: Huawei's P30 Pro has the best low-light camera, better even than Google's Pixel Night ...

Macro photography can be useful to many disciplines, but mastering the craft can require some heavy duty gear, and some in-depth knowledge. However, one ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ -- If you were living in the Plainfield area in the late 1800s and wanted a family portrait, it's quite possible you found your way to the studio ...

This story is brought to you by Huawei Malaysia. The release of Huawei's P30 series has in one fell swoop out-zoomed the competition and as the Chinese tech ...