February 2009 Archives

This fantastic photo of a big sister holding her baby brother is another impulse shot -- one where the children posed themselves and stole the scene. Vik Orenstein explains the importance of being ready to catch that shot.

You just can't look at this green eyed girl without an emotional reaction. Vik Orenstein shares how she captured that perfect impish expression.

This photo of a happy family speaks to the viewer right away: it just feels so natural that you know no one could have posed it. And no one did! Vik Orenstein shared her secrets for capturing perfect moments in her recent interview.

What's a cello player without her cello? In this photo, Vik Orenstein demonstrates how playing with simple photographic rules can yield stunning results.

Vik Orenstein challenges our notions that pictures should always be of smiling, happy people. Her tender portrait of a sad child will take your breath away.

Master children's photographer Vik Orenstein shares her secrets, tips, advice, and exercises on how to accomplish studio photography results when photographing yours (or someone else's) children.

We were very excited to have the opportunity to ask Vik Orenstein more questions about photographing children in a studio, and she was only too willing to share her tips and hints for creating the perfect photographs.

Join us for part two of this exciting interview and learn everything you've ever wondered about children's studio photography.

If you've ever admired children's studio photography and wondered why your own photos don't turn out the same way, Vik Orenstein has the answers you've been searching for. Throughout her interview, she was more than happy to share the secrets she's used to become a master of studio photography -- from hints on lighting to the perfect poses.

If you have kids -- or even if you're just interested in photographing them -- you won't be disappointed in Vik's interview. She shares fantastic tips that you'd never have expected to make your photos have the look of studio photography.

Have you ever wondered why photographing children is such a tricky business? They squirm, they cry, and you never seem to know how to dress them or position them to keep them from looking like robots.

Vik Orenstein is known for her incredibly vivid and endearing photos of children, and we were fortunate enough to have her share some of her secrets -- including what the rules are and when they should be broken.

This photograph of the Valley of Fire definitely isn't your average landscape shot. Here Stephen Johnson explains that abstract creativity has its place in the world of landscape photography and why he was so taken with the elements of this particular scene.

The subtle curves and the minimalist composition of this Mammoth Hot Springs photo inspired awe in Steve. Here he explains why...

Black and white photography is stunning in its simplicity and this photograph of the Kenai Fjords may have been just as lovely in black and white. But Stephen Johnson explains why he felt this shot really needed to be in color.

You don't always have to have a complicated composition to create a beautiful photograph, and this shot of a tree fungus is the perfect example of that fact. Here Stephen Johnson explains that sometimes the simplest subjects make for the most breathtaking shots.

This dramatic photograph of Wonder Lake is quite a work of art, but the actual experience of getting the photograph was what makes it one of Stephen Johnson's favorites. Here he explains why this shot was a goal-reaching moment in his photography career.

The conclusion of Stephen Johnson's enlightening interview focuses on the emotions, tools, reasoning and heart of the process of witnessing and holding the beauty in landscape photography

Master landscape photographer Stephen Johnson concludes his 7 Photography Questions interview by answering the remaining questions, describing the thought process behind some of his amazing photographs, and by offering exercises YOU can do to improve your landscape photography right now.

When you begin your journey into landscape photography, the shots you can take are virtually endless. Subject matter literally surrounds you, but how do you go from taking mundane shots of the land around you to getting breathtaking works of art?

Expert landscape photographer Stephen Johnson is sharing what it takes to get awe-inspiring landscape shots. Join us as he explores the secrets of landscape photography and answers our top 7 questions about this exciting photography world.

The challenge of landscape photography is one of the most rewarding a photographer can tackle. How do you even begin to capture the grandeur of a mountain or the delicate beauty of a flower field? Is it possible to freeze the essence of a majestic sunrise in a single frame? It is, and during his 7 Photography Questions interview, Stephen Johnson is going to tell us how.

At first glance these two pictures of the Snake River Overlook don't look at all the same, but they are in fact the same very scene. What made such a difference between the two shots? Ed Cooper explains...

Not many people can get such an amazing shot of Mount Robson. It is, after all, one of the hardest peaks to reach in the Canadian Rockies. Ed Cooper, however, isn't your average mountain photographer, and this picture is proof of it.

We need photo gear to take pictures, but do we need to take pictures of our photo gear? If you're Ed Cooper and you want people to understand exactly what goes into your photography you do. Here he explains...

When you're photographing something as massive as the Rocky Mountains, you have to have a few tricks up your sleeve. Here Ed shares the trick he used to capture this amazing shot of the majestic Rocky Mountains.