Be optimistic • This is probably the hardest thing to do, especially when you see everybody closing up shop and walking away.  Times are hard, but so what? Here’s the thing – if you’re going to be negative, you’ll get nothing out […]

While we’re busy working on new photography and educational books, we would like to share a list of publishers with you. A few of the big publishers like Chronicle and W.W. Norton will do photography books, but generally the best resources can be found […]

While the world may seem stacked against film photographers, every now and then there’s a glimmer of good news. The folks at Ilford, makers of black-and-white film and papers, have opened up a lab in California, and will turn their expertise […]

There has been lots of questions about the closest airport to our Oct 19th, L.A. seminar location. The closest airpot that you can fly to is: John Wayne Airport 18601 Airport Way Santa Ana, CA 92707. The airport is about 1 […]

For those of you waiting for Canon’s latest 20MP DSLR the EOS 70D, the wait is over! Samy’s Camera now has the 70D in stock at only $1,199.00 for just the body, $1549.00 paired with an 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens and […]

I know many of you are wondering why we keep posting movie business stuff on the STC blog. No, we’re not off course and if you take a closer look you’ll find that the two disciplines share a great deal […]

Need to send someone some RAW photographs but hate the fact that they weigh tens of megabytes each? You can actually resize the files to smaller sizes quite easily in Lightroom, making sending small copies back and forth a snap. […]

Back in 2008, everyone was outraged after the radically redesigned Playboy France started publishing simply lit and somewhat trashy nude pictorials of top fashion models shot by several leading fashion photographers. Playboy’s core philosophy was breached and faithful Playboy readers […]

Two simple answers: no and yes. No, because your work (in this case, a photo or set of photos) is copyrighted the moment you click the shutter on your camera. Your work is automatically yours at the moment of its […]

“The keys to the doors of success depend on each person and their expectations. Some doors seem larger than others or more difficult to open than anticipated. Never be afraid to try something new but make sure you choose the […]