James Nachtwey – Searing Photos of War

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John Sexton

Find out more about John Sexton here. Read more of John Sexton’s thought in our interview here.

Chris Jordan Pictures Shocking Stats

Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics — like the astonishing number of paper cups we use every single day.

Books With Topical Themes Enjoy Wider Appeal

One of the ways you can create a book that has wider appeal is to give it a topical focus. Books on well-known subjects (people, places, things, events, etc) have a built in audience – anyone interested in the subject. Comparatively few people know about and...

Use Text To Enhance Your Photo Book

Photography books are often greatly enhanced when text is included. There are many types of text that can complement your images. Here are a few classic examples. – facts about a subject – history of a subject – placing the images in an art historical...

Huntington Witherill

Huntington Witherill speaks eloquently about photography addressing issues as diverse as technology, manipulation, and composition. His images alone are worth watching these for. Learn more about Huntington Witherill here. Read our conversation here.

Color Is An Event

Color doesn’t exist out there. Color is produced inside us. Color is the human response to vibrations in a narrow part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Color is an event. In any color event you need a light source and an observer – and often an...

Identifying 3 Types of Color

There are essentially three kinds of color. Ideal Ideal color (often thought of as accurate color) is produced when the color of objects is unmodified by temporal or atmospheric effects or enhancement. Forensics and product photographers favor this type of color. Ambient Ambient color is...

Framing

You’ve been framed. It sounds terrible right? But, when it comes to your prints, it’s great. It’s a sign that after all that work you’ve arrived. Think of how many photographs you make; a lot. Now think of how many of those actually get selected...

Made To Stick

Chip and Dan Heath’s Made to Stick is must read material for any communicator – artist, businessperson, social advocate, politician, partner, parent … well, anyone really. Made To Stick will give you a proven formula for making any message more memorable and effective. SUCCESs their...