If you want to improve your skills as a photographer, you need to find your happy place. I’m not talking about a state of mind, although having a positive attitude surely helps when taking photos! I’m talking about finding a place that inspires you and that has plenty of diverse photo opportunities. This is your GO-TO place whenever you need to scratch your creative itch. Finding your photography happy place is crucial to your development as an artist. Ideally, your happy place will have the...

Photographers often talk about creative or artistic "vision," but what does this really mean? Part of developing your vision is learning...

During my entire career as a professional photographer, I have always shot in color. Part of the reason was commercial — I reasoned that...