The Creative's Corner

Shooting in nature can be an amazing thing, but the weather doesn’t always cooperate. I recently took three trips to the Flagstaff, Arizona area to photograph the Aspens changing color, and experienced this challenge first hand. On my first trip I had some blue skies, but spent most of the day dealing with storm clouds, [...]

Hi Everyone, If you didn’t get a chance to read my article that was in Shutterbug magazine, you can download a PDF of the complete article at http://www.jeffcolburn.com/shutterbug.html. It has great information on how to improve your website, and you can download an additional free report too. Have Fun, Jeff

I’m in the November issue of Shutterbug Magazine, http://www.shutterbug.com in the Business Trends section. You can learn all about having a great website for your photography business, or any business. The magazine hits newsstands this Saturday. Take a look and let me know what you think. Have Fun, Jeff

The photography industry is going through some pretty significant changes. If you want to read an interesting New York Times article about the changes in the photography industry, go here For Photographers, the Image of a Shrinking Path – NYTimes.com And to read some great comments on the article, from amateurs, professionals and everyone in [...]

One of the problems with digital photography is that there are no consequences for being a sloppy photographer, or just bad. You can shoot hundreds of images, and delete them all, and it doesn’t cost you a penny. There’s no monetary incentive to improve.  I went digital two years ago, but for the 33 years [...]

Lately, people have been asking me the same question over and over, “Should I buy a digital camera?” And for everyone that asks, I have the perfect answer, “Maybe.” There are many factors that go into the decision about going digital, not the least being whether you are a professional or amateur photographer. You need [...]

Photographs can add a whole new dimension to your writing. Magazine editors often prefer to have photographs to go along with an article, as they will attract readers that may otherwise not read that particular item. Having photographs available not only makes your writing more sellable, but editors will sometimes pay more for the photographs [...]

Do you want to improve your portrait, photojournalism, sports, or almost any other kind of photography? Then get in closer. One of the main problems that photographers, both new and not so new, have is that they are too far away from their subject. One time I went to a Renaissance Faire with a friend [...]

In plain English, depth of field is the area in front of, and behind, your subject that is in focus. Your subject can be anything from a mountain to a person’s eye. There is no sharp delineation between a photograph being “in focus” and “out of focus.” Instead, a picture will gradually go from sharp [...]

by Jeff Colburn Photographs can add a whole new dimension to your writing. Magazine editors often prefer to have photographs to go along with an article, as they will attract readers that may otherwise not read that particular item. Having photographs available not only makes your writing more sellable, but editors will sometimes pay more [...]