The more time passes the more I appreciate that photography is a journey of creative expression and self-discovery. With twenty years of digital files to browse in Lightroom, plus many …
Andrew S. Gibson
Andrew S. Gibson
Andrew S. Gibson is the founder of The Creative Photographer and Mastering Lightroom. He's written more than 50 photography ebooks and over 1000 articles for magazines and websites. He also writes middle-grade fiction. Check out his photography ebooks, creative writing prompts and author website.
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Services like Adobe Portfolio, Format and Squarespace make it so easy to set up your own photography website that there’s no excuse not to do it. Making your own photography …
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After encouraging you to turn last week’s article about color contrast into a creative exercise I thought I’d finish off the month with another one. The aim is to explore …
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An obvious way of using color contrast is to photograph a red flower against a green background. But you can also use color contrast in more subtle and complex ways. …
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Last week’s creative exercise asked you to look at your favorite photos from the previous year and analyze the use of lenses. This week’s exercise takes a different approach and …
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Last month I gave you three creative exercises to help you make sense of the photos you made over the last twelve months. Hopefully they encouraged you think about where …
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Every December I like to take some time to look through the photos that I’ve made during the year and pick my ten favorites. It’s a retrospective of my photography. …
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The more I think about my own creative process the more I appreciate the power of small photography projects. If you find the thought of coming up ideas for photography …
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Do you ever find yourself stuck for photography ideas? One way to unblock your creativity is to look through photos that you’ve made in the past. The aim is to …
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Some portrait photographers try and make people look beautiful, others try and capture character. They are two distinct approaches that require different approaches and mindsets. If you haven’t come across …