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Join the Creative Photographer Club today for instant access to every back issue of Creative Photographer Magazine, four beautiful photography ebooks and exclusive discount codes for my yearly courses!

Instant access to 85 back issues of Creative Photographer Magazine, plus the next 12 issues.

Three beautiful photography ebooks: Beyond The Camera, The Evocative Image and Beyond Thirds ($24 value).

Exclusive discount codes for my yearly courses (Clean Up Your Mess In Lightroom Classic, Lightroom Classic Secrets and The Creative Image – $30 value).

A brand new ebook for Club members only: 60 Creative Photographer Magazine Assignments.

Monthly wallpapers.

New: Includes my monographs Burrow Farm Gardens and RHS Rosemoor.

Read the latest articles before they’re published on the website.

This is the club for people who love photography, are passionate about Lightroom Classic and love learning. I’m here to help you with your photography, no matter what level you’re at.

Subscribe today for instant access to every back issue of Creative Photographer Magazine, plus a new issue every month, your photography ebooks and your course discount codes (sent by email when courses are open for enrollment).

A Creative Photographer Club subscription is great value at just $29 for the first year, then $25 per year.

Learn about composition, exposure, light and more with our photography tutorials.
Master Lightroom Classic and learn how to create beautiful photos with our Lightroom Classic tutorials (published on our sister website Mastering Lightroom).
Includes exclusive subscriber articles.
Includes Q&A – your questions answered.
Easy to print out selected tutorials if you need a hard copy.
Includes my ebooks Beyond The Camera, The Evocative Image and Beyond Thirds (worth $24 purchased individually).
Includes discount codes for my four yearly courses (worth a $30 saving if you take every course).
Includes a bonus ebook 60 Creative Photographer Magazine Assignments.
Includes monthly wallpapers (from May 2025).
Includes exclusive discount codes on photography ebooks.
Read the latest articles before they appear on the website.

CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHER CLUB

$29

FIRST YEAR (US$)

$29 for the first year, then $25 per year

85 issues of Creative Photographer Magazine ready to download

New magazine issue added every month

12 new issues to download every year

An exclusive bonus article each month

Includes four bonus ebooks: Beyond The Camera, Beyond Thirds, The Evocative Image & 60 Creative Photographer Magazine Assignments

Magazine includes Q&A archives

Monthly wallpapers

Bonus monographs packed with beautiful photos

Exclusive discount codes for yearly courses

Renews automatically every year

Cancel at any time

JOIN TODAY

What is Creative Photographer Magazine?

Each month I collate the tutorials published on the Creative Photographer and Mastering Lightroom websites and create the Creative Photographer Magazine. Each issue also includes the Q&As from our Mastering Photographer newsletter and an extra article exclusively for subscribers.

The magazine comes in PDF form so it’s easy to read on your computer, tablet or phone.

Subscribing to our magazine means that you get your very own copy of my Lightroom Classic and photography tutorials, not to mention Q&A, to keep forever. Plus you get to read the articles before they’re published on the websites.

All for just $29 for the first year, then $25 per year.

Beautifully designed articles

Each issue is carefully designed and beautifully presented to give you the best reading experience.

Beyond the Camera ebook

Your subscription includes my ebook Beyond the Camera (retail value $14).

Beyond Thirds and The Evocative Image

Your subscription also includes copies of Beyond Thirds and The Evocative Image, two ebooks that I originally wrote for Craft & Vision (retail value $10).

60 Creative Photographer Magazine Assignments

Plus you get an exclusive ebook 60 Creative Photographer Magazine Assignments. It takes the assignments from the magazine and puts them in an epub ebook that you can view on any smart phone. You’ll never be stuck for inspiration again!

Desktop wallpapers

Every month I add two desktop wallpapers, one with a calendar and one without, for you to use on your computer.

Become a better photographer in 2026

Plus every new issue has an exclusive creative photography assignment that helps you improve your photography.

How do I get access?

Easy – join the Creative Photographer Club and I’ll send you an email with a link to your Customer Dashboard, where you can download every available issue, plus the Beyond the Camera, Beyond Thirds, The Evocative Image and 60 Creative Photographer Magazine Assignments ebooks and desktop wallpapers. Then every month I’ll send you a reminder when the next issue and wallpapers are ready to download.

A few days before each yearly course opens for enrollment I’ll send you an email with a discount code.

The issues

Your Club membership includes instant access to 85 back issues of Creative Photographer Magazine (contents listed below), plus the next 12 issues:

August 2026
Three Ways To Add Borders To Your Photos
Give Yourself Focus With Assignments, Themes & Photography Projects
Four New Masking Tools Coming To Lightroom Classic Soon
Creative Photography Assignment: Height of summer
Q&A

July 2026
Creative Assignment: Turn Old Photos Into Monographs
Five Flower Photography Assignments For You To Try This Summer
How Constraints Make You A Better Photographer
Slices Of History At Buckland Abbey
Creative Photography Assignment: Bonus Flower & Garden Assignments
Q&A

June 2026
How To Master Low Light Landscape Photography
How Focal Length and Aperture Affect Composition
How To Use The Beauty Of The Golden Hour In Photography
How To Make Beautiful Outdoor Photos With Soft Light
Creative Photography Assignment: Natural Light
Q&A

May 2026
Why Every Photographer Should Try Garden and Flower Photography
The Composition Secrets of Great Flower Photography
The Composition Secrets of Great Garden Photography
Creative Photography Assignment: Flowers & Gardens
Q&A

April 2026
How To Spring Clean Lightroom Classic
Eight Super Useful Ideas For Filter Bar Searches In Lightroom Classic
How To Use Library Filters In Lightroom Classic (The Advanced Stuff)
Creative Photography Assignment: Red
Q&A

March 2026
Creative Process: Photographing Gardens In Black And White
Creative Process: Color Or Black And White?
Creative Process: Platinum Printing and Polapan With Exposure X7
Five Black And White Photography Assignments
Creative Photography Assignment: Black & white
Q&A

February 2026
Why It’s A Great Idea To Set Up Your Own Photography Website
Two Paths To Finding Your Photographer’s Voice
Five Creative Habits Of Good Photographers
Creative Photography Assignment: First signs of spring
Q & A

January 2026
Creative Exercise: Lenses And Composition
Creative Exercise: Photography and Light
How To Use Complex Color Contrast In Composition
Creative Exercise: Five Composition Techniques
Creative Photography Assignment: Color Contrast
Download: Creative Photography Exercise Worksheets
Q&A

December 2025
Creative Exercise: How To Get New Photography Ideas From Old Photos
Creative Exercise: Small Photography Projects
Creative Exercise: Your Ten Best Photo Projects From 2025
Creative Photography Assignment: Winter
Q & A

November 2025
How To Use The Variance Slider In Lightroom
The Lightroom Masks Challenge
Two Advanced Lightroom Masking Techniques Explained
Creative Photography Assignment: Hands
Q&A

October 2025
How To Use Natural Light For Portraits
How To Capture Character In Portrait Photography
How To Retouch Portraits In Lightroom Classic
How To Create A Glow Effect With The Radial Gradient Mask
Creative Photography Assignment: Portraits
Q&A

September 2025
How To Set Up A Mobile Workflow With Lightroom Classic
Adobe Community: Lightroom’s Best Hidden Secret?
How To Intersect Masks In Lightroom Classic
Creative Photography Assignment: Lightroom
Q&A

August 2025
An Inspirational Summer Of Photography Assignments
Photography Assignments For Travelers
Get More From Assignments By Working the Subject
How To Turn An Assignment Into A Rewarding Photo Project
Creative Photography Assignment: Photo Projects
Q&A

July 2025
New Features in the June 2025 (14.4) Lightroom Classic Update
How to Make a Beautiful Photo Gallery with Lightroom Web
How to Use Denoise in Lightroom Classic
Make a Collaborative Photo Gallery with Lightroom Web
Creative Photography Assignment: Gardens
Q&A

June 2025
Three Reasons To Buy A Standard Lens For Your Camera
How To Buy And Use A Helios 58mm Lens
How To Use Custom Package Layout Styles In The Print Module (Three Amazing Designs)
Creative Photography Assignment: Standard Lenses
Q&A

May 2025
How To Use Lightroom Classic On Two Computers
How To Use Organizational Metadata In Lightroom Classic
Creative Exercise: What Are Your Photography Goals?
Creative Photography Assignment: Make Something
Q&A

April 2025
The Magic of Blue Hour Photography
Four Ways to Add Mystery to Photos
How to Photograph People Using a Wide-Angle Lens for Travel Photography
Landscape Masking in Lightroom Classic
Creative Photography Assignment: Blue
Q&A

March 2025
Print Module Q&A
What You Need To Know About The Lightroom Classic Catalog
Four Custom Print Module Layouts To Try
Creative Photography Assignment: Urban Decay
Q&A

February 2025
What Is Black & White Long Exposure Photography?
How To Make Beautiful Black & White Flower Photos
How To Develop Black & White Flower Photos In Lightroom Classic
Q&A: Black & White In Lightroom Classic
Creative Photography Assignment: Black & White
Q&A

January 2025
Which Adobe Photography Plan Do I Need?
How To Use Telephoto Lenses To Simplify Composition
How To Use Frames To Improve Your Composition
How To Simplify Composition With Normal Lenses
Creative Photography Assignment: Simplify
Q&A

December 2024
New Photography Project: The End of Summer
How to Turn Old Photos Into New Photography Projects
How to Use Adobe Portfolio to Organize Your Photos
Understanding the Creative Process in Photography
Creative Photography Assignment: Plan Your Year
Q&A

November 2024
How to Merge and Sync Catalogs in Lightroom Classic
How to Use the Lightroom Classic Survey View
How to Use Lightroom Classic’s Compare View
Creative Photography Assignment: End of Summer
Q&A

October 2024
Why Does Lightroom Classic Take Up So Much Space On My Hard Drive?
How To Use Content Credentials In Lightroom Classic
How Do You Know Enough Is Enough In The Develop Module?
Creative Photography Assignment: Threes
Q&A

September 2024
Are You Making These Portrait Retouching Mistakes In Lightroom Classic?
What’s Taking Up My Creative Cloud 20GB Cloud Storage Space?
How To Find Your Best Photos Fast In Lightroom Classic
Creative Photography Assignment: Green
Q&A

August 2024
How to Use Negative Space in Landscape and Travel Photography
How To Work With Pairs And Groups In Photographic Composition
Explore Your Creativity With DxO FilmPack: A Fun Plugin Challenge
Improve Your Developing Skills With Adobe Community
Creative Photography Assignment: By The Numbers
Q&A

July 2024
Five Lessons I’ve Learned About Creativity And Photography
How To Make Candid Portraits When You Travel
Three Ideas To Improve Your Portrait Composition
Three Unusual Subjects For Close-Up Photography
Creative Photography Assignment: Up Close
Q&A

June 2024
How To Make Beautiful Photos In Low Light
How To Create A Sense Of Mystery In Your Photos
How To Add Mood & Mystery To Your Photos In Lightroom Classic
Creative Photography Assignment: A Sense Of Mystery
Q&A

May 2024
How To Use A Limited Color Palette in Photography
How To Make Beautiful Desktop & Mobile Wallpapers In Photoshop
How To Use Generative Remove In Lightroom Classic
Creative Photography Assignment: Limited Color Palette
Q&A

April 2024
Four Composition Techniques To Improve Your Photos
How To Add Depth To Photos
Get Inspired With These Composition Assignments
How To Make Dramatic Photos With Shadow and Contrast
Creative Photography Assignment: Depth
Q&A

March 2024
Two Expert Composition Ideas For Photographers
How to Use Color Contrast in Composition
Color Composition: Be Bold
The Ultimate Guide To Renaming Photos In Lightroom Classic
Creative Photography Assignment: Bold Color
Q&A

February 2024
A Simple Tip For Better Black & White Photos
How To Find Interesting Locations For Black & White Photography
How To Work With Hard Light Using Black & White
How To Develop Better Black & White Photos In Lightroom Classic
Creative Photography Assignment: Color Contrast
Q&A

January 2024
How To Choose Between Exposure Compensation And Manual Mode
How To Focus at Wide Apertures
How To Make Beautiful Seascapes Using Bulb Mode
Five Reasons For Retouching Portraits In Lightroom Classic
Creative Photography Assignment: Single Color
Q&A

December 2023
How To Improve Your Photography Using Two Camera Lenses
How Small Cameras Help You Take Better Photos
How To Appreciate Black And White Photography
Creative Photography Assignment: Square
Q&A

November 2023
How to Optimize Exposure by Exposing to the Right
Are You Making These Common Black and White Photography Mistakes?
How to Use The Lens Blur Panel in Lightroom Classic
What’s the Difference Between Mixer and Point Color?
Creative Photography Assignment: Mood
Q&A

October 2023
How (And When) To Use Manual Mode On Your Camera
How To Read Your Camera’s Histogram
New Features In The October 2023 (13.0) Lightroom Classic Update
How To Use Point Color In Lightroom Classic
Creative Photography Assignment: Simplify
Q&A

September 2023
Essential Develop Module Shortcuts for Photographers
Seven Ways to Use Lightroom for Mobile
How to Work Faster with Lightroom Classic Presets
Creative Photography Assignment: Light and Shadow
Q&A

August 2023
What’s the Best Metering Mode for Your Camera?
How to Use Auto ISO on Your Camera
How to Shoot Beautiful Portraits in Natural Light
How to Make Beautiful Black & White Portraits
Creative Photography Assignments: The Banal
Q&A

July 2023
The 15 Step Lightroom Classic Workflow
How to Use Noise Reduction in Lightroom Classic
12 Key Lightroom Classic Library Module Skills You Need to Learn
Creative Photography Assignments: Up Close
Q&A

June 2023
How To Use Balance In Composition
How to Create a Sense of Space in Photography
Three Ways to Get Creative with Synced Collections
How to Use Color Labels in Lightroom Classic
Creative Photography Assignments: Space
Q&A

May 2023
The Three S’s of Composition
Framing, Placement and Composition
Denoise in Lightroom Classic
How to Take Control of Lightroom Classic’s Grid View
Creative Photography Assignments: Composition
Q&A

April 2023
How to Choose an Exposure Mode on Your Camera
Why Cameras Get Exposure Wrong
How to Find Photos in Lightroom Classic with the Filter Bar
How to use Select Objects in Lightroom Classic
Photography and the Creative Process
Q&A

March 2023
How to Use Texture to Make Better Black & White Landscape Photos
Is Color Or Black & White Best For Travel Photography?
Three Ways to Use Select Subject and Select Background in Lightroom Classic
How to Use Masks Creatively with Black & White Photos
Two Things: Plan Your Year and Mind the Gap
Q&A

February 2023
How to Add Foreground Interest to Make Your Landscape Photos Better
More Ways To Use Foreground Interest In Photographic Composition
How To Use The Linear Gradient In Lightroom Classic
How To Use The Radial Gradient In Lightroom Classic
Two Things: Be A Beginner and Stop Comparing
Q&A

January 2023
How to Use Gestalt Theory for Better Composition
Composition Advice from Pro Photographer Bob Holmes
The Lens Corrections Panel Explained
Masks Panel Changes in the Lightroom Classic December 2022 (12.1) Update
Two Things: Make Every Inch Count
Two Things: Become an Observer of Light
Q&A

December 2022
How To Use Color Creatively In Photography
Your Best Photos From 2022 (Finding Your Authentic Voice)
5 Steps To Finding Your Creative Voice In Photography
How to Be a Better Photographer (Part XII): Limitations
Q&A

November 2022
Time Management For Photographers
Four Ways to Unblock Your Photographic Creativity
How To Develop A Growth Mindset In Photography
Visual Weight, Composition and Voice
How to Be a Better Photographer (Part XI): Extend Your Range
Q&A

October 2022
Six Steps To Becoming A Confident Lightroom Classic User
My Favorite Library Module Keyboard Shortcuts
How To Customize The Lightroom Classic Workspace
Six New Features In The October 2022 (12.0) Lightroom Classic Update
How to Be a Better Photographer (Part X): Take Time To Be Uncreative
Q&A

September 2022
Six Hidden Features of Lightroom Classic’s Loupe View
How to Fade Develop Presets in Lightroom Classic
Lightroom Classic Profiles and Style
How To Be A Better Photographer (Part IX): Bad Beginnings
Q&A

August 2022
Personal Photography Project Ideas To Inspire You
How Finding a Rich Environment Improves Your Travel Photography
11 Essential Lightroom Classic Tips For Photographers
How To Use Invert Mask Creatively In Lightroom Classic
How To Be A Better Photographer (Part VIII): Where Ideas Come From
Q&A

July 2022
How To Find Interesting Themes And Connections In Your Photo Archive
How To Pick Your Best Photos
Get Inspired With These Creative Photography Assignments
How To Be a Better Photographer (Part VII): Complete Your Projects
Q&A

June 2022
Four Ways To Make Moody Photos
How To Create Mood In Color Photos
How To Make A Contact Sheet In Lightroom Classic
How To Manage Projects And Assignments In Lightroom Classic
How To Be A Better Photographer (Part VI): Look At Photos Slowly
Q&A

May 2022
How To Test Your Close-Up & Macro Photography Gear
Is A Macro Lens The Best Option For Close-Up & Macro Photography?
How To Get Up Close With Close-Up Lenses
How To Be a Better Photographer (Part V): Find Your Own Path
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine April 2022

April 2022
How To Buy An Inkjet Printer
How To Make Amazing Close-Up Flower Photos
How To Print Photos With An Inkjet Printer
9 Creative Ideas For Close-Up and Macro Photography
How To Be a Better Photographer (Part IV): Do Mini Projects
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine March 2022

March 2022
Beyond The Rule of Thirds
Why Making Prints Makes You a Better Photographer
Get Creative With Lightroom Classic’s Dehaze Slider
The Photographer’s Tools (Getting More Out of Lightroom Classic)
How To Be a Better Photographer (Part III): Slow Down
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine February 2022

February 2022
How To Analyze Photos
Five Simple Tips for Better Composition
How To Use The Transform Panel In Lightroom Classic
How To Analyze Your Catalog With Lightroom Dashboard
New feature: How To Be A Better Photographer (Part II): Quantity and Quality
Q&A

January 2022
Five Things Nobody Tells You About Photographic Composition
Three Ways To Use Lightroom Classic Masks
14 Hidden Lightroom Classic Shortcuts For The Develop Module
New feature: How To Be A Better Photographer (Part I): Sets of Six
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine December 2021

December 2021
Creative Photography Exercise: Your Ten Best Photos From 2021
How To Think Of Photography Project Ideas
How To Write A Photography Brief
Behind the Photo: Island Bay ICM
Send Me Your Raw Files
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine November 2021

November 2021
How To Prepare Your Photos For Self-Critique
How To Critique Photos Constructively
New Local Adjustment Tools in Lightroom Classic
How to Use Overlays in Lightroom Classic’s New Masks Panel
How to Use the Lightroom Classic Masks Panel
Behind the Photo: Infrared Cottage
New Feature: Send Me Your RAW Files
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine October 2021

October 2021
How To Use The Rules Of Composition
Three Ways the Rule of Thirds Makes You Think About Composition
Two Alternatives To The Rule of Thirds
Powerful New Masking Tools Coming To Lightroom Classic
Behind the Photo: Ordinary places
New Feature: Send Me Your RAW Files
Q & A

September 2021
Why Shadows Matter In Black & White
How To Make Better Black & White Photos With Local Adjustments
Make Better Black & White Photos in Lightroom Classic with Clarity & Texture
How to Use Black and White Profiles in Lightroom Classic
Behind the Photo: Last Light
New Feature: Send Me Your RAW Files
Readers’ Challenge Results: Old Things
Q & A

August 2021
How to Build a Body of Work
How To Migrate From Lightroom To Lightroom Classic
Six Ways To Use Wide-Angle Lenses Creatively
Eight Lightroom Classic Hidden Tricks You (Probably) Didn’t Know
Behind the photo: Collage
Readers’ Challenge: Old things
Readers’ Challenge results: Sky
Q & A

July 2021
How to Organize Your Photos With Lightroom Classic Collections
How To Email Photos From Lightroom Classic
How to Import Photos Faster Into Lightroom Classic
Behind the Photo: Powderham Castle
Readers’ Challenge: Sky
Readers’ Challenge results: Sea
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine June 2021

June 2021
How To Get Out Of A Photography Rut With Creative Assignments
Color or Black and White?
Get Inspired With These Black & White Photography Assignments
Creative Photography Exercise: Make Your Own Photo Book
Behind the Photo: Playa de las Catedrales
Readers’ Challenge: Sea
Readers’ Challenge results: Buildings
Q&A

May 2021
Four Things You Need To Know About the Lightroom Classic Library Module
How Curiosity and Patience Make You a Better Photographer
How to Choose Photos that Work Together as Prints and Photo Book Layouts
Behind the Photo: Mehrangarh fort
Readers’ Challenge: Buildings
Readers’ Challenge results: Flowers
Q&A

Creative Photographer magazine April 2021

April 2021
How To Make Better Black & White Photos With Texture
Five Reasons Every Photographer Should Try Black & White Photography
The Best Lightroom Classic Alternatives for Black and White Photography
Behind the Photo: Creative Walks
Readers’ Challenge: Flowers
Readers’ Challenge results: Black & White Textures
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine March 2021

March 2021
How To Make An Impressive Photography Portfolio
Composition and Filling the Frame
5 Reasons to Develop Black and White Photos in Lightroom Classic
Behind the Photo: Color and Style
Readers’ Challenge: Black & White Textures
Readers’ Challenge results: Frames
Q&A

February 2021
Four Composition Mistakes All Photographers Make
Photographing Children The Simple Way
Four Ways to Use the Lightroom Classic Histogram
Four Creative Photography Exercises To Make You A Better Photographer
Behind the Photo: Unanswered Questions
Readers’ Challenge: Frames
Readers’ Challenge Results: Color
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine January 2021

January 2021
Creative Photography Exercise: Your Best Ten Photos From 2020
How To Be A Better Photographer This Year
Seven Ways to Make Better Black and White Landscape Photos
Behind the Photo: Abandonment (new!)
Readers’ Challenge: Color (new!)
Readers’ Challenge Results: Black & White (new!)
Q&A

December 2020
Complete magazine redesign!
Seven Creative Ways To Use A Wide-Angle Lens
How To Photograph Young Children Outdoors
Get Creative With Lensbaby Lenses
5 Smart Ways To Use Virtual Copies in Lightroom Classic
Behind the Photo: Potosi (new!)
Readers’ Challenge: Black & White (new!)
Readers’ Challenge Results: Trees (new!)
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine November 2020

November 2020
Nine Useful Things To Do In Lightroom For Web
How to Get Your Photos Published in Photography Magazines
Get Creative With Color In Lightroom Classic
How to Color Grade Photos in Lightroom Classic
Reader Challenge: Trees (new!)
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine October 2020

October 2020
How To Make Better Black And White Photos
How To Use Noise Reduction In Lightroom Classic
Four Ways To Stop Making Boring Photos
Split Toning Black & White Photos in Lightroom 6
How to Tone Black & White Photos in Lightroom Classic with the Color Grading Panel
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine September 2020

September 2020
Four Ways To Develop Your Visual Intuition
The 15 Day Photography Composition Challenge
Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of Your Camera’s High ISO Settings
How To Make Interesting Photos
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine August 2020

August 2020
Four Unconventional Ideas For Improving Your Landscape Photography
How to Use Live View and Electronic Viewfinders for Better Macro and Close-Up Photography
How to Use the Tone Curve Panel in Lightroom Classic
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine July 2020

July 2020
Seven Common Black and White Photography Mistakes in Lightroom Classic
Why I Use Exposure X5 for Black and White
Get Creative With Intentional Camera Movement
How To Export Photos From Lightroom Classic
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine June 2020

June 2020
Exposure Lesson #9: What is ISO in Digital Photography?
How to Move Photos and Folders in Lightroom Classic
What Is A Pancake Lens And Should You Buy One?
Q&A

May 2020
Eight Benefits of Using Lightroom Classic
How To Find Useful Lightroom Classic Plugins
How to Digitize Negatives and Slides With a Lightbox and Macro Lens
Range Masking In Lightroom Classic (Advanced Color and Luminance Masks at your Fingertips)
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine April 2020

April 2020
How to Make Stunning Close-Up Photos at Home
How To Create A Painterly Effect In Photoshop With Custom Brushes
A Secure Photo Backup Strategy For Photographers
Six Hidden Features of Your Lightroom Classic Subscription
How To Do Frozen Object Photography At Home
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine March 2020

March 2020
How To Take Beautiful Black & White Photos
How To Improve Your Black And White Photography
How To Dodge And Burn Black And White Photos In Lightroom Classic
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine February 2020

February 2020
15 Composition Tips For Better Photos
Three Photography Ideas To Set Up A Productive Year Of Creativity
How To See In Black and White
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine January 2020

January 2020
How To Make Better Photos Using Layers In Composition
Three More Ways To Add Depth To Your Photos
Why A Normal Lens Is Perfect For Travel Photography
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine December 2019

December 2019
How To Make A Simple Photo Book In Lightroom Classic’s Book Module
Is Lightroom Classic’s Web Module Obsolete?
Creative Photography Exercise: Your Best Ten Images From 2019
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine November 2019

November 2019
The 15 Step Lightroom Classic Workflow
How To Make Better Photos With Local Adjustments In Lightroom Classic
How To Use The Lightroom Classic Profile Browser
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine October 2019

October 2019
Three Ways To Get Creative With Synced Collections in Lightroom Classic
Six Tips For Finding Your Best Photos In Lightroom Classic
Five Reasons To Use The Book Module In Lightroom Classic
Create Amazing Layouts In Lightroom Classic’s Print Module
Creative Challenge: Painting With Light
Three Lightroom Classic Develop Module Tips
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine September 2019

September 2019
Get Creative With A 30 Second Shutter Speed
How To Take Beautiful High Key Flower Photos
How To Clean Up Lightroom Classic
How To Get Up-Close With Extension Tubes
Q&A

Creative Photographer Magazine August 2019

August 2019
Are You Making These Lightroom Classic Mistakes?
Get Creative With Aperture Priority Mode
Six Common Lightroom Classic Questions Answered
Get Creative With Shutter Priority Mode
Q&A

CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHER CLUB

$29

FIRST YEAR (US$)

$29 for the first year, then $25 per year

85 issues of Creative Photographer Magazine ready to download

New magazine issue added every month

12 new issues to download every year

An exclusive bonus article each month

Includes four bonus ebooks: Beyond The Camera, Beyond Thirds, The Evocative Image & 60 Creative Photographer Magazine Assignments

Magazine includes Q&A archives

Monthly wallpapers

Bonus monographs packed with beautiful photos

Exclusive discount codes for yearly courses

Renews automatically every year

Cancel at any time

JOIN TODAY

Beyond The Camera

Just for you – our ebook Beyond The Camera (retail price $14) is included with your subscription.

This beautiful ebook contains 25 essays packed full of brilliant ideas to help you become a more creative photographer. Subscribe today to download and read right away.

What you will learn

The aim of Beyond the Camera is to help you grow as a creative photographer.

These are some of the things you’ll learn in the book:

Why the creative process isn’t a mystery, but a set of techniques that you can put into action yourself.
How to improve your photography by working with projects and mini projects.
The benefits of making sets of photos rather than individual images.
Why you shouldn’t chase iconic images.
The link between quality and quantity in photography (it’s probably not what you think).
How slowing down helps you become a better photographer.
How to look at other peoples’ photos.
Where ideas come from.
Why you need to take time to be uncreative.
Why it’s a good idea to work with limitations.

Beyond Thirds and The Evocative Image

It gets better – your subscription also includes our bestselling ebooks Beyond Thirds and The Evocative Image – unavailable anywhere else. Download and read right away.

The aim of these ebooks is to help you understand how composition and light work together so you can create moody, dramatic photos.

This is what you’ll learn:

What the rule of thirds in composition is, where it comes from and how you can move beyond it.
How and when to use balance in composition.
How to work with multiple focal points in the same photo.
How to create dynamic composition using diagonal lines.
How to use shapes to add interest to composition.
How to use simplicity, space and subtlety to add sophistication to your composition.
Why working the subject helps you create better photos.
How to use golden hour light to create moody photos.
What the blue hour is and how to use it in landscape photos.
How to shoot into the light to add mood.
Why color is such a powerful tool for creating mood.
How to capture mood with slow shutter speeds.
Why backgrounds are so important in photography.
How to create moody images with wide apertures.

These ebooks are written for you.

They show you how color, light and composition come together to create dramatic and powerful photos.
They are easy to read and will make you a better and more purposeful photographer.
Both ebooks have creative exercises that help you go out and put the lessons into action.
They have depth and will become an invaluable reference guide you’ll return to again and again as your understanding of composition deepens.

CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHER CLUB

$29

FIRST YEAR (US$)

$29 for the first year, then $25 per year

85 issues of Creative Photographer Magazine ready to download

New magazine issue added every month

12 new issues to download every year

An exclusive bonus article each month

Includes four bonus ebooks: Beyond The Camera, Beyond Thirds, The Evocative Image & 60 Creative Photographer Magazine Assignments

Magazine includes Q&A archives

Monthly wallpapers

Bonus monographs packed with beautiful photos

Exclusive discount codes for yearly courses

Renews automatically every year

Cancel at any time

JOIN TODAY