To Look or Not to Look: Can You Find Yourself Through the Work of Other Photographers?
There are many photographers who worry that exposure to photographs by others will contaminate the purity of their own creative vision, that they will never find their own voice if they are working under the influence, so to speak. Creativity involves choice,...
Limiting Vantage Points – For Your Safety
It was a few summers ago I was photographing sunrise at Cape Kiwanda on the Oregon Coast. A place where you can easily sit mesmerized by the flow of the waves crashing into the earth toned cliffs. On the short “hike” to the end of cape I pass the usual...
Telephoto Lenses and Landscape Photography by David Cobb
Most landscape photography is shot with a wide-angle lens to accent that leading line or capture that vibrant red sunrise. Using a telephoto lens to capture a landscape offers a different challenge and a different way of thinking. The goal now is less about distortion...
What I Learned From My Time At Paws Up Resort
This winter I got to visit one of the top premier resorts in Montana called Paws Up Luxury Ranch just outside Missoula Montana. A few years ago, I was fortunate enough to be asked my the media team at Paws Up to do a commercial shoot during spring photo shoot. I...
Photoshop for Landscape Photographers
I just finished the second edition of my video series, originally titled “Image Editing Volume 1”. Now called Photoshop for Landscape Photographers ,this series of 10 videos has been completely redone from the ground up, with up-to-date software, new...
Make One Photoshop Action That Will Place A Watermark On Any Size Image
I enjoy getting photography and developing questions from people. When certain questions come up often enough I realize the topic might warrant a video tutorial of its own. Such is the case with how to place watermarks on images in Photoshop. Many of us who share our...
Tonality Control 2.0 Instructional Video
by Zack Schnepf In case you may have missed my other announcements. I recently completed my latest post processing instructional video Tonality Control 2.0. In the video I guide you through my most current multiple exposure workflow. I demonstrate how I use the...
Five Valuable Lessons that I Learned in Art School
Art school may not be necessary or even helpful for everyone with creative intentions, but it can provide a valuable experience. In my case, being enrolled in a fine arts program introduced me to a lot of great advice that has stayed with me over the years. What...
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