Almost everyone lives near some form of city – whether it’s a huge urban metropolis, or a smaller town. By nature, a city isn’t necessarily the most beautiful subject to photograph. And therein lies the challenge – taking a man made set of structures, and turning them into something artistic and beautiful.

Today we’re showcasing over a hundred examples of photos that got it right, showing off the beauty that can lie in cities spread around the world.

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Water is the force behind all life on Earth. Where there is life, you’ll find water, and where there is water, you’ll almost always find life. And in many places, water is a prominent feature of the surrounding landscape, whether it’s the ocean, a major river or lake, or something like a small stream, pond, or swamp.

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Macro photography opens our eyes to a whole new world, and provides a view usually completely hidden to the naked eye. It’s a fascinating technique, and something every photographer should explore from time to time.

Today we’re showcasing a huge collection of macro photographs to inspire you to experiment yourselves. Enjoy the stunning images, and feel free to share any of your own in the comments!

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In this article you’ll learn some of the tips and secrets to lighting and staging a room for great interior photos. These include how to approach lighting, flash, styling, where to position yourself, and how to stay creative.

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New Year’s Eve has been and gone and we’re already well into 2010. Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? If you’re like me, they’ve already been forgotten. But a New Year is a great reason for undertaking a new photography project. It’s an opportunity to learn new skills and challenge yourself, and at the end of the year you can look back on what you’ve achieved with a sense of satisfaction.

One of my photographic goals this year is to go to a new country and photograph the people there. I’m already making plans for a trip to Romania in the summer and I’m looking forward to it. But sometimes the hardest thing about setting yourself a new challenge is coming up with the challenge itself. Here are eight ideas to get you going.

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In a recent article entitled “Nifty Fifty: The Benefits of a Fixed 50mm Lens“, we highlighted how versatile and sharp a 50mm lens can be. It really seemed to inspire a number of you to try a fixed focal length lens yourselves, and it was surprising how many of you already regularly use one.

In this article, we’re hoping to push you over the edge and inspire you to give a 50mm lens a try. Here are 80 images captured with this very piece of kit. Although a few of them are modified and magnified slightly, it’s a good idea of what can be acheived!

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For those of us that love travel and photography, there is nothing more liberating than being set free in a distant land, camera in hand. Everything is new, vivid and exciting and it seems like we can never bring enough memory cards to capture it all. Today we’ll be looking at 21 essential photos you should aim to capture on your next trip away!

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So, you’re looking for more exposure for your work? Are you wanting to get a good collection of clips from publications?

Magazines present a great opportunity to have your work seen by many people in diverse places. Magazines, like most of the journalism field, have had their ups and downs over the past years, but many still exist and are always in need of great photography. This article will help you understand what magazines and publishers are looking for in terms of photos, quality, standards and editing.

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We have all seen the standard portrait; face forward, smiling, soft focus maybe. While the standard portrait formula works well and produces nice images, it’s often a good exercise to think outside the box.

This grouping of unconventional portraits (including self portraits) is creative work by photographers willing to take the risk to produce something memorable. While you might not find them all pleasing, they do offer a fresh take on an old format.

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Vintage style photography has seen a surge in popularity among hobbyist photographers. And thanks to photography social networking sites like Flickr, sharing of photographs in the vintage style is
easier than ever.

Users even share their post production ‘recipes’ and techniques to help you form
your own ideas and techniques if you’re interested in producing photographs in the vintage syle.
A quick search on Flickr brings up 61,000+ images of and 2,000+ groups dedicated
to the vintage style. Here are six tips for capturing a bit of vintage of your own – or as I call it,
‘vintifying’.

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