Photo Challenge – Photographing The Undesirables
Undesirables. I don’t mean your step children… I’m talking about items that aren’t sought after as your typical photography subjects. ...
View ArticleA Few Holiday Photography Ideas
What better time to practice your photography than when you have tons of unwilling victims trapped in your house for...
View ArticleHow and Why To Photograph Rust
Rust is inevitable, something you own has rust on it or will have rust on it in the near future. ...
View ArticleOvercoming the Challenges Of Travel Photography
Travel photography for the ordinary enthusiast, without proper planning, can be anticlimactic to say the least. If you’re traveling with...
View ArticlePhoto Challenge – Chalk Drawings
Graffiti is a dime a dozen these days, one of my favorites around my house is the black beard and...
View ArticleUnlocking The Hidden Potential Of Old Photographs
If you’re passionate about photography like the rest of us there is a good chance that the number of photographs...
View ArticleQuick Tip – Another Version Of The Rule Of Thirds
Instead of focusing on putting your subject at one of the intersecting points in the Rule of Thirds, try splitting...
View ArticleGet The Most Out Of Your Next Trip To The Beach
Visiting the beach is a blast… the smell of salt in the air, sand between your toes (and everywhere else),...
View ArticlePhoto Challenge – Wild Animal Interactions
Photography challenges here at PhotolisticLife were not created to be a contest of any kind, they are created to help...
View ArticlePhoto Challange – Repetition And Patterns
Patterns and repetition in everyday life may seem somewhat boring but in photography it can help create interesting, engaging photographs. ...
View ArticlePhoto Challenge – Cityscape Reflections
I’m not sure what it is about reflections in windows, puddles, or shiny reflective surfaces, but for some reason they catch our attention. Maybe...
View ArticleHard At Lunch – Finding Influence In Others Photographs
If you’ve read about your favorite photographer or painter you’ll notice a recurring theme, they have all derived influence and inspiration from others work...
View ArticlePhoto Challenge – Food Cart/Truck
Recently there has been an influx of food carts and trucks in Pittsburgh as well as increased news coverage of the impressive cleanliness of...
View ArticlePhoto Challenge – After The Crowd
Litter makes old Native American people cry… At least in the commercials about littering I used to see when I was little. There is...
View ArticleThe Five Best Photography Tips Ever… This Week
Every time a pick up a camera I say to myself “Self, I’d like to take a really great photograph today”. Seriously, that’s the...
View ArticlePhoto Challenge – Man’s Best Friend
From time to time I like to throw a photo challenge out there to stimulate your minds and see what kind of creative readers...
View ArticlePost Processing – Before And After
Every once in a while I like to go back through my photography, sometimes I’ll travel back years in my DeLorean portfolio to review...
View ArticleGo On Assignment – Isolation
Wanna play a game? Let’s pretend you’re a photographer on assignment for a photography magazine or website. Your job is to capture a specific...
View ArticleTeach Yourself To Photograph More
Sometimes I get tired. I run a few businesses, have a fiancée whom I love to spend time with, a phenomenal family I love...
View ArticleHow To Overcome The Challenges Of Shooting Indoors
It’s cold outside… That’s what you call an understatement. My neighbors pipes froze, my assistants pipes froze, roofs are collapsing in Boston, Snowmen are...
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