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Great Horned Owl Photo by Scott Bourne

Tips For Starting Out In Photography As A Career

I am lucky that I started working as a professional photographer in the old...

To Crop Or Not To Crop – That Is The Question

I continue to be amazed at the myths surrounding cropping This should have been...
Reddish Egret Photo by Scott Bourne

Photography: Perhaps You Should Embrace Your Limitations

Results are uncertain even among the more experienced photographers Matthew Brady I once...

How I Got The Shot – Blackbird Portrait

I am starting a new series here at Picture Methods called How I got...
Crested Caracara photo by Scott Bourne

Finding The Courage To Be Creative

Allow yourself to fail Most of the big successes in my own life came...
The best thing about a picture is that it never changes even when the...
Tri-Colored Heron Photograph by Scott Bourne

How To Make Bird Portraits Look Like You Made Them In Studio

This trick would work with any subject but of course I will demonstrate it...
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Delivering Fine Art Photography Like A Pro

I work with many photographers and few actually get the delivery piece right So...
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Setting Your Camera’s White Balance

I generally recommend that photographers shoot in RAW mode which means that you can...