Photo by Scott Bourne – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Creative Commons
One of the most enduring themes in art is the concept of harmonious balance. Balance is something the human eye just naturally gravitates to. It’s something that is automati…

Charis Wilson – Photo by Edward Weston – Public Domain
This is the third in my “Photographers That You Should Know About” series - the first was Lange, the second was Strand.
Edward Weston lived from 1886 until 1958. He was known to make the comm…

Photo by Scott Bourne – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Creative Commons
As a photographer, I struggle with being creative. All my life I’ve been good at the technical side of the transaction, but never felt like I was truly creative. I realized …

Lots of you email to ask how I get so close to birds in particular and wildlife in general. There are two secrets…
1. I have really long lenses (Sigma 300-800 f/5.6) and Canon 800 f/5.6
2. I use my car as a blind
For whatever reason, most wildlife (…

Most of the people opining about the Lytro have never seen one, never held one, never used one – but these days, I guess authority doesn’t count for much in a culture where everyone’s entitled to their opinion even if it’s not based on a singl…

Most of you know I’ve used a rights-managed approach to selling my photography. My pal Trey Ratcliff – has posted a series of threads on his website and on Google+ about his views on Creative Commons and why he prefers that business model.
Trey’s …

Photo by Matt Yohe – CC
NOTE: Cross-posted at GoingPro
Since Apple has more cash on hand than most countries, I figure they might not be a bad company to use as a model. While this is very simplified, it shows you the path that you might want to consid…

Photo Copyright Matthew Jordan Smith – Used With Permission
Regular readers know that I am perhaps one of the luckiest people in the world. I am friends or associates with some of the finest photographers on the planet. I regularly get to shoot or teac…

Photography by Scott Bourne:
Sometimes you need to just shake things up. You need to reset, restart and re-think what you’re doing. In order for that to have meaning you actually have to do SOMETHING. You can’t just sit around and do everything th…

Photo by Scott Bourne – 2012
The Internet is abuzz – people are concerned – photography is changing.
Kodak is no longer making cameras – or Kodachrome for that matter. Lytro has developed a camera that lets you focus in post. Experts predict that…