New feature on Digital Photo Mentor – the photography challenge. This month your challenge is to showcase your best image, and enter to win a great prize. Even better you’ll have a great gallery of your images just for you!
How to Create a Dramatic Profile Portrait Anywhere Without Using Flash
You can create a stunningly dramatic profile portrait anywhere without using flash. Follow this tutorial to see how you can use natural light and minimal equipment to make a great portrait like this at almost any indoor location.
Photographer Interview Series: Food Photographer Nicole S Young
Seattle photographer Nicole Young’s advice for what you can do right now to become a better photographer is to “Stop reading and get out with your camera! Make some beautiful photographs, and then make some more.” In this episode of our photographer interview series, Nicole shares her favorite image along with a few more as well as her thoughts on success, failure and what she’d do if she could start all over again.
A Collection of Autumn Photos to Inspire You
A new feature I’m starting here on Digital Photo Mentor – an image collection. Every now and then (once a month) I’ll share a selection of images meant to give you some inspiration. So use it however you want, bookmark it, share it on social media, get ideas from it, or just say some “ooohs” and “awwws” and get out and go take some photos of your own!
9 Beginner Photography Mistakes and Tips For How To Avoid Them
In this article I wanted to share a few things I see in my classes and workshops. Some beginners photography mistakes that might be causing you some grief also. Even if you are more advanced, you may find a tip here to help you improve your photos as well.




