The challenge for August is “Light Painting”. This challenge will help us expand our understanding of light and force us into thinking about what is possible with photography. Take a look at the project page for more details. We hope you call can join us!

Here’s a quick tip for instantly better photographs. Get closer (or crop)! If you’re taking a photo of someone, unless the background is beautiful, who cares what it looks like? Fill the fram with your subject. Get up close and personal and your photos will be more interesting instantly. [...]

I am not an amazing photographer by any means, but I have learned some cool tricks along the way to make many of my photos much more interesting and much less full of distracting clutter. Photoshop has become one of my great friends in photography. And yes, I know in the age of digital [...]

Starting next Monday, August 7th, I’ll be beginning a new feature here at i speak film:
Behind the Lens: Interviews with Today’s Photographers.
When I worked at Warner Bros. and The WB, part of my job was to interview actors and producers and create featurettes to promote our television shows. Sometimes, these interviews would end up [...]