Be seen

Position yourself as an expert in consumers' eyes

To sell portraits, create images that people can't make themselves

No. 1, prepare the client

Find a mentor, be a mentor

Bearing witness

A guide to great goods

A pre-wedding hike to find the perfect location

A PPA Loan Collection image travels the world

More than 100 wonderful images

As literally as she can

Exactly what products are consumers seeking?

Abstract flux

One bride had her bouquet image printed on a purse

Consumers respect certified professionals

The ultimate in action shots

"I had no idea it would be therapy for them."

"The trick is to remove as much visible light as possible."

Make giving back a regular part of your business

What photography buyers really want

Some of the greatest photographers of all time

Dual-lens camera offers twice the fun

Discovering the past in the process

Sometimes it’s just math

To start, get everyone comfortable

“I was a fly on the wall in the room."

"He could get into their heads."

Museum honors several PPA members

Team USA wins second place, and Mexico places third

Book chronicles 150 years

Oh the beautiful fury

He recorded 8,000 images in the aftermath of 9/11

A Micro Four Thirds that deserves pros' attention

Sebastian Magnani's "Reflections"

Overcoming the single biggest threat to professional photography

Introducing luminosity masking

Images feature real-life patrons

Why Pete McBride goes minimalist

Keith Barraclough's subjects are linked by their locks

All he needed was a simple lighting setup and 30 minutes

Photographer Andy Sweet’s body of work was nearly lost forever.

This shot had been dancing in his head for over a year

Photographer blends into her backgrounds

Waterfalls and black sand beaches are their playground

Sharon Green chases sailboats around the globe

Move the client through a planned set of poses

"I don't want everyone to know my secrets, do I?"

Listen to an excerpt of our interview with Sandro Miller

Talk about fastidious!

Getting the lighting right was a big challenge

Nish Nalbandian spent three years photographing the war in Syria

Composites are printed and painted along with words of wisdom

Drone images stitched together to look like tiny globes

Found beauty under the microscope

The depth of childhood experience

The vibrant colors in Brendan Pattenagale's landscapes defy reality

Ralph Gibson writes music to accompany exhibited prints

Thanking firefighters for a winter rescue

To capture these photos, the door of the helicopter is removed

"I just fell in love with sloths"

Canines bring levity to ballet

The Marinos make wedding money off of portrait work

High ISO performance, focus accuracy, and lower noise top the list

Every day for 366 days, Edi Chen made iconic images of New York's architecture

Joshua Holko has seen the effects of global warming firsthand

Aesthetically pleasing ingredients sell pots and pans

Get comfortable approaching strangers for street portraits

A good, old-fashioned tintype portrait at the Beard and Mustache Championships

Become an "art ranger" by donating your photos

More about his "My First Selfie" project

Chris Crisman's "Women's Work" photos series captures women at work in male-dominated fields

Jem Cresswell's "Giants"

Design your studio with the goal of selling more prints.

The top 100 images of the year

Making much of a simple tool

General liability insurance protects you should your drone do harm while you're working.

"I didn’t want the light to detract from his amazing facial expression"

Color these client families delighted

Yulia Taits' props and backdrops create a milky fairyland

When a photographer's passion for helping others leads to so much more

Mistake No. 1: Success breeds complacency

Having spent 20 years on the sea, Joel Woods has learned hard lessons in life and photography.

Composited celebrity photos show duality

Fine art photographer Matilde Simas teams up with Photographers Without Borders and HAART Kenya

Refugee portraits are helping crowdsourced funding campaigns

Know the FAA and NTSB rules for reporting UAS accidents

Wildlife photographer David Yarrow shares his secrets to bagging dramatic shots

Long captures and the right equipment yield spellbinding results