People and Pets
Barack Obama Official Portrait — What Do You Think?
The administrative meeting was boring enough that when someone came in to tell me the New York Daily News was on the telephone I figured Iíd excuse myself for a few minutes, take the call, then visit the water cooler…
Photographing the 2008 Presidential Election
For NYIP students, election season is an excellent opportunity to stand side by side with local, national and international media photographers. It's a learning experience that can't be overstated.…
How to Take Great Photos of Kids
With children who are a little older (let's call them by the very technical term, "kids") we have different problems - and opportunities! Before we get into these, let's ask: When does an infant become a kid? Well, let's arbitrarily say, when…
How to Take Great Baby Pictures
This month we start a two-part feature on how to photograph babies and young children. This month we concentrate on babies and toddlers. Next month, on slightly older youngsters. Next month we'll also answer the time-honored…
Tips for Using Your Digital Camera at a Wedding
This month we start a two-part feature on how to photograph babies and young children. This month we concentrate on babies and toddlers. Next month, on slightly older youngsters. Next month we'll also answer the time-honored…
Photographing People of Color
There is probably no question in portraiture that is more confusing to beginning photographers than how to photograph people with black skin. What exposure to use? Should you open up the lens? Should you stop down? What about…
Photographing Musicians and Their World
August 16 marks the 25th Anniversary of the passing of the King - Elvis Presley. There will be lots of Elvis tribute bands playing around the world. We also know that many of you love to photograph rock concerts, and will certainly want…
Photographing Dogs
I've been evaluating NYI student assignments for nineteen years now. In that time there has scarcely ever been a week that I haven't seen the photograph of at least one dog. Let's see now: 52 (the number of weeks per year) times 19 equals…
Photographing Cats
It's easy enough, I think, to photograph this world's ugliness; there's an abundance of it and it's all around us, almost everywhere we look. And I know that many photographers feel a compelling need to document the tawdry,…
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