Photo Educate Blog - The Ultimate Resource on Photography Workshops

I've teamed up with my friend and amazing photographer/Lightroom expert Clifford Pickett and B&H Photo for a live critique session and you can participate. Just submit no more than 3 images (at least 1000px on the short side, no more than 1800px on the long side) in JPG/PNG format to eventspacereviews@gmail.com...

I think it’s fair to say there’s a growing anxiety and stress which accompanies the current coronavirus outbreak, and with seemingly more bad news on the hour, we really don’t know when this thing might bottom out.  So if your business is in the photography workshop space like my company PhotoEducate is, you take n...

In perhaps the best description I’ve seen of what the photo essay should be, the late Howard Chapnick, founder of Black Star Agency and a legendary figure in photojournalism, described what he thought was important for a strong photo essay in his book Truth Needs No Ally.  We’ve seen a paradigm shift to digital s...

I like to explore off the grid and as off the map as I can get. Usually, this turns out pretty well and I don’t get into too much trouble. Sometimes, however, I do get into slightly awkward situations that are a bit dif cult to explain. I’ve explored with my camera all over the world, and often got into slightly embarrassing situations, but nothing a smile couldn’t get me out of. 

The challenge of creating a set of pictures is to make each piece strong on its own, yet when put together in a very deliberate way, the message communicated is often bigger, more powerful, and more complex than any individual piece could convey by itself. The sum is greater than the parts. 

Herb Brail recognized early on the benefits of a mentoring relationship with a professional photographer, especially when combined with a critical evaluation of his images. Herb has taken numerous workshops throughout North America, Southeast Asia, and Europe and believes workshops exploring new genres offer an indi...

The romantic notion of inspiration striking like a bolt of lightning is just that—a romantic notion. From my experience and research, great work comes from a hearty work ethic. But if you’re passionate about photography you shoot because you want to and it rarely feels like work.   Fact is, when we look at some of ...

Having learned (and taught) using all of those methods, I know that they are each valid in different ways. But diving into a good workshop will easily trump them all. Let me explain.