Inspiration
Take a peek behind the scenes of magical “Frozen” photo shoot for Vanity Fair
Even if you’re too old for cartoons (as if you can ever be), I’m sure you know about Frozen. In February 2018, this Oscar-winning story…
3D print your photography to make backlit lithophanes
I have my first 3D printer arriving next month. Ok, technically it’s a robot with a 3D printing head, but this is something I’m absolutely…
True love is this husband’s reluctant devotion to his wife’s Instagram account
We all want to do something a little crazy for our social media at some point. Or, we at least contemplate it, even if we…
Is there really bad light: how to take awesome travel photos in all lighting conditions
Natural light is a valuable “tool” of every travel and documentary photographer. Most of us don’t really like shooting in the harsh midday sun, but…
Why location scouting will help take your landscape photography to the next level
There’s generally two approaches to landscape photography. The first is to just turn up and just photograph what you see as you notice it. It’s…
52 Week Photography Challenge for 2018
The first two Dogwood Photography 52 Week Challenges were an amazing success, with tens of thousands of photographers participating from around the world. We enter…
Do NASA astronauts shoot raw? The challenges of photography in space
There’s not much doubt that NASA produces some of the most amazing and unique photography the world gets to see. We often see behind the…
How to record slow-motion sound for a tomato exploding at 60,000fps
Have you ever wondered how ultra slow motion videos get their sound recorded? They don’t just record the real sound and slow it down along…
Start culling your photos for a more effective portfolio
One of the most common things I see today, especially from newer photographers is posting far too many images from a session online. We’ve all…
New Year’s resolutions of a photographer
As we’re recapping on 2017, we can see what we’ve done right, how much we’ve learned, and also take a look at our mistakes. All…







































