How to capitalize on the struggle to capture a photography scene.

How getting out of your comfort zone can help improve your creative process and your photography.

What defines the scene that you’re planning to photograph? Do you exclude portions of your scene, consciously or unconsciously? Do you only look at the wider view, or do you zoom in on details?

Making monochrome color the subject of an image.

How much of the creative decision process of making an image happens before you hit the shutter, and how much of it takes shape afterwards?

How do you find unique images in popular photography locations? Look in the other direction. A story about Upper Antelope Canyon in Arizona.

A photograph does not need to be complex to be interesting. But a successful simple image with few components is not easy to create: there is nowhere to hide!

We tend to have limited energy and resources to spend on our creative endeavors, and need to be deliberate in how we spend it. It can be quite helpful to hit the pause button, to assess where you are, and where you'd like to go with your photography. What will you tackle next?