Summit Workshops

Experience has the ability to make us wiser with our actions and choices. As a photographer, I have made mistakes in the past because of which I missed out on awesome photo opportunities. If only I was more careful, I could have avoided such situations. While some of these chances are inevitable – those where you wish you …

5 Camera Checks Before you Release the Shutter to Produce Amazing Shots Consistently Read More »

A Post By: Oded Wagenstein As part of my series on portrait photography, in this article, I will discuss composition, one of the most important aspects of creating a good portrait image. Are there any laws regarding framing a portrait? Can I leave hands, fingers, or part of the head out of the frame? Does a …

Using Composition to Create More Powerful Portraits Read More »

A Post By: Richard Taylor You don’t need to take expensive and exotic trips to make good images. So if staying at home is more your thing then a few simple ideas can help you create beautiful images. What you might view as commonplace and bland can still be photographed in an imaginative and skillful way …

Finding Great Photographs Close to Home Read More »

Since its creation in 1954, Sports Illustrated has employed some of the best and brightest photographers and storytellers in the world. The result is a publication that personifies the meaning of award-winning photography and journalism in sports. One of our long-time friends and faculty members, SI Director of Photography Brad Smith, spends his days deciding …

A Chance to work with Sports Illustrated, only at the Summit Sports Workshop Read More »

Have you ever returned to your computer with a memory card full of photos and become overwhelmed at the idea of going through all of them? The thought of sorting and analyzing so many pictures can seem so daunting it’s sometimes hard to even know where to start! Often we find ourselves copying the contents …

Photo Editing – 4 steps to make it easy Read More »

Our longest running workshop of the Summit Series, the Summit Nature workshop, is filling up quickly! Taking place from September 28 through October 3, this workshop is an exceptional opportunity to learn not only how to shoot nature and wildlife more effectively, but also the journalistic efforts that go into capturing the story of the …

2014 Fall Summit (Nature) Workshop – SIGN UP NOW!! Read More »

The ISO setting  is used to control your camera’s sensitivity to light. When you use a high ISO setting essentially you are telling your camera to become more receptive to the available light. This …

Three Uses For High ISO You Might Not Know Read More »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0MVr6BTKw Gillette, founded in 1901, has been around for just over 100 years now. To celebrate, they recently put together a genius stop-motion video showing the evolution of men’s hair …

Gillette Gives a Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Making of Their “100 Years of Hair” Stop-Motion Commercial Read More »

Adobe has released a video sneak-peek of a new feature due to be introduced into Creative Cloud which the company is calling 'Focus masks'. In the video, Zorana Gee, senior …

Adobe Teases New “Focus Mask” Feature For Photoshop Read More »