Fun Stuff for Photographers

How to Photograph Interiors

By: NYIP Staff on August 5 2011.

We all take lots of pictures indoors, and today's handy on-camera flash units make it easy to make good…
Cold Weather Photography Tips

By: NYIP Staff on July 30 2011.

'Tis the season, and we're getting lots of letters from NYIP students and other Northern Hemisphere…
Keeping the Smile

By: NYIP Staff on July 30 2011.

As photographers we know that photography has the power to change lives. Usually it is through the images themselves that document situations of turmoil, strife or sacrifice or hope -…
Getting Rid of Winter Blues

By: Richard Martin on July 24 2011.

When the dark dreary days of winter descend upon us, many people put their cameras away — at least those who live in northern latitudes. But winter offers some opportunities…
Picture of the Month Man and Horse

By: NYIP Staff on June 1 2011.

Photo by NYIP Graduate Hannah Starman City dwellers, in time, grow used to the noise, the hustle and bustle, the crushing press…
Picture of the Month What Are You Looking At

By: Richard Martin on May 14 2011.

This month, we're glad to note that NYIP Contributing Editor Richard Martin has graciously provided us with his analysis of a provocative student photograph. Students who have had the good…
Ashworth College and NYIP Announce a Photo Contest

By: Chris Corradino on May 2 2011.

NYIP's sister school, Ashworth College, has announced a Battle of the Best Sweepstakes to honor military families. We invite amateur photographers to submit their most compelling images of military families.…
Seven Ways to Shoot Like Ansel Adams

By: Chris Corradino on April 27 2011.

Most of us think of Ansel Adams primarily as a photographer and an environmentalist. Yet, as this rarely seen documentary shows, he was also an accomplished musician, a writer, and…
Picture of the Month Winter Trees

By: NYIP Staff on April 15 2011.

At the beginning of every Picture of the Month article NYIP has duly informed its readers of the familiar…
Photographing People of Color

By: Monte Zucker on March 29 2011.

Introduction 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…