Fun Stuff for Photographers

Digital Manipulation

By: Richard Martin on October 9 2012.

Editor's Note: No sooner did we release the article that yet another instance of photo touch-up…
How to Take Great Photos of New York City Part 1

By: NYIP Staff on September 16 2012.

Readers will notice that this two-part series on photo tips for visitors to New York City was written prior to the September 11 attack that demolished the World Trade Center.…
An Astronaut with a Passion for Photography

By: Frank Beacham on September 11 2012.

Editor's Note: With this article, we're very happy to introduce our thousands of readers to a new NYIP Roving Correspondent, Frank Beacham. Frank is a journalist based in New York…
How to Photograph Flowers Part 2

By: NYIP Staff on September 4 2012.

El Niño or not, it's springtime in the Northern Hemisphere and the tulips and daffodils are poking up around our…
Joining the Twitterverse

By: Chris Corradino on August 29 2012.

Editor's note: Social networking using Twitter or Facebook or any of the dozen or more popular platforms is all the rage right now. Social networking can offer much more than…
Cloud Storage with Mozy

By: Chris Corradino on August 29 2012.

If there's one thing we preach to NYIP students, it's backup, backup, backup! And don't back up your images onto a portable hard drive and leave it sitting…
Picture of the Month Slow Club

By: NYIP Staff on August 12 2012.

Photo by NYIP Graduate Lou Legazpy In the earliest days of photography enthusiasts were drawn to the camera's ability to deliver…
Rehabilitation Through Photography

By: Chuck DeLaney on July 24 2012.

There are a number of wonderful non-profit organizations that use photography to enrich people's lives. Over the years, we've heard from NYIP students who are involved in all kinds of…
Picture of the Month Hand in Hand

By: NYIP Staff on July 16 2012.

Rudyard Kipling wrote that East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.  Perhaps that may…
Digital Studio Lighting

By: Richard Martin on July 12 2012.

Before I begin with the topic of digital studio lighting, I want to correct a misconception about lights for digital capture, especially strobes. Some people think you need special "digital"…