BetterPhoto Digital Photography Blog

Wildlife Photography: Learn How to Take Better Pictures of Wildlife

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:15:21 -0800

Discover how to make inspiring images of wildlife with photographer Jim Zuckerman. In his exciting online photo class - Wildlife Photography - Jim will share the techniques he uses to capture his great photos of wildlife and other animals.

For instance, you'll learn how to get within photo-taking range of shy animals, as well as the best lenses to use. In addition, Jim will discuss macro photography techniques, plus the perfect lighting conditions for capturing fine art images.

Along with great lessons and assignments, you'll get helpful critiques and enjoy interaction with instructor and classmates. Check out Jim Zuckerman's 4-week online photography class: Wildlife Photography: Learn How to Take Better Pictures of Wildlife. For additional inspiration, see Jim's wildlife gallery.

BetterPhoto.com covers many other photography and Photoshop topics in its online photography school.

Travel: Learn How to Take Better Vacation Pictures

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:38:19 -0800

Discover how to make dynamic photos of your travels - whether close to home or far afield. In her excellent online photo course - Travel Photography: Capturing a Sense of Place - photographer Brenda Tharp will show you how to record everyday life, capture the action of festivals, show the mood of a city, work with both natural and artificial light, assemble a travel album, and photograph cultural portraits.

All that, plus great interaction with instructor and classmates, can be found in Brenda Tharp's Travel: Learn How to Take Better Vacation Pictures, Internet photo class. For more inspiration, see Brenda's gallery of travel images.

BetterPhoto.com also offers many more online photography classes and online Photoshop courses. Check out the digital photography school.

Professional Photography: Learn How to Earn Money!

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:26:47 -0800

At BetterPhoto.com, the online digital photography school offers an outstanding one-year program on professional photography. Discover how to earn money with your images!

In fact, BetterPhoto boasts four such Classtracks programs, including one on Professional Photography: Learn How to Earn Money!. Each ClassTrack consists of a series of Internet photography classes - all taught by top pros.

And there's this great incentive: After completing your ClassTrack program, you'll qualify for an additional 4-week class AND also a free Pro BetterPholio Web site to display and sell your work. That's a total value of $547!

For more details on the ClassTracks program, go to the online photography ClassTracks page.

New Digital Camera? Learn How to Use It in an Online Photo Class!

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:14:28 -0800

Did you receive a new digital camera for Christmas? Then learn how to use it in one of BetterPhoto.com's famed online photo courses!

At BetterPhoto, we offer interactive Internet classes taught by top professional photographers. See the class schedule for BetterPhoto's new digital camera courses. Some of these online photo courses cover specific Nikon digital cameras and Canon digital cameras.

In a BetterPhoto online photography course, you'll receive a weekly lesson and assignment, critiques by a pro, and be able to interact with classmates and instructor. See how an online photo course works.

Along being the best source for photographic instruction on the Internet, BetterPhoto.com also provides great online photo galleries and websites for photographers.

Nature: Take Great Images of the World Around Us

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:26:28 -0800

One of the more innovative photographic education programs around is the year-long ClassTracks by BetterPhoto.com!

Four Classtracks programs are offered, including Nature: Take Great Images, in which you can sign up for a series of online photo courses throughout the year. These Internet photography classes are taught by famous photographers who specialize in nature photos, and are designed to help you master the creative and compositional side of taking great nature images.

But here's a fantastic incentive: Upon completion of the program, you qualify for an extra 4-week course AND a free Pro BetterPholio website in order to show and sell your work - a $547 total value!

So, what are you waiting for? Enroll in BetterPhoto's take better nature images year-long program today. For additional information on the other ClassTracks programs and on mastering photography over the course of one full year, check out our online photo ClassTracks page.

Giraffes, northern Namibia
© Jim Zuckerman

Reflections, Paria Canyon, Utah
© William Neill

Adobe Photoshop Training - Learn Photoshop in One Year!

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:51:50 -0800

Learn Photoshop in one year through ClassTracks™ - BetterPhoto.com's outstanding online school program!

Thanks to an awesome lineup of online Photoshop classes at BetterPhoto's digital photography school, our course advisors were able to put together a year-long track of Adobe Photoshop Training courses for the New Year. Plus, there's plenty of built-in flexibility as well, for anyone who wants to choose their own ClassTrack from BetterPhoto's online photo school. The specifics:

- Photoshop for Photographers one-year ClassTracks program: Adobe Photoshop Training

- Build your own one-year program: Customize Your Track . Choose from Photoshop and/or photography courses in BetterPhoto's digital photography school.

- More info on the ClassTracks yearlong photography program: Online Photography ClassTracks.

Oh, but there's much more! After you complete your ClassTrack, you'll receive an extra 4-week online course and also your own Pro BetterPholio Web site for photographers - a total value of $547 ... for free!

What are you waiting for? Sign up for an awesome year of photography education now!

Carnival in
Venice, Italy
© Jim Zuckerman

Colorful Ladybugs
© Lewis Kemper

Digital Photography Courses for the New Year!

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:19:29 -0800

Learn photography in one full year in BetterPhoto.com's popular online course program known as ClassTracks™! At BetterPhoto, course advisors have simplified the process of mastering photography or Photoshop by putting together a year-long path of Digital Photography Courses for the New Year. Plus, there's built-in flexibility, too, for students who wish to choose their own track from BetterPhoto's entire course catalog.

BetterPhoto offers four tracks of online photo courses from which to choose:

- Nature Photography
- Photoshop for Photographers
- Making Money as a Photographer
- Customize Your Track

For more information on this outstanding ClassTracks program: Digital Photography Courses for the New Year.

Wait ... there's more! After completion of the program, each ClassTracks graduate receives an additional 4-week course and a Pro BetterPholio Web site for photographers - a total $547 value for free!

Besides being the best resource for photography on the Internet, BetterPhoto.com also offers online photo sharing and the best photography schools online.

Christmas Lights: How to Take Pictures of Trees and Lights

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:53:20 -0800

Keeping your camera close at hand is probably the best piece of advice this holiday season! Then you'll be ready to really get into the holiday spirit to capture all of those memorable moments of family, friends, and pets - plus, pictures of Christmas trees, photos of Christmas lights.

For some excellent picture ideas and inspiration, see BetterPhoto.com's online photo gallery of Pictures of Christmas trees and photos of Christmas lights. And we also have a great article on the subject of Christmas lights.

Besides being the best Web source for photography, BetterPhoto.com provides lots in the way of online photo sharing and professional Websites for photographers. In addition, BetterPhoto has the best online photography school around, with online photo classes and online Photoshop courses.

Unique Christmas Gifts for Photographers

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:57:06 -0800

Holidays and gifts sure do go together ... and photography too! BetterPhoto.com - the online photography source - offers many unique Christmas gifts for photographers.

So, for the photographer in your life who just seems to have everything, check out BetterPhoto.com's online store for photography. There, you will find lots of unique Christmas gift ideas.

But there's one particular gift in which you definitely can't go wrong: a Christmas Gift Card for photographers. This photographer's gift card can be redeemed for courses, photo sharing, books, etc.:

- Online photography classes
- Online Photoshop courses
- Professional critiques of photos
- Photo books and DVDs on photography
- Online photo sharing
- Photographer's Websites.

For Christmas photography ideas, view the BetterPhoto.com online gallery of Christmas pictures.

Birthday Gift Ideas for Photographers

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:45:15 -0800

Is your favorite photographer hard to buy gifts for? Not surprising, since he or she may seem to have just about every piece of equipment possible! Or if your photographer relative or friend doesn't have everything, you may simply not know what they want.

At BetterPhoto.com, we have the perfect solution to birthday gift ideas for photographers: a birthday gift card!

This BetterPhoto card can be redeemed for some great things of interest to any photographer of any skill level: Here's a rundown of Birthday gift ideas for photographers:

- Photography books and DVDs on photography
- Online photography classes (online photo courses on both photography and Photoshop)
- Photo critiques by a pro photographer
- Online photo sharing options
- Great looking web sites for photographers.

You can't miss with a birthday gift card in hand - your photographer family member or photographer friend will love it!

Christmas Photos and Christmas Photo Ideas

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:25:30 -0800

Recording the holiday spirit in photographs ... what could be more awesome than that?!? From photos of family and pets to pictures of delicious snacks and bright Christmas lights, BetterPhoto.com members have photographed the holidays in many eye-grabbing ways.

For some thoughts on Christmas photos, see BetterPhoto.com's online picture gallery of Christmas photos. The pictures are so different, but the photographers share many things: being on the lookout for good shots, and having a camera close at hand and ready to grab.

Besides a great resource for great photography, BetterPhoto.com offers fine opportunities for photo sharing online and Web sites for photographers. Plus, check out BetterPhoto's digital photography school, which features online photo courses and online Photoshop classes.

Christmas Gift Ideas for Photographers - and Christmas Pictures

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:09:20 -0800

With the holiday season and Christmas season comes the annual question: What could you possibly give the photographer in your life who seems to have absolutely everything photo-related?

Well, BetterPhoto.com has great Christmas gift ideas for photographers in which you just can't go wrong: a holiday Gift Card. This holiday gift card is redeemable for all sorts of products in all sorts of prices. Among the very excellent Christmas gift ideas for photographers:

- online photo courses (for all skill levels for photography and Photoshop)
- Critiques by a professional photographer
- Photo books and DVDs
- Photo sharing ideas
- Websites for photographers.

Thus, with a photo gift card, your favorite photographer can easily find something that matches their skills, interests, goals, etc. Now, how cool is that?!?

Tip for holiday shooting: Be sure to keep your camera close at hand - with lots of room on your memory card or with lots of film - in order to capture those special holiday memories and Christmas pictures! For Christmas photo ideas, check out BetterPhoto's online gallery of Christmas pictures.

Capturing Thanksgiving Pictures and Sharing Photos of Thanksgiving

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:57:53 -0800

Fall is the season for holidays, and a favorite one - Thanksgiving - is great for photographing family and friends.

The "usual" photographic advice for special occasions certainly applies to taking Thanksgiving pictures: Be sure to have your Canon digital camera or Nikon digital camera (or any other model) close at hand! The Thanksgiving photos below provide some ideas for Thanksgiving picture subjects. Also, check out BetterPhoto.com's online photo gallery for inspiration and photo ideas: Thanksgiving Pictures and Autumn Photos.

By the way, BetterPhoto also offers excellent photographer resources, such as photo blogs, photo how-to articles, and free photography newsletters.

Or consider an online photo course through BetterPhoto's online photography school. Among the offerings are Photoshop tutorials and Photoshop online classes.

In addition, BetterPhoto also features online photo sharing and photographer Websites that are easy to set up, easy to maintain and great to look at!

Thanksgiving Crafts and Thanksgiving Photos

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:15:54 -0800

Thanksgiving is such a great time of year - for getting together with family and friends, for celebrating the season, and for making Thanksgiving crafts. OK, there's lots of good eating, too :-)

Be sure to keep your digital camera close at hand for recording those memorable moments. For great ideas for capturing Thanksgiving photographs and fall pictures, take a look at this Thanksgiving online gallery: Photos of Thanksgiving and Autumn Pictures. Also, don't miss BetterPhoto.com's Thanksgiving crafts gallery.

Learn photography and Photoshop basics at BetterPhoto.com:

- See the digital photography school schedule of online photo courses: digital photography school.

- Check these resources for photographers: photo blogs, articles on Photoshop and articles on photography, and free photography newsletters.

Find out how easy it is to share photos in your own online photo gallery: online photo sharing and Photographer Websites.

Photographing Thanksgiving 2007 - Capturing Thanksgiving Photos

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:44:53 -0800

The Thanksgiving season is such a wonderful time for celebrating family and home. It's also great for photographing friends and fall colors!

Keep your camera handy, and make sure you have plenty of space on your memory card or have plenty of film available. Then be ready to capture those memorable photos of Thanksgiving 2007! For ideas and inspiration, view this Thanksgiving picture gallery: Pictures of Thanksgiving 2007 and Fall Photos.

So you don't feel confident with your camera? BetterPhoto.com offers extensive resources for photographers, including photography blogs, articles on photography, and free photo newsletters. Or consider taking an online photography course. Learn photography or learn Photoshop in at BetterPhoto's digital photography school.

Photo sharing at BetterPhoto.com: Display your pictures in an online photo gallery - specifically, a Premium BetterPholio online photo gallery - an excellent option for sharing photos. Also, BetterPhoto.com offers online photo sharing in great looking Websites for photographers. These Web sites for photographers are easy to update and easy to use.