A Source of Photography Inspiration

Photography is cool. But what’s cooler is when you combine taking pictures and breaking things. Water balloons are cheap and easy to clean up which makes them an easy choice for a photo session of destruction. Plus an exploding water balloon creates a pretty sweet image.

Here are 29 sweet photos submitted by the members of our Flickr group over the last week.

A simple video with simple tips for better photography.

Loneliness isn’t really considered something desirable or pretty. But after taking a glance at these 27 lonely tree pictures, I think there are some instances where it is pretty awesome.

Having the opportunity to go to another country and experience another culture is a great way to expand your photography interest and portfolio. Getting paid to do it is even better! Here is a great feature by Flemming Bo Jensen …

It’s always neat to see some creativity put into something that is pretty commonly done. Well, this is not your standard senior portrait session. This student and photographer decided that being underwater, although maybe not the most clear photo environment, would definitely excel in the unique category.

Here are 32 great photos that were submitted to our Flickr group over the past week.

Lens & Learn is a project sponsored by Canon and Pictage that brought top photographers together to teach kids about photography at the Boys and Girls Club in Las Vegas. This is a wonderful feature and it’d be great to see more of this in the photography world. There is a great feeling and satisfaction in inspiring children to do something new in their life and photography is one of those things that kids just seem to love no matter what.

The tarantula is an arachnid who is usually considered not dangerous to humans. But with over 900 species identified, I’m sure one of them might have a scary bite. Then again, for some, just the looks of a tarantula may creep you out. On the flip side, these creatures make some awesome subjects for photography.

Photographs can tell powerful stories. To me, the black and white pictures just makes it even more so.