16 year old Aija visited Zimbabwe four years ago, a trip from which she returned home with many beautiful photographs, and behind each photo, an amazing story. Story Behind the Shot Photographer: Aija Mayrock Age: 16 Location: California Photo Location: Zimbabwe One of these photos in particular caught my attention while I was reviewing Aija’s submissions.  A smiling woman with her baby, both wrapped in brightly colored textiles fill the

Nathan Weir is an outdoor photographer from California with an inspiring passion for photography. He’s arguably one of the best featured photographers that we’ve had to date. He is currently a sixteen year-old junior in high school; however, outside of school, he’s involved in countless photography-related endeavors, including interning at a wedding photography business, and photographing various large-scale events.   “I love to shoot anything outside” Like many teen photographers,

With new releases of camera equipment and lenses flying left and right, it’s hard at times to decide what you really need. Here’s a condensed guide on getting a kit going, whether you’re a first-time camera shopper, or looking to trade in your old equipment for some new stuff. So, what do you need? We’ve presented three different guides, with everything you’ll need for a head start in photography.  

If you’ve been on Flickr or any photo community long enough, you’ll notice a curious trend known as the 365 project – a fun idea that lets the photographer take one photo a day. The goal is to create a final album representing every single day of a year – an album that will tell the story of your life, for one brief rotation of the earth about the sun.

Photographing in a challenging family environment with siblings with special needs can profoundly affect an individual’s perception and outlook on life. Please welcome today’s featured teen photographer: Caroline Fahey, 17, from Wellesley, Massachusetts.     It may seem like living with a brother who has special needs simply sucks, but because I have grown up my whole entire life two rooms down from him it is almost like any other sibling

In this tutorial, we will go through the basics of learning how to use umbrellas in photography, techniques, and buying decisions. When beginning a venture into flash photography, we all usually start at the same point. Equipment wise, a past generation flash, a basic light stand and a cheap umbrella all fit the budget of a poor, young photographer… $0. You shoot a couple of projects with your new gear,

WATCH THE VIDEO TUTORIAL HERE:             Most of us, myself included, do not typically have the resources available to take photos with the assistance of a production crew, or have the budget to afford high-end strobe and grip equipment. With those restrictions in mind, attempting to dramatically light a large environment with nothing but hot shoe flashes and basic light stands can seem like a daunting task. Let me be

Congratulations to all participants and entrants in this year’s 1st Annual Teen Photo Photography Contest Sponsored by Adobe. Judging was conducted from January 16th through February 10th. We received hundreds of entries in two divisions: age 13-16, and 17-22. Photographers competed for the grand prize of the entire competition, and first, second, third, and honorable mention awards in each division. Entrants came from over 15 different countries, including the United

If you’re not already using an off-camera flash in your photography, do yourself a favor and invest. Yes, natural light is beautiful and it’s benefits in regards to working light and fast are very valid in a lot of situations, but having a battery powered “sun” in your back pocket can save you in a lot of situations, if used correctly. This isn’t a guide on what to buy, but

We’ve all been there, eyeing up the latest fast aperture zoom lens online or through a shop window, drooling over the shiny white plastic lenses with f/2.8 apertures and the latest IS and so many features that we think we need. We hover over the “Add to cart” button. Look at the price. Then look again, with a sigh of dissapointment. What I’ve described is what every teenage photographer (unless