Blog Posts

The Art of Capturing What Is REALLY There

— Not what you see, but what you sense behind it all. What’s REALLY there. It’s part of the magic in photo artistry, I think, to give us that glimpse beneath or beyond. A photographer can only capture the reality of a scene. It’s the photo-artist who can then bring you the reality behind the […]

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Prints Are Not the Only Game In Town

— Exploring Photo Artistry: What Will (Likely) Sell, and What (Most Likely) Will Not. “Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.” — The Dude, The Big Lebowski Now that our AWAKE portfolio site ArtBoja.com is taking flight, and with the ability of the artists to sell their prints on the very near […]

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Special B&W Edition Released

— Just released our second special all-monochrome edition of our Living the Photo Artistic Life magazine, featuring work exclusively from students in the Creative Black and White Photo Artistry course! Check it out and get inspired — you’ll find it at the bottom, as the most recent issue: https://ThePhotoArtisticLife.com I’m really excited about how great […]

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21 Days to Creative Abundance

“How To Completely Transform Your Artistic Life — in Just 21 Days.“ So — question for you: What is it that keeps you from producing work like a professional artist? I can tell you one thing: It’s not a matter of your “talent.” Having worked now with thousands of artists and creative photographers around the […]

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Portfolios and Positioning

Fine-Tuning Your Online Portfolio and Establishing Your Positioning as a Serious Photo Artist — Putting together a great online portfolio of artwork takes some serious effort. And it should, if you’re going to do it right. You probably already know it’s going to be hard. Yet in this essay I’m going to show you a […]

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