Photographic Information & News

Royce Bair has been a professional illustrative photographer since 1973, and an international lecturer on photography since 1982. His work has appeared in National Geographic, The Smithsonian, and on the covers of numerous books. As a photographer,… read more
Finally! Canon and Nikon have announced the cameras that we’ve all been waiting for. And while we at pictureline have been thrilled with how the two cameras stack up against one another, there are a… read more

Bryan Peterson has updated his book “Understanding Exposure” (Amphoto, 2011) yet again, and has successfully created a methodology by which a beginning photographer can start to understand the techniques of using the in-camera metering system… read more

Scott Bourne and Skip Cohen have put together an interesting twist on the theme of simple improvement, and that is, “What should I be doing if I want to be a professional photographer?” Their book,… read more

You are familiar with the routine by now. We have been highlighting photographs that do not require the ocean voyage followed by a 20-day hike in malaria-infested jungles. No, these are easy access photographs which… read more

Due to the popularity of Epson’s new Signature Worthy® line of Exhibition Canvas, we have received many requests for recommendations on how to properly print, top coat, gallery wrap, and display a finished canvas inkjet… read more

In college, I received my worst grade in a “Composition of Photography” class. The course included shooting a roll of color slide film every week and then going to a one and a half hour… read more

Although not the first national park in the United States (to which Yellowstone has the honor), Yosemite National Park was the first area set aside by the United States federal government for preservation and protection,… read more

We caught up with the legendary Utah-based landscape photographer Tom Till on one of the few days of the year that he had time to answer the Pictureline call. Tom’s collection of imagery stretches over… read more

I was talking to a surgeon a few years ago and mentioned, “Surgery seems so complex. How do you approach each situation that seems so different?” Her reply was simple and startled me. “Joel. I… read more