A Beginner?s Guide to Outdoor Portraits

If you’re new to portrait photography, starting your work outdoors is an inexpensive and simple way to experiment with your camera. There’s no need to construct a studio environment, and learning how to manipulate natural lighting is a great skill to acquire. Below are a few introductory-level tips for those who want to see an [...]

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15 Random Photos for Inspiration

What inspires us to shoot is as varied as every snowflake that falls, and this collection contains a little something for everyone.  If you’ve hit the equivalent of writer’s block in photography, hopefully these fifteen photos will help get you back in the mood to look through your lens and capture something truly amazing. By [...]

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BAMart Silent Auction

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A new image from my Halloween in Harlem series is included in the 6th Annual BAMart Silent Auction. The bidding is open now and runs through this Sunday. If you are in New York you understand how important the Brooklyn Academy of Music is to the cultural landscape of the city. If you don't live in New York, just know it's a great cause and there is some top notch art available in the auction.

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Greetings From Down Under

Outback © Amy Stein or Stacy Mehrfar. Who cares?
This blog has been quiet lately because I've been focusing on making images rather than writing about them.

Right now, I'm in Australia to participate in Foto Freo. The festival--which will feature the first solo show of Stranded and a panel discussion where I'll be speaking about online photo communities and blogging with the illustrious Andy Adams and Jon Levy--doesn't start until March 20, but I decided to turn my once-in-a-lifetime trip to Australia into a jam packed, three week affair.

Over the past ten days or so I've been working on a new collaborative project with photographer Stacy Mehrfar that has taken us from Sydney to the dusty wilds of the outback. After ten straight days of shooting from sunup to sundown I'm very happy to be back in Sydney.

If you happen to be in Sydney, please come celebrate with me tonight at the Australian Centre for Photography where a solo exhibition of Domesticated is opening. My focus will be squarely on the Sydney art scene and drinking a ridiculous amount of Coopers.

Here are the details:

Amy Stein | Domesticated
Friday March 12 - Sunday April 11, 2010
Australian Centre for Photography
257 Oxford St
Paddington NSW 2021

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 11, 6-8pm
Artists Talk: Saturday, March 13, 1pm

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How to Prepare Your Landscapes for Black and White

Just like with any area of photography, you cannot create a stunning photo in Photoshop ? you can only improve upon the content that you have. Since you still need the best possible foundation for editing (your original image), competence with your camera is the most important step in black and white landscapes. This means [...]

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