When Should You Publish Your Photograph?

Publishing your photographs can be as simple as uploading it to Facebook for all your friends and family to see or as complex as having it printed in a magazine, book, or newspaper.  The question of when you should upload your photograph to a social network or media outlet all [more]

The Photography Contest Has Ended

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the beta program we hosted the photo contest on this time around.  I congratulate you all because if you are reading this then you didn't smash your computer out of sheer frustration at the bugs that plagued the program.  Thank you all [more]

Great Photographs - Don't Settle for Subpar

Creating the "perfect" photograph is not always as simple as pointing your DSLR at the subject, dialing in the correct exposure, and presto you've got exactly what you want.  No, sometimes it takes thirty minutes of chasing your subject around a freaking garden while getting an even [more]

Feeling Your Colors - Composition

The aqua color of the door represents emotional healing and protection. Color evokes a number of emotions in humans (unless you're color blind... I'm sorry), it's no wonder companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars doing research to see what colors will influence potential [more]

Photo Journal Challenge

Do you have a photograph you'd like to share with the world?  Well I can't promise you the world but there are about 3,000 visitors to PhotolisticLife every week who would love to hear your story.  Send your photograph with your story and see it on PhotolisticLife.  Share your world, [more]

Best Composition - Depth of Field

ISO 200, 23mm, f/11, 1/120 sec Which photograph do you prefer?  Take the poll below and then let us know why you chose the photograph you chose in the comments below. ISO 200, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/1200 sec [more]

2013 Photo Contest Fixed

Well, looks like the folks that work for the company that hosts PhotolisticLife were able to get things running again over on the contest page.  That's why they make the big bucks I suppose.  Head over to www.contest.photolisticLife.com and check out the great submissions and join [more]

Using Flickr to Critique Your Photography

There are a number of ways to get some feedback on your photography.  Facebook, emailing friends, family, and of course Flickr.  Flickr is probably the best and worse way.  Family, friends, and Facebook are typically terrible.  You aren't likely to get a message from a family [more]

Pyramid of Composition

When thinking of composition the mind jumps to "the rule of thirds" or "leading lines" and for some of the more experienced photographers that is just the base of the Pyramid of Composition.  There may not be a real pyramid of composition, (I am pretty sure I just pulled that out of [more]

When Should You Publish Your Photograph?

Publishing your photographs can be as simple as uploading it to Facebook for all your friends and family to see or as complex as having it printed in a magazine, book, or newspaper.  The question of when you should upload your photograph to a social network or media outlet all [more]