Photography is a critical element in the conservation toolbox. It allows conservationists to cut across the boundaries of illiteracy and indifference that isolate people from our fundamental kinship and obligation to nature. Photography can ignite the spark that moves people into action. The rel...
Continue readingDo no harm. While that credo applies to medicine, nature photographers should also follow it equally faithfully as the welfare of our subjects should be the most important aspect in any photographic interaction.
Continue readingCopyright infringement is much too common these days. To reap the big statutory rewards (of at least $750 and up to $150,000 for willful infringements, plus costs and attorneys’ fees) from prosecuting infringements, you must have registered your photograph with the U.S. Copyright Office pr...
Continue readingMarketing is easily the most befuddling aspect of the photography business that people just can’t seem to get. Whether art directors who might hire you, ad agencies who license your photos, or art buyers who buy your prints, how to get noticed by clients is the holy grail to building a suc...
Continue readingEditor’s note: The author first published this article around 5 years ago. A similar version of the truisms appears in the author’s 2005 book, “Profitable Photography in the Digital Age.” For more information visit www.danheller.com/truisms. Readers are invited to re...
Continue readingI built websites for years before nature photography ensnared me, so when it came time to build a site to show my photos I thought it would be a breeze. I applied every skill I had used building corporate intranet sites, and produced a site that was, well, blah. It had no life; it was sterile an...
Continue readingIf you want to put in 18-hour days getting up early and getting to bed late with no TV or newspapers while photographing and downloading in between, sign up for a competitive photo contest.
In April 2006 I spent 30 consecutive days photographing nature on a Texas Hill Country ranch along with...
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