From June, 2014

Pratik Naik’s Best Retouching Advice — Plus, A Photo Contest!

by DREW EVANS

Time is invaluable. Every creative struggles with time management, and it always feels like there just isn’t enough. But every creative process takes time, whether […]

Quick Tip: Two Easy Ways To Flatter Skin In Photos

by MEHERA BONNER

Flawless skin is essential in glamour and fashion photography, but even models with a clear complexion can look uneven in less-than-ideal lighting. The solution? Color […]

Jumpstart Your Scrapbooking Creativity With…A Love Letter?

by LAUREN HOFFMAN

If you’re a total scrapbook novice, chances are you’ve struggled with where exactly to begin. The world of die cuts, adhesives, albums, and hundreds of […]

Add Lettering and a Displace Filter to Give Your Photos More Grit

by MEHERA BONNER

It’s 12:00 AM, you’re finally getting ready for bed after a six hour long Photoshop jag, and you suddenly realize that your image of an […]

5 Films About Photography to Stream This Weekend

by LAUREN HOFFMAN

Summer days are great for getting outdoors and taking pictures, but if you’re looking for a way to stay inside, cool off, and get inspired […]

10 Real (And Really Easy) Ways to Improve Your Email Open Rate

by RACHEL GREGG

Here’s a staggering fact: 89 billion emails get sent everyday. However, the vast majority just don’t get opened.  If you’re running a small business, you need […]

Useful, Beautiful, or Both? How to Determine the Real Value of Your Work

by LAUREN HOFFMAN

When you’re making the big transition from sometimes-online-retailer to full-on wholesaler, you’re faced with a core question: how do you uncover the value of the […]

What Do Retailers Really Want? One zulily Craft Buyer Tells Us How to Stand Out

by HANNA OLSEN

This week, Megan Auman is showing our craft audience how to sell their products to retailers – a crucial step for any small business. Curious […]

8 Must-Have Sanity-Saving Apps for Freelancers

by HANNA OLSEN

It’s debatable whether or not the eight-hour workday works for everyone – or even anyone – mostly because it’s darn near impossible to plop down […]

3 Successful Businesses That Started Off As Side Projects

by LAUREN HOFFMAN

Chances are, if you took an informal poll around the water cooler, bar, or coffee creamer stand, you’d meet at least one person grinding away […]

11 Vintage Photos of Old-Timey Musicians

by HANNA OLSEN

This week, NPR reported on a study which found that the human brain, regardless of a person’s perceived ability to keep a beat, can still […]

How Humans of New York Became Brandon Stanton’s Full-Time Job

by LAUREN HOFFMAN

Whether it’s photography, crafts, music, or writing, when asked, most of us would probably agree that we’d love to be making our living from our […]

CreativeLive Artist-in-Residence Madeline Trait Shows Her Work

by RACHEL GREGG

Typically, the only element of the creative process that the public sees is the outcome. We totally miss the essential and often rocky developments that […]

The First 3 Steps to Launching Your Handmade Business

by LAUREN HOFFMAN

When you’re first starting a handmade business (or when you’re knee-deep in the process, looking to change up your strategies), it’s essential to have a […]

One Deceptively Simple Way To Get Paid More for Your Work

by HANNA OLSEN

Creative work is a case study in internal tension. Those of us who make things – whether it’s photos, books, crafts, business plans, or anything […]