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Our Top Viewed Street Photographer Of The Week

  The contributor portal has been a support to each photographer as they find new ways to build their portfolios and share their work. Through Scopio, numerous photographers have shined with their creative work. We want to congratulate Bernardo Ramonfaur for being our top viewed street photographer of the week with 6,899 views!     His distinctive eye, as well as his love for art, and color, has made him reach where he is today. His pictures are like stories; full of colors, details, culture, and passion. You can feel it as soon as you see one of his pictures. We, at Scopio, are always proud to see our photographers shining.     If you haven’t already joined, go get signed in...

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Eight of The Most Famous Types of Photography

Photography is a universal language. In more technical terms, it is the art of using a camera to capture light, and create an image.   What is Photography Did you know that the first photograph was captured in 1826, as some sources state? Since then, we’ve come a long way! We started to develop with colors, equipment, stats… Also, as the photography scope grew wider, different types of photography emerged. Photographers began to have their own styles, depending on the purpose of their photography. Diversity at its best! Some have the purpose of providing detailed information of specific events, others aim to capture moments of enjoyment with their loved one, while some use photography to shed light on specific matters....

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Val's Focus on Photography and Educating Teenagers

  Val Vesa is a very passionate photographer from Romania, but he wouldn’t necessarily call himself a photographer. Taking photos and telling stories with photography is his favorite pass time. Back in the day, in communist times, taking photos was much prohibited, because you had to be approved by the party to become a photographer. If you were attending an event, you’re there to enjoy and watch, without taking photos, unless you have a special license or approval. But right after communism fell in 1990, there were many German, Italian, and English people coming into the country trying to help and bring food and supplies, and one of these groups had a photographer with them, and he gave Val a Japanese...

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Our November's Top Viewed Portrait Photographer

The contributor portal has been a support to each photographer as they find new ways to build their portfolios and share their work. Through Scopio, numerous photographers have shined with their creative work.  Featured Photographer For the month of November, we want to congratulate Ivan Naunov for being our top viewed portrait photographer of the month with 9,937 views!! In addition to being a photographer, Ivan is an anesthesia and reanimation technician, as well as a writer. If you haven’t already joined, go get signed in and start viewing your image stats today. Check out Ivan's work at scop.io Leave a Comment

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What is stock photography? Plus advice from seasoned photographers

  Stock photography is for the freelance photographer who wants to earn money with the photos they take. Overall it is a great way to earn extra money (passive income) on images or photos that might just be stuck on your hard drive collecting (electronic?) dust.  It takes those otherwise forgotten images, finds a home for them, and turns them into a profitable resource for the photographer. But that being said, there are some stock companies that make the process a bit more difficult for the creative than we think it should be.  How to maintain your style as a stock photographer Every day more photos are taken than in history combined and the majority do not receive the full recognition...

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