I spent quite a while browsing the web to find portfolios to showcase here, and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. These nine photographers have incredible talent for capturing the beauty in their subjects. Along with inspiration, I’m sure the photographs here will also give you great respect for these artists. You can visit their portfolios by clicking on the appropriate name or photograph. I promise that all these portfolios are worth your time.

1. Nick Brandt

2. Koen Demuynck

3. Cole Rise

4. Frans Lanting

5. Eric Ryan Anderson

6. Jeremy Cowart

7. Alberto Oviedo

8. Denis Olivier

9. Tobias Zeising

All pictures are copyright of their respective owners.

I always enjoy learning about other people’s methods, tips, and opinions on creativity. It’s such an interesting subject that’s so open to interpretation. Here I’ve gathered a small list of blog articles about creativity, along with a link to one of mine. Each has different techniques and tips on raising your creativity, so go ahead and have a read.

How to Boost Your Creativity (Jacob Cass)
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Just another random doodle of mine…

Last year I had a project to do for my social studies class. We had to write and illustrate a cartoon describing all the events of the Civil War. We worked in partners, so I opted to work on the drawing portion of the assignment, of course, while my friend took care of the storyline, captions, and all that.

Hidden away in…

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Here is the ultimate resource for graphic design inspiration.

I’ll kick it off with 50 incredible graphic design pieces for inspiration. All of them were handpicked from across the web to be showcased here, and I guarantee you’ll be inspired. Then I’ll wrap up today’s post with a list of 10 great resource websites. Don’t even try taking this all in during one sitting. I’d bookmark this…

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Here’s another set of doodles I have lying around. I’m posting two of them today because they were done in the same sitting. They’re twins. I just can’t separate them.

Both of them exhibit some fancy form of my name. The first one is just a curly script with a lot of swirly elements filling in the white space. The second page is a simple blackletter variation…

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Two weeks ago, I posted a small list of the Most Creative Blog Designs. Clearly, there are much more great designs out there in the blogosphere, so I thought it was time for another post.

In this edition is another list of extremely creative blog designs. Some of these have very intricate patterns, some are bursting with color, and some are just plain artistic. Let me…

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I’ve made several small changes/additions to my blog in the past few days.

Usability

Featured Posts - Now there’s a small section in my sidebar to display a few display-worthy posts. When I find a new blog, something like this is the first thing I look for to determine how I feel about it. Before there was only a Recent Posts list, so this should help new…

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It’s been a whole month since the first post on my blog. With a dramatic increase in visits and subscribers lately, I’m happy to say that AlecRios.com has grown nicely since then - along with my enthusiasm.

If you’ve been around here for a while, you know that I’ve kept a pretty consistent posting schedule, and I plan to continue that. There’s already a couple of…

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Today is May 1st. That means today is the day for RSS users to get the word out there to non-RSS users. Don’t know what RSS is?

What is RSS?

Really Simple Syndication. This is a format for websites that update regularly (like a blog or news site) to deliver their new information directly to you. This means you can get news and other information from all your…

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Typography is the art of presenting text to convey a feeling, just like any other art. With the use of geometric forms and colors, you can use words to express more than what’s under it in the dictionary. A large portion of typography is getting the letters to flow together harmoniously. Every curve and corner adds to the feel of the entire image, making this a…

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