Guest Blog Posts – Write for Us

Photography thrives when knowledge flows freely between professionals. We at Kelly Tareski Photography believe the best insights come from diverse voices across our industry.

Our “write for us” program welcomes experienced photographers, educators, and industry experts to share their expertise with our growing community. Your unique perspective could help thousands of photographers improve their craft.

Why We Accept Guest Blog Posts

Share Photography Knowledge with Our Community

Photography education works best when it comes from practitioners who face real challenges in the field. We see too many generic tutorials that miss the practical problems photographers encounter daily. Experienced professionals share specific techniques they use for challenging conditions or difficult client situations, and our community gets actionable solutions they can implement immediately.

The Professional Photographers of America, a non-profit photography association created by photographers for photographers, provides resources that support peer-to-peer knowledge sharing rather than formal courses. This approach reinforces our belief that experienced voices create more valuable content than theoretical approaches. Guest contributors bring tested methods, failed experiments, and refined processes that help photographers avoid common mistakes and accelerate their progress.

Build Relationships with Industry Professionals

The photography industry thrives on relationships, and guest posts create meaningful connections between professionals. Established photographers who write for our platform often collaborate with our contributors on future projects, referrals, and mentorship opportunities. These relationships extend beyond a single blog post and create professional networks that last for years.

Photographers who contribute guest content typically experience increased visibility for their own work. Their expertise reaches new audiences, which leads to client inquiries and workshop opportunities (often within weeks of publication). This mutual benefit strengthens the entire photography community by connecting talented professionals who might never have met otherwise.

Provide Fresh Perspectives on Photography Techniques

Different photographers approach the same challenges with unique solutions. A wedding photographer might solve low-light reception problems differently than a portrait photographer handles studio conditions. These varied approaches give our readers multiple options to choose from based on their specific needs and equipment limitations.

Guest contributors often challenge conventional wisdom with innovative techniques they developed through years of practice. When a photographer shares how they modified traditional posing methods or adapted vintage equipment for modern shoots, our community gains access to creative solutions they wouldn’t find in standard photography courses. This diversity of thought keeps our content fresh and prevents the echo chamber effect that plagues many photography resources (where the same advice gets repeated endlessly).

Our guest post guidelines help contributors structure their expertise into content that serves our community’s specific needs and interests.

What Content Do We Accept

Technical Problem-Solving Articles

We accept guest posts that solve specific photography problems our community faces daily. Technical tutorials work best when they address equipment limitations, lighting challenges, or client management issues that photographers encounter in real situations. Posts about overcoming camera shake in low-light weddings, managing difficult group dynamics during family sessions, or adapting to sudden weather changes during outdoor shoots are easy to gather data and easy to compute metrics and compare (based on engagement metrics across photography blogs).

Your content must demonstrate expertise through personal experience and concrete examples. We reject theoretical content that sounds like it came from photography textbooks.

Writing Standards and Format Requirements

Articles should span 1,200 to 2,000 words with clear subheadings and practical step-by-step instructions. Include specific camera settings or techniques that readers can apply immediately. Your writing must use active voice and avoid unnecessary jargon that confuses beginners.

We require at least three high-resolution images that illustrate your points, sized at 1200×800 pixels minimum. These images should show before-and-after comparisons, equipment setups, or technique demonstrations that support your written instructions.

Originality and Attribution Standards

All submissions must feature original content that hasn’t appeared elsewhere online or in print. We check every submission through plagiarism detection software before publication. Your article becomes exclusive to our platform once we accept it.

Include your professional bio (maximum 100 words), website link, and social media handles for our author credit section. This information helps readers connect with you directly and builds your professional network within our community.

These content standards help us maintain quality while supporting photographers who want to share their expertise and develop advanced photography skills. Our submission process makes it simple to propose your guest post idea and get feedback from our editorial team.

How to Submit Your Guest Post Proposal

Prepare Your Pitch Email With Essential Components

Send your guest post proposal to our editorial team with a clear subject line that includes “Guest Post Proposal” and your article topic. Your email must contain three components: a compelling headline for your proposed article, a detailed 150-word outline that shows your main points and takeaways, and a brief author bio that highlights your photography credentials and years of experience. Focus on what specific problem your article solves for photographers rather than lengthy introductions about yourself.

Include two or three sample images that would accompany your article to demonstrate your technical expertise and visual storytelling ability.

Understand Our Review Timeline and Response Process

Our editorial team reviews guest post proposals every Tuesday and Friday. We respond to submissions within five business days of receipt. We accept approximately 60% of proposals based on topic relevance, author expertise, and content quality.

Navigate the Publication Process After Acceptance

Accepted proposals move forward with detailed content guidelines, suggested word count adjustments, and a publication timeline that typically spans 1-2 weeks from final submission to live publication. Authors receive editing notes and revision requests before final approval. This process maintains our quality standards while it preserves your unique voice and expertise throughout the editorial workflow.

Final Thoughts

Guest authors who contribute to our platform gain professional recognition within the photography community and access to our engaged readership. Your expertise reaches professionals who actively seek advanced techniques and practical solutions. Published contributors often report increased client inquiries and workshop bookings within weeks of their articles going live.

We maintain editorial standards that reflect the quality photography education our community expects. Every guest post receives thorough review and professional editing to preserve your unique voice while meeting our publication standards. This commitment to excellence benefits both authors and readers by creating content that truly advances photographic skills.

Our “Write For Us” program connects experienced photographers with peers who value practical knowledge over theoretical concepts. Review our guidelines, identify a specific photography problem you can solve, and send your proposal with sample images that demonstrate your expertise (include clear before-and-after comparisons when possible). At Kelly Tareski Photography, we understand how shared expertise strengthens our entire industry.