BetterPhoto.com™, the worldwide leader in online photography education, today announced that renowned landscape photographer Michael Frye has joined BetterPhoto to teach a new course, "The Digital Landscape". This course, which begins October 5 and is targeted at the beginning to serious hobbyist photographer, will teach students how to take better landscape photos with their digital camera, by using their camera's capabilities to make basic techniques easier, developing their eye for light, composition, design, and color, and creating photos with a strong mood.

Michael Frye is a professional photographer who specializes in creating innovative and artistic images of wildlife and wilderness. He has written numerous magazine articles on the art and technique of photography, is the author/photographer of The Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite and Yosemite Meditations, and was featured in the book Landscape: The World’s Top Photographers. His photographs have been published in over thirty countries around the world; magazine credits include National Wildlife, Outdoor Photographer, American Photo, Sunset, and Texas Highways. Michael lives with his wife Claudia and son Kevin in Yosemite National Park, where he has made his home since 1983, and will teach his upcoming course online from his home.

"Michael is a great addition to our team," said Jim Miotke, president of BetterPhoto.com. "Not only is he a highly respected and award-winning photographer, he is warm and approachable, and dedicated to inspiring and educating our community members."

To see examples of Michael's gorgeous landscape photography, visit http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/gallery.asp?memberID=124438.

Michael joins 21 other seasoned and published professional photographers, including Bryan Peterson, Tony Sweet, Jim Zuckerman, and Brenda Tharp, who teach over 50 different online courses for BetterPhoto.com. These affordable eight-week photography classes are designed to be accessed online and include helpful lessons, motivating photo assignments, insightful photo critiques and one-on-one mentoring. Autumn quarter courses range from "Photographing Children" with Vik Orenstein to "Photoshop for Photographers" with Kathleen Carr and "Digital Workout #1: Beginning Digital Photography" with Susan and Neil Silverman.

About BetterPhoto.com
BetterPhoto.com™ is the worldwide leader in online photography education, offering an approachable resource for photographers who want to improve their skills, share their photos, and learn more about the art and technique of photography. Headquartered in Redmond, WA, BetterPhoto.com is a fun, approachable community, offering online photography courses led by highly respected and published professional photographers, who act as mentors. BetterPhoto also offers a range of gallery and web hosting options that are easy to use and powerfully customizable, and offers a rich community experience and the best photo contests on the web.

For more information, visit the BetterPhoto website at http://www.betterphoto.com.

Source: PR Web