// professional photography If you are a one-man or one-woman show, this article is not for you. However, if you are like me and work with your spouse or a business partner, read on. Working with someone else has probably been one of the single greatest challenges in my…
// setting goals It’s that time of year when everyone begins setting goals for themselves and their businesses. By late January, most people have made goals or New Year’s resolutions and are already struggling to keep them. Personally, I hate goals. Why is it that goals can be so…
// stylized boudoir sessions Let’s face it; we all get into creative slumps once in awhile. For me, I feel burned out and exhausted when my busy season is over. I start itching to do something totally different and out of my comfort zone. This year was no exception.…
// copyright protection for photographers Licensing is the process by which a copyright owner allows another to use a copyrighted image and sets forth use limitations on a copyrighted photograph. The decision of whether and when to license a copyrighted photo is an important component to protect the…
// online photography training Engagement sessions are so important for both our clients and us as photographers. They allow the client to get used to our style, workflow and feedback, so on their big day everything runs smoothly. They know when I ask them to do something that may…
This month launches the kick-off of convention season. Over and over again, photographers around the country are going to put aside their most valuable commodity – time – and make an investment in shows like Imaging USA and WPPI.
On a cold February night in 2009 I was filming an Indian wedding in New Jersey. It had been a very long day and I found myself with nothing to shoot during a three-hour gap that my client had scheduled to break up the events...
// speedlight techniques Start the New Year off right with 10 Speedlight tips and techniques guaranteed to take your photography to the next level! Photography is all about light and shadow. Being able to create the kind of light you want, when and where you want it, is where artificial…
What’s your style? The answer to this question is fluid for many, but it ought not to be. Defining the look of your images through post-production should be constant, ensuring clients that your consistency will follow through to their own shoot.
By the time the 1-year mark rolls around, the baby that toddles into your studio will be a completely different little person that first came in just one year prior. The first year of life is the time of the most growth and change.