Bringing Your Inspiration to Life

We at Team Cincotta work like maniacs practically all day, every day. Sometimes I wonder how we all stay sane. Having a creative outlet and being able to work on inspiration-driven projects is what fuels me and keeps my passion alive.

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Glamour For The Wedding Photographer

I love glamour photography. As a wedding photographer, however, I don’t have the time to open up my studio to that genre. Many wedding photographers do both, but it’s just not in the cards for me at the moment.

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ShutterFest Educator – Moshe Zusman

Before photography, I was working in marketing and tech support. I didn’t know it then, but those experiences were a great foundation for starting a photography business. Eventually, I picked up a camera for fun, and fell in love…

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Are You Gellin’?

Welcome to the wide world of gels! First, some background and definitions. Gels // Gels are thin plastic sheets available in a variety of cut sizes and rolls, and a huge array of specially formulated colors that yield …

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Building Blocks – Your Website

Welcome to “Building Blocks.” Over the next year, in every issue, we’re going to take you through some of the most fundamental components of your business. The very first ingredient should be your skill set.

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ShutterFest Educator: Justen Hong

I own and operate Visual Lure, a St. Louis-based logo-, graphic- and Web-design company that specializes in branding, marketing and search-engine optimization. I worked for a small marketing and…

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Behind the Shutter

Photography training and education for the modern photographer

In today’s competitive landscape, quality online photography training and education is priceless to your growth. Unfortunately, most publications contain a ton of fluff. No real meat to their content. Not at Behind the Shutter. We are committed to the photography community and improving professional photography by providing current, insightful, and in-depth educational content.

Training topics include photography lighting techniques, photography off-camera flash tips, photography posing guides, photography business concepts and marketing strategies, Facebook for photographers, boudoir and glamour photography training, high-school senior photography concepts, IPS (In-Person Sales) strategies, family photography, Lightroom tutorials, Photoshop how-tos, and much, much more.