Nowadays, it seems like the most time-intensive retouching for professional photographers is portrait retouching. No matter how many plug-ins or programs there are to simplify the process,…
In this industry, we struggle on a daily basis to maintain a fail-safe digital workflow. This is a crucial point in your business, and you need to consider a few of these guidelines when storing your images.
When I started in photography almost 20 years ago, photographing outdoors with natural light was an anomaly. Most photographers had retail studios and practiced traditional, classical posing and lighting.
I’m standing over a Colorado mountain precipice, caught in a sudden blizzard, 45 minutes from the nearest paved road. My fingers can no longer feel the camera they clutch. A mere black suit and white gown…
I’m a self-taught photographer, but was a graphic designer for 12 years before I started my photography career. I always thought of myself as more of an entrepreneur than an artist.
We live in a digital world, there is no argument there. How we, as photographers, adapt to this changing world is a subject of heated debate.
As artists, creators, photographers—however you define yourself—we can sometimes reach burnout. Either from shooting/working too much, shooting too much of the same thing or many of life’s other contributing factors.
Flash is the perfect tool for freezing motion. Whether it’s speedlights or strobes, we’ve all seen this in practice, but there’s more than one way to freeze a cat. What if we wanted to repeatedly freeze…
The first time I attempted off-camera flash, I was working for one company and second shooting with another main photographer who was also fairly new to OCF.
As many of you know, I recently returned from a trip to Brazil. While there, I wanted to make sure I got some killer portraits. Wherever I go, I bring my travel kit, which consists of the standard camera,…
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