I have always been an advocate for the invaluable educational opportunity that image critique can bring. I think it’s one of the very best ways to understand your work. Having your photos critiqued can bring to the surface both weaknesses and strengths you might not even know are there.
Right now, senior season is in full swing. I can barely keep up with my schedule. This is a good thing. It’s part of the madness we call our lives. During this time of year, we know we have to suck it up and shoot, shoot, shoot! If you are slow right now, something’s off.
Hopefully by now, we’ve gotten the gist of how to be professional and polite, and still do our job the day of the wedding. Then why do so many brides and wedding vendors constantly complain about the behavior of photographers and videographers on the wedding day?
As parents who are also professional photographers, we sometimes have to choose between tucking away money for college and buying a new lens. It’s tough because we feel that the better our gear is, the better our work will be. That’s not necessarily true.
Not all of us have stylists on hand for all our photo shoots. Fixing stray hairs in PhotoShop can be a messy task, but mastering a few techniques can help alleviate some of the mess.
A good way to look at video editing is this: You really only need to know about 2 percent of what a program like PhotoShop or Lightroom can actually do in order to make a compelling video or film short.
It’s the time of year when photographers are getting busy gearing up for the crazy fall and holiday season. Many portrait photographers make over half of their income during the fourth quarter of the year.
We live in a world of excuses. The only person who wants to hear an excuse is the person giving it. I used to complain and make excuses about my images all the time. It wasn’t until I took charge and started coaching my seniors on their wardrobe that I truly began loving photography.
All photographers draw inspiration from one another. I first came across the lighting technique featured in this month’s article—mixing strobe and constant light—after seeing some of photographer/retoucher Julia Kuzmenko’s images. I was immediately inspired to try it out myself.
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