Glamour Photography | Allure

Like many of you, I have been inspired by the resurgence of the glamour and beauty industry. As a wedding and senior photographer, it’s nice to have a change of pace in the studio and work sideby- side with my wife.

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Attracting the Right Brides

For wedding professionals, this is the most wonderful time of the year. Why? A ton of couples get engaged over the holidays, particularly on New Year’s Eve. Maybe it’s because these proposing guys get so inspired by the holiday spirit or…

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Photography Training | Working the Network

WPPI is coming up next month and most of you have probably attended at least one convention since the beginning of the year. Building your network is one of the fundamental reasons to attend every possible industry event you can.

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Video Storytelling

Applying your knowledge of photography to shooting and editing video can be a beautiful thing. A decidedly biased opinion coming from me, I admit, but there truly is great satisfaction in creating a…

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Flash Photography | ETTL Lighting

After last month’s Top 10 Speedlite Techniques feature I got a lot of requests for more…more in-depth coverage, more explanations, more diagrams and examples. So this month you’ve got ‘em all as I take you…

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Baby’s First Year | Planning and Pricing

Baby’s first year is a special time to photograph. When you get involved in the entire first year it really ties you to the family! I love photographing each of the different stages and always make sure to talk about …

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Photography Business | Accounting 101

I am going to start off by saying that for any specific questions about accounting as it pertains to your business and state, you need to speak with a local CPA. I have a degree in Business Finance, but hiring a…

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Boudoir Photography | Guide to Lingerie

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! As you can imagine, being the boudoir photographer that I am, this is one of my favorite times of year! The lingerie stores are FILLED with goodies giving our clients plenty of reasons to splurge on that perfect outfit for their shoot.

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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.

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