Inspirations
OCTOBER 2021 INSPIRATIONS: MOST CREATIVE IMAGE
Inspiration can come when you least expect it. As photographers, we are visual artists. We express ourselves through our camera and the images we create.
10/01/2021
Lighting
How to Create Night Portraits with Off-Camera Flash
Getting started with off-camera flash is already scary enough, right? Now add the element of a dark night sky and trying to create portraits that doesn’t look like artificial light has just been thrown in with no control and it’s an entirely different ballgame.
09/21/2021
Black & White Photography
Ideas for Impactful Black & White Images
There is just something special about black & white imagery. Perhaps it’s the way we look back at the photographs of the masters like Richard Avedon, Peter Lindbergh and Ansel Adams to name a few, or perhaps it’s the way old movies have a specific feel to them as we watch them in monochrome.
09/05/2021
Black & White Photography
How to Take Better Black & White Landscape Images
Black & white photography has been around since the inception of photography, when the masters brought scenes of the west to life and changed the history of art forever.
09/05/2021
Black & White Photography
How To Shoot Moody Black & White Portraits
Until recently, I rarely ever photographed in black & white, but this past year I decided to add a new genre of women’s intimate portraits to my session offerings.
09/05/2021
Posing
Tips to Use Perspective in Photography
It’s no secret that the key to good photography is balancing the seemingly endless array of options, styles, techniques, settings and so on.
09/05/2021
Printing
Best Practices for Printing Black & White Photography
In today’s world, most of our images are captured digitally and remain digital. This is the modern way and there is absolutely nothing wrong with this.
09/05/2021
Post Production
The Two Best Ways to Create a Black & White Image
As the saying goes, “There are many ways to do something in Photoshop.” This is accurate for most things, except when it comes to turning a color image to black & white.
09/05/2021
Boudoir Photography
Shades of Gray: Black & White Photography for Boudoir
Contrast and all the shades of gray is what makes photographs dynamic. Muddy and muted pictures don’t do it for me.
09/05/2021
Headshots
How to Take a Clean Headshot Using Great Lighting
Learning how to take these shots is a great way to take advantage of that photography demand area, since being versatile helps you build your business and take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way.
09/04/2021
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Photography training and education for the modern photographer
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