Inspirations
JULY 2021 INSPIRATIONS: BEST PORTRAIT 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.
07/01/2021
Post Production
Top 10 Tricks in Lightroom Classic
Over the years, some of my favorite tricks in Lightroom Classic have saved me seconds per image, minutes per job and hours in a week. Saving time is vital for my workflow and sanity when I have dozens of jobs piling up.
07/01/2021
Lighting
5 Creative Ideas for Great Photos
Nailing the perfect shot doesn’t always have to involve endless posing or complicated lighting. Sometimes you can capture a magical photo just by thinking outside the box and using an everyday item in an unexpected way.
07/01/2021
Business
How to Survive and Thrive in an Ever-Changing Marketplace
What a year it has been. It’s still hard to wrap our minds around everything that has happened in the last year and a half. It’s been an up and down emotional roller coaster. Even now, as a business owner, Im struggling to find my rhythm again. Do you find yourself feeling the same way?
07/01/2021
Lighting
Lighting Tutorial: Soft Light vs. Hard Light
There are two main approaches you can take in the studio or on location. And which lane you choose will have a huge impact on the outcome of your images. You could choose to emulate window light, or you could choose to simulate sunlight.
07/01/2021
Shutter Magazine
10 Instagram Reels Hacks for Photographers
Instagram Reels launched in August of 2020 in 50 countries worldwide. Since then, photographers everywhere went scrambling to learn yet another social media trend—all while trying to keep their businesses open during the corona crisis and homeschool their kids. Who needs sleep, right?
07/01/2021
Posing
Photography Tips & Tricks: How to Pose People Who Are Not Models
As both a fashion and portrait photographer, I photograph a wide variety of posing styles. I photograph models in back-breaking avant garde positions and portrait clients who would prefer to remain seated, thank you very much (not that I let them). And it’s my job to coach them all.
07/01/2021
Posing
Making the Most Out of a Backdrop
Years ago when I started my own studio, I didn’t have the space I had in previous studios. I thought I would give backdrops a try to give myself variety. After purchasing an inexpensive one, I asked a friend to pose for me as a test run.
07/01/2021
Posing
Composition Tips for Better Photos
We pass many milestones in our lives, and when each new door opens, we grow in what we do. In photography, some of those moments include understanding how to use our cameras, the exposure triangle, and maybe even Bayer filters and circles of confusion.
07/01/2021
Business
Building a Team for your Photography Empire
In 2018, I was a single mom, a medically retired Airman, going to school full-time, working at Target and trying my hardest to make my dreams come true. The same vision I had for 11 years.
07/01/2021
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