Inspirations
December 2020 Inspirations: Best Image of the Year
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.
12/01/2020
Branding
Signature White Session
With my signature white session, it’s all about my client. It has nothing to do with the background, the clothing or the jewelry. It’s about HER. How can I show her natural beauty without bringing confusion, chaos or any distractions?
12/01/2020
Post Production
Retouching for Realistic and Natural-Looking Skin
The point is, different people have varying aesthetics when it comes to retouching. But at the end of the day, my goal is to celebrate my subject’s individual skin tones and textures, which brings me to my retouching process.
12/01/2020
Gear
Holiday Instant Savings on Tamron Lenses for Your Sony Mirrorless Camera
Tamron’s E-mount lens series is designed to maximize the potential of full-frame mirrorless cameras and provides magnificent image quality without compromise despite being very fast and very compact.
11/16/2020
Shutter Magazine
Making the switch from Shoot and Burn to IPS
Let me begin by saying, if you’ve read any of my previous articles in Shutter, you know that whatever the topic, I speak to you from my perspective. I consider myself a “regular” photographer, here to share my story and hopefully inspire and educate my fellow photographers on things I’ve learned along the way.
11/01/2020
Boudoir Photography
Find a Real Connection With Your Boudoir Clients
Boudoir is such an intimate experience for clients. They are paying you thousands of dollars to pose in front of your camera at least half-naked.
11/01/2020
Business
The Business of Food Photography
The business of food photography is not as simple and straightforward as some may think. Like with fashion, sports, and still-life photography, there are areas of focus that food photographers specialize in that distinguish them from their peers.
11/01/2020
Post Production
Top 5 Tips For Outsourcing Your Edits
Whether the time for outsourcing is now or never, there is no denying the fact that you can not sustainably run your business while pull all-nighters editing pictures.
11/01/2020
Sales
How to Grow Your Business With IPS
To some, in person sales (IPS) stands for terrifying, scary, I’m not a salesperson, no one will ever buy anything. But for us, IPS stands for life changing, freedom, revenue generation, working smarter, not leaving money on the table, and client care.
11/01/2020
Marketing
Ways to Create Word-of-Mouth Marketing
You always hear that cliché, don’t you? The best marketing is word-of-mouth. Well, sure, not having to pay for marketing is great. But how do you get people talking about you without paying them to do it?
11/01/2020
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Behind the Shutter
Photography training and education for the modern photographer
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.
Training topics include photography lighting techniques, photography off-camera flash tips, photography posing guides, photography business concepts and marketing strategies, Facebook for photographers, boudoir and glamour photography training, high-school senior photography concepts, IPS (In-Person Sales) strategies, family photography, Lightroom tutorials, Photoshop how-tos, and much, much more.
