Lighting
Light Is Light: Creating Your Own Lighting Style
In many circles throughout the world, people debate about what kind of lighting makes the best photographs. Hard light, soft light, natural light, strobes, LEDs…
08/01/2020
Children
The Art of Storytelling: Redefining the Traditional Princess
As photographers, we recognize that we have a unique opportunity as storytellers to show the world as we see it. We love that we get to shatter existing negative stereotypes, and we love the positive energy that kids get from being part of this experience.
08/01/2020
Black & White Photography
5 Tips for Better Black & White Editing in Lightroom Classic
When you are photographing a couple, you want to make sure you have a great tonal range. This really helps as we convert to black & white later while editing. Many of us look for contrast and texture while shooting for black & white and enhance these elements in post-production. Of course, there are multiple ways to get your Raw images converted, and in this article I have 5 tips for better black & white edits in Lightroom Classic.
08/01/2020
Lighting
5 Lighting Tricks for Better Photos
Lighting is the foundation of a photographic composition. Photographers who are skilled in lighting can offer their clients flattering portraits no matter what environment they are working in. In the old days, lighting was just something that photographers understood. However, during the digital revolution, as cameras became more intuitive, people were able to obtain exposures much more easily by utilizing the automatic functions in their cameras.
08/01/2020
August 2020 Inspirations: Best Lighting 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.
08/01/2020
Youtube Video
A Stylized Shoot with the Profoto A1x and Sal Cincotta
Sometimes, one light is all you need to make killer images. The Profoto A1X is one of the most versatile tools in the Profoto lighting eco-system in my opinion. Not only is it powerful being used as a single light, but when combined with the Profoto eco-system of lights, you have one of the most powerful lighting systems on
the planet.
07/27/2020
Youtube Video
Color Calibration with Datacolor: Perfecting Your Digital Workflow
“That’s not what it looked like when I shot it!” If you’ve ever said or thought those words, guess what? You have a color management problem. It’s so important for the images you create to look and feel the way it was when you saw the scene with your own two eyes.
07/13/2020
Product Spotlight
Canon EOS R5 Review with Sal Cincotta
We were one of the first photographers in the world to get our hands on the new Canon R5 and we were immediately blown away with the improvements over the Canon EOS R, the first mirrorless body from Canon.
07/09/2020
Lighting
Finding My Success by Exploring Light
I feel it is important for me to pass along the things I’ve learned on my photography journey. In the last few years I have also had the opportunity to teach and lecture all around the world including some of the industry’s top conferences, including the first conference I’d ever attended when I was starting out, ShutterFest. I’ve begun hosting my own workshop, The Embrace Workshop, a comprehensive photography workshop where I help new photographers expound upon their current training to grow their business just as I’ve grown my own.
07/01/2020
Business
Diversifying Your Photography Business in 90 Days
There is no greater necessity than change. This year has brought about a lot of change for the photography industry. What was said to be a record year for many photography studios was completely upended by a worldwide pandemic that nobody could have ever predicted. If you read my article in last month’s Shutter Magazine, you will know how important it is to take action to mitigate disruption in your business.
07/01/2020
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