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4 Different Ideas for High School Senior Portraits
Senior portraits have evolved well beyond the cap-and-gown standard. Today’s seniors want images that reflect who they actually are — ...
Pic-Time 2.0 Review | A New Standard for Client Galleries?
Online gallery platforms have evolved well beyond simple delivery tools. Most working photographers now rely on them to help shape ...
When to Use Flash (and Why) in Your Photography
Flash is not a prerequisite for great photography. Used without intention, it flattens shadows, kills mood, and leaves your subjects ...
Crowd Photo Release Form
Sometimes photographers and filmmakers/videographers will shoot in a public area where people in the background may be captured on camera. It isn't feasible to get every single person who enters that area to sign a photo release form.
Flash vs Continuous Light: When to Use Each
Most photographers start their lighting journey with a simple question: should I buy a flash or a continuous light? The ...
Learn 5 Tips for Capturing Perfect Sunset Silhouettes
Sunset silhouettes are one of those shots that look complex but come down to a handful of decisions made correctly. ...
RAW vs JPEG | The Ultimate Visual Guide (Updated)
Gain a full understanding of RAW vs JPEG with this ultimate visual guide. This article is designed to teach you the differences between RAW and JPEG (JPG) from a pragmatic real world point of view. Thus, we will be using a lot of actual image examples to help show the exact concrete differences.
Don’t Say Cheese! How to Smile for Photos
If you want to help your clients give you natural smiles for their photos, don't have them say, 'cheese.' Try these tips instead.
Adorama Business Solutions Is Giving Away Two $50,000 Studio Upgrades. Here Is How to Enter.
If your organization has been running on an aging studio setup, or piecing together a production environment with whatever budget ...
Aftershoot Is Now a Complete Photographer Workflow Platform, From Culling to Client Galleries
Aftershoot started as an AI culling tool. Then it added AI editing. Then AI retouching. Each step moved it closer ...
20 Tips and Tricks for iPhone Photography
In this article, we’ll review tips, tricks, and hidden iPhone camera features for beginner and intermediate photographers. There is something ...
The Sunny 16 Rule Explained
With all the sophistication of modern metering system, it seems like the good ol’ Sunny 16 Rule can be dismissed as one of the old relics of the film era. But it is still a valid and useful rule nonetheless, and one that can teach growing photographers about the principles of metering. So if you haven’t heard about the Sunny 16 Rule or just need to brush up on it again, here’s a quick primer on this classic metering rule.
