Post Production – Efficient Lightroom Workflow – Step by Step Instruction

Adobe Lightroom is the single most important software for the professional photographer. Besides the significant reduction in your post production time, Lightroom tools provide great tools for file management, sorting, filtering, and exporting for all of your different purposes. So you’re convinced and you’ve taken the plunge, now what’s next? Here is an overview of …

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Photographer’s Interview – Kelly Melissa Brown

1. Tell us a little about yourself and your studio? My name is Kelly Melissa Brown, and I am a photographer living in Southern California. I like to stray from the traditional studio photographs in favor of outdoor settings. My favorites are green grass, woodsy areas, fields, beaches and urban settings. They can add so …

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Business – Top Photographs Clients Purchase as Prints

It is safe to assume everyone reading this is a photographer of some sort or another, whether professional or a hobbyist. As photographers, we enjoy using our creative vision to create artistic works. We don’t mind waiting for long periods of time, or trying repeatedly in order to get that perfect shot. We even spend …

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Business – Wedding Photographer Expectations

Everyday we come across people, whether they be hobbyists, assistants, professionals, clients, etc, who seem to have severe misconceptions about wedding photography as an industry and job. So, I wrote this article not to discourage anyone, but to make sure anyone getting into the wedding photography industry has the right expectations of their studio and …

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Should I Buy a Canon or Nikon Camera? The Never Ending Debate

As professional photographers, I think the question we get the most from budding amateur photographers is, “Which camera system should I buy, Canon or Nikon?” While there is no clear cut answer, this article will assist you in coming to a decision of which system and brand better suits you.

Wallpaper Stories – “The Professional Buddhist Monk”

For a solid 5 hours I was couped up in a small conference room trying to create some sort of physical manifestation of the concept I had in my mind. With little luck, I began feeling a bit restless. So, like any photographer, I decided to take up my trusty 5D and go for a little walk despite the less than favorable weather.

Canon 50mm f/1.4 vs. 50mm f/1.8

The 50mm f1.4 USM Lens is almost universally owned by wedding photographers. However, before singing its praises, I wanted to start off by discussing the lens’ few shortcomings. Cons First, the inability to zoom in and out makes being in the right place at the right time and knowing the lens very well imperative to …

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