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Hanssie is a Southern California-based writer and sometimes portrait and wedding photographer. In her free time, she homeschools, works out, rescues dogs and works in marketing for SLR Lounge. She also blogs about her adventures and about fitness when she's not sick of writing so much. Check out her work and her blog at www.hanssie.com. Follow her on Instagram

Switching Gears: How To Sell All Your Used Camera Gear {And Buy A Whole New Kit}

September 27, 2024January 27, 2020 by Hanssie

There are many options when it comes to selling your gear. Here are a few and some tips for when it comes time to say goodbye…

Categories Photography Tips Tags buying gear, gear acquisition syndrome, Used camera gear

3 Simple DIY Solutions To Hang a Backdrop

August 28, 2026November 7, 2016 by Hanssie

Hanging a backdrop seems to be such an easy task until you actually do so. Do you tape them, clamp them, clip them…and on what?

Categories Photography Tips Tags studio portraits, Backdrops, the slanted lens, diy

Editorial Bridal Party Portraits With The Profoto OCF Beauty Dish

August 28, 2026June 20, 2016 by Hanssie

Here are three reasons why we love group portraiture, and seven tips to take your editorial bridal party portraits from ordinary to extraordinary.

Categories Photography Tips, Poses, Flash Photography Tags Shooting Tips, profoto, group portraits, family formals, Posing groups, posing large groups, editorial bridal party portraits, profoto OCF beauty dish, profoto beauty dish

Lighting Outdoor Portraits Using A Beauty Dish | Joel Grimes

August 28, 2026June 18, 2016 by Hanssie

See how Joel Grimes uses a beauty dish to light an outdoor lifestyle portrait.

Categories Flash Photography Tags joel grimes, beauty dish, Westcott, lighting outdoor portraits

5 Must-Have Items Every New Portrait Photographer Should Buy

August 28, 2026May 14, 2016 by Hanssie

So you have the beginner DSLR and the kit lens it came with, but what else should you buy with for little money for the biggest impact?

Categories Photography Tips Tags new photographer tips, gear, 50mm, Nifty Fifty, Photography 101, beginner photographer, portrait photographers

The Power of Same-Day Slideshows At Weddings

August 28, 2026May 13, 2016 by Hanssie

If you don’t do same-day slideshows at your weddings it’s time to re-consider, and here’s why.

Categories Marketing for Photographers, Photography Careers and Business Tags Animoto, Wedding workshop, Slideshow, same-day slideshow, wedding day workflow

Photography Business Cards: 5 Ways To Make Yours Stand Out

August 28, 2026May 4, 2016 by Hanssie

That little 3.5×2 card can say a lot about your business. What does your photography business card say about you?

Categories Marketing for Photographers, Photography Careers and Business Tags Marketing, print collateral, photography business cards, creative business cards

Make a Professional Wedding Album in Minutes With Fundy’s New Album Designer 7.0

August 28, 2026April 19, 2016 by Hanssie

This is the world’s fastest and easiest professional wedding album designer. I designed a book in five minutes. No joke.

Categories Camera Reviews and News Tags Fundy, professional wedding album, auto design, album designer

Wedding Photographer Tips: 8 Healthy Snacks To Pack For Long Shooting Days

May 22, 2024March 21, 2016 by Hanssie

Some people can go the entire length of the wedding day without eating; others must eat every few hours. These are some of my go-to snacks that I pack to help me get through a long shooting day.

Categories Photography Tips Tags Shooting Tips, wedding photography, diet, healthy snacks

Use DIY Gobos to Create Interesting Shadows In Your Portraits

August 28, 2026March 14, 2016 by Hanssie

A gobo (or “go between”) is basically anything that goes between your light and your subject. It can be anything from a standard reflector to block direct light from hitting your subject to a prism to get creative effects in your images.

Categories Photography Tips Tags Sam Hurd, Shooting Tips, patterns, gobo, lighting 201, Creative Effects

Hands On With the Sony a6300 | Initial Impressions and Sample Images

March 22, 2026March 4, 2016 by Hanssie

The a6300 was announced last month, the successor to their wildly popular a6000. On paper, the specs were impressive and fast, but in real life, would it live up to the hype?

Categories Camera Reviews and News Tags Sony, miami, A6300, G master lenses

The Always Up-To-Date Social Media Image Sizes Infographic

August 28, 2026February 10, 2016 by Hanssie

Social media is constantly changing – therein lies the beauty and the frustration of it. What’s posted today is gone tomorrow (or many times even sooner than that).

Categories Marketing for Photographers, Photography Careers and Business Tags infographic, social media, image size
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