Alice Houstons

Memorable Wedding Client Gift Ideas for Photographers
Smart wedding photographers (and commercial photographers) know that a little thought goes a long way. Client gifts are fantastic ways to keep your clients talking about you to their friends and family.

Graduation Photography Tips and Ideas for Memorable Photos
It’s graduation season! A graduation photography session is a great way to celebrate and document the big milestone. The genre ...

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.

Your Guide to Flash Modifiers for Photography
Flash modifiers in photography are used to alter the quality, color, shape, or direction of light. The right modifier depends ...

Keys to a Successful Wedding Photo Plan
Amazing imagery matters, but great communication is key to finding success in the wedding photography industry.

How to Balance Ambient Light Vs. Flash for Dramatic Effect
When we first try our hand at flash photography, we tend to go too heavy on the flash. We get ...

The Ultimate Guide to Male Model Poses
Posing is the most challenging aspect of the craft for many photographers. Eliciting authentic expressions, capturing the model’s best looks, ...

Tips to Spice Up Your Easter Photography
Easter is another ones of those dual holidays that has a deep religious meaning as well a strong focus on children activities. For Christmas we have presents, On Easter we have Eggs with Candy and other fun items.

Photo Album Orientation: Is Landscape, Portrait or Square Best?
Choosing the right orientation for a photo album may seem like a small detail, but it can significantly impact the ...

Best Star Tracker Apps for Android and iPhone
We've put together a short list of the best star tracker apps, in no particular order, for both Android and iPhone users.

Essential Wedding ceremony Photography Tips
Welcome to part six of our official Wedding Photography Guide, a series of weekly articles designed to teach you the fundamentals of wedding photography.

10 Photography Phrases That Need to Go
If we have to hear 'say cheese' one more time....