How We Shot It

Posing Guide for Photographing Children

Children are often the first subjects that a photographer falls in love with as a primary subject.  There are endless benefits of shooting little ones who have yet to develop camera shyness, allowing beginning photographers to have a moving, dynamic, energetic, and sometimes patient subject.  But it isn’t until you are hired to shoot children ... Read more
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Learn “Spotlight” LIGHTING Photography Portraits

There are countless ways to get creative with studio portrait lighting. In this video, we’ll be putting the spotlight on our model with an incredibly simple creative lighting setup using only two off-camera flashes. Video: Creative Lighting Setup For “Spotlight” Style Portraits Before we jump in, be sure to give my friend and model, Kiara, ... Read more

DxO Film Pack 8 Review | The Most Comprehensive Film Emulation Tool We’ve Ever Seen

Digital photography is about technical perfection and “clean image data”; film photography is about emotion, character, soul… At least those are the cliches! Except, what if you could blow away all the stereotypes and have all of those things at your fingertips? It sounds too good to be true, however, this DxO Film Pack 8 ... Read more
Marlies Hartmann

20+ Incredible Examples of Creative Lighting

A photograph cannot exist without light. Light is an integral aspect of a photograph that can influence the mood, emotion, and ultimately, tell a story. Though there are several unwritten rules of light use that photographers follow to capture an image, there are those who break the bounds and create a one-of-a-kind moment. In this ... Read more

5 Must-Have Boudoir Photography Accessories For Incredible Photos

When planning a boudoir shoot, the photographer has to consider camera angles, lighting, and outfits. In this episode I will be talking about my 5 favorite items to bring to a boudoir shoot.

Lumaprints Review: Framed Canvas and Framed Fine Art Prints (Quality That Punches Above the Price)

When we talk about the value of preserving photos, prints still do what digital files cannot. Sure, digital is convenient, fast, and easy to share, but it’s also easy to ignore. Think of the countless images that live on your phone, hard drives, or social feeds. They tend to disappear rather quickly, no matter how ... Read more

Tips for Incredible Wedding Party Photos

There is nothing more chaotic than wrangling a group of people together for a photo and then having to set up perfect lighting, poses, and expressions. These are some of the most valuable images you will capture during a wedding day, and we know just how stressful they can be. In this article, we’ll give ... Read more

Flash Gel Photography for Creative and Corrective Effects

Gels can be very useful in correcting color in your image or adding a creative effect. We show you how in the following video.
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SEO for Photographers | A Complete Guide

SEO is arguably the most sustainable and consistent form of lead generation for photographers (and most other small businesses). However, we often “put it off” until later because we don’t know where to start or what advice to follow. To make things simple and cut through the clutter, we’ve created this complete guide to SEO ... Read more
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Fantastic Birthday Photoshoot Ideas and Tips You Need to Try

Hurray! It’s your birthday! Well, maybe not today, but when the time does come, consider celebrating your birthday with a special birthday photoshoot. These photoshoots, like birthday parties, can range from low key hangouts to major productions. Either way, you’ll never forget this milestone when you put a little extra thought into how you capture ... Read more
Photography Tips Wedding Photography Tips and Tutorials

Wedding Ring Photography Tips and Inspiration For You To Try

Shivani Reddy

Wedding ring photography is an important aspect of wedding photography. Besides the fact that clients pay a whole lot of ...

Photography Tips Newborn Photography

Newborn Photography Props and Ideas

Christopher

When it comes to producing great newborn photography images, creative newborn photography props and ideas can be the difference between ...

Wedding Photography Tips and Tutorials

Wedding Poses | 10 Basic Poses for Wedding Photographers

Christopher

Running out of poses in the middle of a session is something I’m sure many of us have stressed about. ...

Lightroom

How to Add a Sunflare in Lightroom

Pye

No sun? No problem! Find out what tool we use to create a natural sun flare in Lightroom.

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Photography Tips

How To Use a Photography Reflector to Enhance Your Photos

Jules Ebe

Learn how to choose the right reflector and tricks on how to use it on location or in the studio to enhance your photography.

Photography Tips

How to Capture Stunning Fireworks Portraits

Pye

I recently shot a wedding with a firework show and I wanted to show you how I captured the best firework image with a simple composite trick.

Photography Tips

Lighting for Pet Photography with One-Light

Holly Roa

Take some pretty pictures of your pets this holiday season

Portrait Photography

Capturing the Serene Beauty: Mastering Beach Silhouette Photography

Matthew Saville

Imagine standing on the soft, warm sands of a beach as the sun dips below the horizon or rises at ...

Photography Tips Astro Photography

Joshua Tree Star Trail Photo – How We Shot It Tutorial

Matthew Saville

One of the most dramatic types of landscape images you can make is the classic, simple “star trail” photo.  The ...

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Photography Tips Photography Basics Flash Photography

How to Remove Light Stands via Compositing in Less than 2 Minutes

Pye

I'm going to show you a simple Photoshop compositing technique that you can use to remove light stands from your images in less than two minutes.

Photography Tips Newborn Photography

DIY Newborn Photography | How We Shot It

Anthony Thurston

Before I go into too much detail about how exactly I shot this Image I wanted to take a minute and talk about WHY I took this image. Three and a half months ago my wife and I welcomed the newest member of our family to the world, and being a photographer I wanted some of those awesome newborn portraits that I always see on Facebook and Pinterest. I thought I could do it myself. How hard could it be, right?

Photography Tips Capture One Pro Photoshop

Artistic Motion Blur in the Studio | How I Shot (and Edited) It

Bing Putney

I found myself interested in the idea of capturing and conveying movement in still photography. There are, ostensibly, two approaches ...

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