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Sitting Pose Tips, Ideas and Common Mistakes

You can have the best, most perfectly prepared subject with phenomenal hair, makeup and styling and have gorgeous light at your disposal, but bad or mediocre posing will make it all moot. Even an experienced model who knows how to work the camera can use a little coaching to look best from the camera’s perspective ... Read more

How to Shoot a Basic Model Test | Gear, Shot List, Agency Requirements & More

With the shifting requirements for model tests, there is a misconception that all test shoots must be grandiose productions and equipped with a full team. In fact, when first approaching a modeling agency to test you will almost always be asked if you have your own team.  In this article, I’ll walk you through how ... Read more

Dynamic 3-Light Sports Portrait Setup

When it comes to taking sports photography portraits, capturing dynamic energy is the name of the game. Sports portraits often convey a sense of action and energy with dramatic poses and lighting, the latter of which often relies on using off-camera flash. While some photographers try their best to avoid using flash, it’s really not ... Read more

3 Ways To Photograph Family Group Photos With Flash

Setting up one directional off-camera flash with a shoot-through umbrella may be your go-to lighting setup for family formals, but what other ways can you light a group of people to create more drama or visual interest? Light alters the mood of a scene through modifiers, quantity, and color. Even with family photos, you should ... Read more
one light portrait setup

Easiest One Light Portrait Setup for Professional Headshots

How many lights does it take to create a great, pro quality image? In my early career, my answer was “as many as I can get.” But over time, I learned that some of the most beautiful portraits are captured using simple setups. No need for multiple lights, sets, and gear to get gorgeous results. ... Read more

5 Creative Accessories to Conceal Distracting Backgrounds

We’ve all been there: you have great clients but a less-than-superb background. How do you deliver the high-quality, creative imagery that your clients have come to expect? Creative accessories are perfect when you need a spark of creativity or need to block distracting elements in your scene. These simple tools can transform an ordinary shot ... Read more

DIY Reflector | 3 Ways to Make Your Own Reflector

It's a long holiday weekend which means the beach, BBQ, and DIY projects! If you're going out to Home Depot to pick up a few tools to fix something around the house, make sure you add bead foam to your shopping list.
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How to Design a Photo Album | A Step by Step Guide

Whether you’re a professional or a hobbyist, printing is an important aspect of photography. Instead of images lost in clouds, hard drives, or social media, printing your photography into wall art or albums makes your photography tangible. Selecting your favorite images for print and laying them out in a story gives them more value and ... Read more

An Introduction to Posing Female Models

Working with agency models is a highly coveted and sought after goal for many aspiring fashion and beauty photographers. While there are many models who know their angles, the reality is that many of the agency models you are likely to test with in the beginning are new faces in the fashion industry. These new ... Read more
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Photographer Insurance Guide

Let’s face it, photography is not a cheap venture to get into. Regardless of whether you’re a professional or a hobbyist, buying and keeping your gear up-to-date can be very expensive. Because of this, it’s incredibly important to keep your equipment safe from theft and damage. Having your gear stolen or broken somehow can be ... Read more
Photography Tips

Complete Guide to Tamron Lenses in 2023

Matthew Saville

Photography is a very diverse artistic craft, and it gets even more diverse when you add video! Whether you are ...

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Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Review | Better, Faster, Sharper?

Matthew Saville

Wow, I can’t believe I am about to review the first Tamron “G2” mirrorless lens! It feels like just yesterday ...

Tamron 150 500mm review
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Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD Review | An Affordable Super-Telephoto Zoom For Sony Mirrorless

Matthew Saville

The Tamron 150-500mm is an impressive super-telephoto mirrorless zoom for its price tag of $1,399. If you are interested in this focal range, and can live with its slower aperture, it is an excellent choice!

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Photography Tips

Tamron 17-70mm: Beautiful Portraits Using a Zoom Lens

Pye

Zoom lenses aren’t the first things that come to mind when creating portraits. See how you can utilize one of ...

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Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD Review | The Ultimate Zoom Lens For Sony APSC?

Matthew Saville

This is no kit zoom or superzoom, it offers flagship-level performance on a budget! It's so good, in fact, it actually gives equivalent full-frame lenses a run for their money!

Tamron Announces New Series of Free Webinars SLR Lounge
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Tamron USA Announces New Series of Free Webinars With Tamron’s Pro Photographer Tech Team

David Crewe

Tamron has announced a new series of weekly Tamron Pro Photographer Tech Webinars covering a variety of subject matter starting ...

Weekly Online Webinars Reviews Consulting Classes Covid 19 SLR Lounge
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Tamron Announces New Series of Free Webinars With Tamron Pro Photographers

David Crewe

Six new PRO WEBINAR sessions beginning November 10th

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Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD Review | The Superzoom Reimagined

Matthew Saville

Are superzoom lenses finally good enough for professional quality work? It appears so, with the Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6...

Tamron User Photo Contest SLR Lounge
Photography Tips

Tamron USA Announces The “Tamron User Photo Contest” to Commemorate Their 70th Anniversary

David Crewe

Enter your best photos taken with your Tamron lens by December 18, 2020

Tamron Announces New 70 300mm Telephoto Lens for Sony E Mount SLR Lounge
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Tamron Is One Of The Biggest Reasons To Choose Sony Full-Frame Mirrorless Right Now!

Matthew Saville

Tamron announces the development of a new telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras, the 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD (Model A047). The lens is planned to launch in Fall 2020.

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Tamron Launches The Worlds First All-In-One Zoom Lens For Sony E-Mount – The 28-200mm F/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD

David Crewe

Tamron has just announced the launch of the 28-200mm F/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD (Model A071), an all-in-one zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens is scheduled to be available on June 25 at $729(USD). Due to the spread of COVID-19, the release date or the product supply schedule could be delayed.

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Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Review | The First Mirrorless 70-200mm 3rd-Party Alternative!

Matthew Saville

Is this final lens in Tamron's mirrorless f/2.8 zoom trinity exactly what you've been waiting for?

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