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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
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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

15 Tips for Teaching Photography Workshops

Hosting a photography workshop may not be the easiest way to earn additional income, but it can prove rewarding when done right. Should you choose to teach one, follow these 15 tips to help ensure that your workshop is a success!
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Five Ways to Batch Process Your Images In Lightroom

Shivani Reddy

If you find yourself spending hours in front of your screen, fine-tuning each image, wondering how the time passes you ...

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How to Light & Shoot a Dramatic Portrait by Yourself

Pye

In this video, we'll show you how to set up your flash and shoot portraits all by yourself! This is a great technique to learn when you are solo-shooting or don't have an assistant to help you out. A big thank you to Profoto for sponsoring this video!

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5 Reasons Your Couples Portraits May Look Awkward (And How To Prevent It)

Pye

So you’ve just finished your first couples portrait session and once you’ve gotten home and started looking through the images, ...

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Tips for Photographing Your Own Children

André Audet

I thought I would share some of the most common tips that I give to my students when they ask me for advice on photographing their own children. By the way, these tips apply to all types of cameras, so no need for a fancy expensive camera to apply these guiding principles!

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Lightroom Luminar Workflow | How to Use Lightroom and Luminar Together

David Crewe

Skylum Software launched the much-anticipated update for their flagship software, Luminar 4. Why was this so buzzed about? It’s largely ...

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Plagued by Hotspots? Frequency Separation to the Rescue!

Dennis Dunbar

Glaring hot spots can be like the plague when it comes to shooting portraits. All too often the circumstances of ...

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How To Shoot an Astrophotography Panorama

David Crewe

With Christmas just around the corner and the year drawing to a close, the team at Syrp wanted to release ...

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Photography Tips

Quickly Fix Skin Tones In Your Images With ColourmapX

David Crewe

A headache I’ve heard a lot about from retouchers out there when doing portrait work is dealing with skin tones. ...

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The 5 Dollar Studio – How To Create Great Portraits Anywhere

Gary Friedman

Capturing an incredible portrait doesn't always mean you have to have thousands of dollars worth of gear in order to "Get it right" for your clients. Follow along as Gary Friedman shows how you can create a properly lit portrait with just a "5 Dollar Studio" that fits in your backpack.

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5 Tips For Taking Great in Home Family Photos

Louise Downham

A family portrait session at home can be an exciting but also a daunting proposition, but with a bit of thought and preparation, you can learn to make the most of any home environment.

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Developing Your Eye As A Photographer

Tony Prower

How Can I Develop My Vision? In one way your lens is your third eye that can share what you see with the rest of the world.  But how do you learn to see better and translate your visual skills to your camera?

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Photography Careers and Business

10 Top Professional Photographers Give Their Best Networking Tips

Andy & Amii Kauth

Need to up your networking game? Here are some solid networking tips for photographers, by 10 professional photographers.

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