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Successful Newborn Sessions
On Friday, October 1st, 2010 at 11:24 am, 1501 , Comments Off
Growing Popularity Newborn photography has been receiving a lot of hype lately. What started with Anne Geddes’ approach to embracing the newborn’s fresh, new, and curled look, has exploded into a thriving portion of the photography industry. see photo 1 When I first began photographing newborns seven years ago, I found a niche that wasn’t [...]
On Location Senior Portraits: Efficiency & Impact
On Thursday, August 26th, 2010 at 7:37 pm, 1322 , Comments Off
On location senior photography is a much different monster than studio senior photography. An on location photographer is unable to shoot as many seniors in a day, while working with uncontrollable elements such as wind, sun, clouds, rain, etc. Also, a great deal of travel may be involved if working in a large area. To [...]
Fill Flash In Full Sun
On Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 at 7:41 pm, 3796 , Comments Off
I’m a huge fan of studio lighting. So much so, that I even light like I’m in a studio when I’m outside! Call me a control freak, but I love being able to shape the light to my whim and not be dependent on the sun to light my entire scene. A pleasant side-effect of [...]
Beauty Lighting Photography
On Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 7:43 pm, 4956 , Comments Off
Source: shootsmarter.com Beauty photography is one of my favorite kinds of photography, both to view and to shoot. Now, the term “beauty photography” can mean a lot of different things to different people, especially to different photographers! So I’ll lay out what I think of when I say beauty photography. Up front I’ll say that [...]
Finding or creating great light
On Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 11:01 am, 558 , Comments Off
When it comes to lighting we have an infinity of styles and qualities of light, but in practical terms, we have two approaches. We can find the light or we can create the light. I think it is best to be able to do both well and with confidence. Finding the light involves looking and [...]
Lens Perspective-Making The Right Choice
On Sunday, August 15th, 2010 at 6:11 am, 2378 , Comments Off
In my world where I photograph so many babies, families, weddings and emotionally charged events, choosing the right lens for the right shot can make or break the outcome.
Creating Great Hotel Room Portraits
On Monday, August 9th, 2010 at 6:22 pm, 644 , Comments Off
Presented by harbordigitaldesign.com ; Source: shootsmarter.com The wedding day is here and as a professional photographer – we are ready. All our gear is packed, preparations completed and our mind is full of all the great images we plan on creating during the day. A Typical Start to the Wedding Day We start the day [...]
Wedding Photographer Etiquette:
On Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 at 3:58 pm, 466 , Comments Off
WHEN, AND WHEN NOT, TO SHOOT When WPJA photographer Michael Barber made his award-winning photograph of a bride shimmying up into her descending gown, it was a proverbial Hail Mary shot. Barber’s photojournalist background enabled him to conquer a challenging situation. With no ladder and no picture possible at eye level, he pre-focused the camera, [...]
TRASH THE DRESS (TTD)
On Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 at 1:47 pm, 2387 , Comments Off
source:wedpix.com A bride in a beautiful white wedding dress stands by a large hole several hundred yards into the jungles of Mexico. Followed by her immaculately clothed groom, she descends a ladder into the darkness, eventually entering the waist-high water on the floor of a Cenote cave. Flying bats veer crazily by her face, causing [...]
Posing Families
On Monday, August 2nd, 2010 at 4:07 pm, 1186 , Comments Off
Source: shootsmarter.com Posing is of course more an art than a science. The most important thing I have found is to trust my eye, fix what does not look right and look again before I shoot. There are however some things I have found that seem to make posing more successful. I fully expect to [...]