As a photographer getting your network hacked, having a hard drive crash might be something you hear about online but don’t experience firsthand. What’s the point of paying money for more hardware so you can have a secure network if you’re all backed up on external storage and to the cloud, right?
When setting up a photoshoot, one of the most significant decisions a portrait photographer can make is the stylistic choice between shooting outdoors or in the studio.
As a portrait photographer, my photo sessions can often be somewhat stressful, especially since I work with kids a lot.
Portraits have been important to humans for as long as anyone can remember, starting with cave drawings, etchings and sculptures, then moving on to paintings and eventually numerous types of early-stage photography.
If you are a portrait photographer looking to increase your sale amount per client, one of the best things you can do is to restructure your price list so it is SUPER simple.
3 Instagram Traffic Tips for Photographers with Vanessa Joy If you’re an Instagram user, you’ve probably noticed that lately engagement has been down. Don’t worry.
As photographers, we are the absolute WORST about getting in front of the camera and documenting the special people in our own lives. We’re all so caught up in running our businesses that we forget how important it is to have beautiful portraits and family heirlooms of our own.
With editorial portraits, you always want to mix things up so you have a good variety of looks to choose from. For this shoot, I started with a Westcott FJ400 with the Joel Grimes Beauty Dish on camera left, with the Westcott FJ80 as a hair light behind my subject, camera right.
Watch as Canon Explorer of Light Sal Cincotta takes you behind the scenes of a vintage-themed engagement session in downtown Vegas. Sal shares his tips and tricks on how to make your subjects feel comfortable so that you can deliver photos that they will love.
Food photography is a powerful tool that can be used for social media, commercial advertising, cookbooks, brand awareness and storytelling. People always ask me how I make food look so good. It’s not easy, but definitely possible.
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