How I Got The Shot
How I got the shot

How I Got the Shot – Profoto A1 with Sal Cincotta

When it comes to wedding photography, I am not a fan of leaving anything to chance. This month, we are going to dissect a recent shot of mine. This is by no means meant as a definitive guide, but I believe it will give you some insight into how I work from vision to final creation.

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13 Tips To Launch a Successful Pop-Up Wedding
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13 Tips To Launch a Successful Pop-Up Wedding

Have you ever struggled to really track the return on investment (ROI) from coordinating a styled shoot? Sure, you made it into a few blogs, but did you really get anything concrete from all that effort? How about a prime wedding date in your calendar that just didn’t book? Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to fill that with a killer sales initiative?

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How Self-Portraits Can Benefit your Work
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How Self-Portraits Can Benefit your Work

I’ve probably spent just as much time in front of the camera as I have behind it. I started taking self-portraits when I first picked up a camera. It became the best way for me to learn the technical side of photography. It also let me be an artist and experiment with wardrobe, posing and lighting. 

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“Needle In a Haystack” or “Stick Out Like a Sore Thumb”?
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“Needle In a Haystack” or “Stick Out Like a Sore Thumb”?

let’s be honest, In today’s modern world, social media is where we share our lives, and everyone only cares about their own photos. Rarely they will care about another’s photos unless those images have interesting content. If you want to showcase your photography within this overly saturated market, it will be even harder unless it has something special or different, something that makes them ask, “How?”

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Your 2020 Digital Marketing Handbook
Marketing

Your 2020 Digital Marketing Handbook

Our economy is booming, and for wedding photographers, The Knot and WeddingWire are predicting the highest number of engagements since they started tracking those statistics. There is no better time to start planning than right now. Here are some strategies that you will want to adopt to crush it in 2020 and beyond.

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Product Spotlight

Acrylic PRO by CGPro Prints

With the Acrylic PRO you are able to offer your clients a product that stands out from the crowd, literally. CG Pro Prints has newly revamped their Acrylic to provide a product that commands a room like no other. With a distinctively crafted mount frame, the Acrylic PRO extends your images right off of any wall.

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Business

Why You Will Continue to Fail

If you want success, I promise you, it’s out there for you to go and get. Make no mistake, there are a lot of people out there who want it just as bad, but the difference is, they are not willing to work as hard as you are to get it. Once you know this and see it, you start to realize that you can truly get whatever you put your mind to. Change your life. Change your world.

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