Shutter Magazine 73 - Behind the Shutter

Documentary Photography: The Art of Capturing the World in Black & White

Post author:Chris Lettner
Post category:Black & White Photography Shutter Magazine
Reading time:7 mins read

Most great documentary photos are the result of preparation, time and relationships. Street photography isn’t about luck; it’s about forcing chance. It’s not enough to have a camera on you. You need to go out of your way, get up early for the sunrise and stay up late for the action. Sometimes you might stand in the rain for hours on some street corner because the reflections are nice and it’s a great backdrop, but you have to wait for the right kind of protagonist to appear and complete the scene.

Pushing Past the Wall

Post author:Laurin Thienes
Post category:Business Life Shutter Magazine
Reading time:7 mins read

You can read every business book until you’re blue in the face, but what happens when that isn’t enough, when you are stuck in a rut while just starting out, or, worse, stuck at a plateau after establishing your business? Here are five ways you can push past what seem like your limits.

Glamour Photography in Black & White

Post author:Nino Batista
Post category:Black & White Photography Glamour Photography Shutter Magazine
Reading time:8 mins read

Photographers often find themselves torn between the color version of their edit and a black-and-white conversion of the same shot (you even see photographers post both versions on social media, asking their followers which one they prefer). This is almost certainly indicative of a photographer making the unfortunate mistake of not having a complete vision for a shot up front. While you can convert an image to black and white arbitrarily and find success with it, I find far more consistent results when you set out to shoot monochrome from the start. But where do you start?

Using Capture One Pro 10 Presets and Styles for Easy Black & White Images

Post author:Dustin Lucas
Post category:Post Production Shutter Magazine Workflow
Reading time:10 mins read

Whether you are shooting for grayscale or converting images due to horrible mixed lighting, you need a good workflow for black-and-white editing. Capture One Pro 10 has made it simple to do a large majority of your black-and-white editing without the need to edit in another software or plugin. This article show you how to use the presets, styles and tools of Capture One to make your black-and-white editing not only easier, but prettier.

3 Ways to End the Wedding Season Strong

Post author:Vanessa Joy
Post category:Business Life Shutter Magazine Wedding Photography Workflow
Reading time:8 mins read

If you’re a seasoned wedding photographer, you already know that the last quarter of the season can get tough. Maybe you took on too many weddings this year, or maybe you feel a bit of longing with the end of wedding season in sight. Whatever it is, wedding professionals typically look forward to a little bit of a break come winter—except for those in warmer climates who are just getting started. In the Northeast, weddings in September and October are ideal because of the pleasant temperatures and bright colors. The last thing we want to give our clients is a tired-out photographer. Here are my tips for making it through the last stretch of wedding season.

Choosing the Best Cameras for Wedding Photography

Post author:Michael Anthony
Post category:Product Spotlight Shutter Magazine Wedding Photography
Reading time:22 mins read

2017 is a great year for photographers. Technology has advanced at such a rapid pace, and continues to offer some of the best tools available to do what we love doing. With all the options, how do you choose a primary camera system? Wedding shoots comprise a mixture of product, portrait and action photography—so how do you know which system works best for all these needs? I recently tested multiple camera systems to see which came out on top.

Light Up Your Business: Building Brand Awareness With Marketing

Post author:Skip Cohen
Post category:Business Marketing Shutter Magazine
Reading time:9 mins read

So many of you have taken the approach of simply kicking back and waiting to see what happens to your business “naturally.” Guess what? Virtually nothing happens naturally in this business, which is why God created marketing. And just like building your skill set, marketing never stops. Let’s come up with a game plan or at least a check-off list for you to work with the rest of the year.

Dog Photography: Lighting for Dogs

Post author:Allison Shamrell and Terran Bayer
Post category:Lighting Shutter Magazine
Reading time:10 mins read

If you’ve never photographed a dog before, it’s an experience fairly similar to photographing a toddler—except we think it’s way more awesome, because dogs give kisses and have wiggly butts. What makes photographing dogs different is that their bodies are low to the ground, they have fur of all colors, some listen better than others and, because of all these factors, we have to think a little differently about lighting.

Mastering Natural Light Photography

Post author:Twig & Olive Photography
Post category:Lighting Shutter Magazine
Reading time:8 mins read

In this issue, you’re reading exceptional advice on shaping light with strobes, softboxes and speedlights. But what if you’re limited to available, natural light? There are unique challenges. What you gain in reduced gear, setup and purchases, you lose in flexibility. Yet there’s a distinctive beauty in using only the sun. With care, it can produce timeless imagery.

Creative Lighting for Self-Portraits

Post author:Sarah Clements
Post category:Lighting Shutter Magazine
Reading time:7 mins read

Self-portraits are not easy. They’re hard mentally and emotionally for myriad reasons, and they’re hard physically (especially if you don’t use an assistant). Lighting doesn’t have to be difficult, though. On the contrary, lighting your self-portrait should be a fun challenge. I’m going to outline some ways I’ve lit my own self-portraits to give you a good foundation.