Lighting Tips For Portraits
Light and story. These are the two most important factors in making great portraits. Not your camera, and although I get asked a lot, it’s not the focal length.
Small-Space, Single-Light Studio Setup
As a professional portrait photographer, the bulk of my work is done in my studio by choice. From the beginning of my photography career, I have been in love with studio portraiture. As a new photographer, I was eager to learn how to light my subjects through tutorials, online classes and workshops, but the demonstrations were typically held in large spaces with high ceilings.
The Art Of UNposing Your Clients – You’ll Never Have To Remember Another Pose
Posing couples is a subject widely coached and sold. There are countless training videos for sale out there on this subject, but how effective is it remembering these poses?
Candid Photography Poses
Candid photography poses. Sounds like an oxymoron, right? It’s not though. In elementary school science class we learned that with every action there is a reaction, right?
Posing Tips For Beauty Portraits
When it comes to posing models, one of the more difficult genres of photography is the beauty portrait, especially for beginners.
Capturing Serious and Romantic Expressions in Wedding Photography
Weddings are a special moment for a couple that they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. For a photographer, they present an opportunity to capture absolutely unique romance and tension that you’d never be able to photograph anywhere else.
Tips to Use Perspective in Photography
It’s no secret that the key to good photography is balancing the seemingly endless array of options, styles, techniques, settings and so on.
Do a Lot With a Little Time: How To Pose a Bride
When you're photographing a bride, there's a lot to encompass: you've got a beautiful background, ideally, but you want nearly all the focus in the photos to be on the bride herself.
5 Creative Ideas for Great Photos
Nailing the perfect shot doesn't always have to involve endless posing or complicated lighting. Sometimes you can capture a magical photo just by thinking outside the box and using an everyday item in an unexpected way.
Photography Tips & Tricks: How to Pose People Who Are Not Models
As both a fashion and portrait photographer, I photograph a wide variety of posing styles. I photograph models in back-breaking avant garde positions and portrait clients who would prefer to remain seated, thank you very much (not that I let them). And it’s my job to coach them all.
