Month: October 2012
Don`t Treat Your Camera Like a Washing Machine
Improve your photography without a new camera, and get better photos. It’s easy. Just read, practice and follow these tips.
Project MCP: October, Challenge #5 Highlights and November Challenges Revealed
Halloween The clock is striking midnight The witch her spell has cast All fairies, ghosts and goblins Will be conjured from the past …
How To Fix The Five Most Common Pet Photography Editing Mistakes
How To Fix The Five Most Common Pet Photography Editing Mistakes Whether your model is a human or animal, you always want them looking their best so that you look good as a professional and so that your clients buy the stuff you are selling! Don’t fall victim to the five most common pet photography…
Create Amazing Boudoir Photography Sets On A Budget
If you have a small budget but big ideas for you next boudoir photo shoot, here are ideas sure to look lavish. Improve your boudoir photography now!
Project MCP: Highlights for October, Challenges Week #3 and Week #4
Along with colder weather, the month of October often brings colds and stomach viruses. I sincerely apologize for not posting the Project MCP Highlights for last week; however, I was a bit under the weather. This week you will be graced with highlights from both October challenge weeks #3 and #4. I love the colors…
3 Tips for Creating Your Own Behind-The-Scenes Photo Shoot Video
I recently published a Behind the Scenes video to Vimeo of a fashion photo shoot I did at Motor City Casino in Detroit. After the emotional high wore off from producing it, I sat down with my creative team to begin planning the next video. We spent a lot of time discussing the types of…
5 Plugins Every Photographer Should Be Using
There are so many WordPress plugins for photographers out there. No matter what people say is the best, including this article; the key is to find the ones that work best for you. Of course, all I can do is recommend and hope that you take the advice and roll with it. In this article,…
3 Tips For Generating Article Topics for Your Photography Blog
In this article, I am going to discuss three different methods for coming up with content ideas for your photography blog. You will read about tools and also something that every photographer should be doing already using engagement. As the main blogger for a company who develops WordPress themes for photographers, it can be challenging…
How to Customize Lightroom Templates and Storyboards
For the first time ever, MCP is making it easy for you to create storyboards and collages from inside of Lightroom. No more going to Photoshop to get things ready for print or the web. Not many people use the print module in Lightroom, and no one that we know of has ever sold a…
New Lightroom Templates and Collages With MCP Lightroom Presets
MCP is making it quicker and easier to showcase your photos in print and for the Web using our new Lightroom Templates. Print Collages Layouts: With MCP Present It for Print Lightroom Presets, you’ll just click and drag images into the templates, customize and upload to your lab. Web Template Layouts: With MCP Display It…
5 Proven Tips to Master the Art of Self-Portraits
If you hate getting in photos and only like to get behind the lens, consider this challenge. Try taking self-portraits. Here’s tips on how.
Project MCP: Highlights for October, Challenge #2
It is officially October and I am eagerly awaiting Fall-like temperatures. Each morning I tune into the weather forecast anxiously awaiting cooler temperatures and the opportunity to pull out those cozy sweaters and boots. Unfortunately, temperatures are still reaching the 80’s in my part of the country, but I have seen the whispers of fall…
Understanding Focus 101: Get To Know Your Camera
If you are new to SLRs, you may not understand focus and how it works to get the sharpest images. Here’s a quick focus 101 lesson to get you started.
Battling the Resistance Monster Hurting Your Photography
If you lack self-confidence and deal with a resistance monster in your head, here are ways to banish it forever.