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7 Rockin Beach Posing Tips
Taking pictures in full sun on the beach can challenge the strongest of photographers. Here are tips to help you pose families and children – and get the best possible images on the beach.
Angela Monson Answers 10 Reader Questions
Last week I interviewed Angela Monson of Simplicity Photography. To read this interview click here. Readers were allowed to ask questions and Angie picked 10 to answer below. Here are the questions and answers: Susan wrote: Beautiful! I like to post-process a great deal, as well. My question is: Do you post-process every image for…
Interview with the Amazing Angela Monson of Simplicity Photography
I had the privilege of interviewing Angie Monson of Simplicity Photography last week and am excited to share some of her story with you. Angie’s work speaks for itself. And I often get asked from my readers how they can recreate her look. Angie has offered to do a question and answer session as well.…
6 Ways to Change Your Perspective for More Interesting Photographs: Part 2
Thank you to Kelly Moore Clark of Kelly Moore Photography for this amazing guest post on Changing Your Perspective. If you have questions for Kelly, please post them in the comment section on my blog (not Facebook) so she will see them and can answer them. Perspective: Part 2 Here are 3 more tips to…
6 Ways to Change Your Perspective for More Interesting Photographs: Part 1
Thank you to Kelly Moore Clark of Kelly Moore Photography for this amazing guest post on Changing Your Perspective. If you have questions for Kelly, please post them in the comment section on my blog (not Facebook) so she will see them and can answer them. Perspective: Part 1 I’ve realized over the past few…
5 Killer Ways to Shoot Into the Sun and Get Beautiful Flare
Sun flare is technically considered a flaw in traditional photography. In modern photography, photographers are taking this past blunder and turning it into expression and art. Learn how you can purposely use sun flare to capture amazing images.
Interview with Daniel Hurtubise about his trip to photograph bears in the Alaskan Wild
In this interview, Ellie and Jenna, age 7, asked Daniel all the “tough questions” about his trip to photograph Alaskan Brown Bears. I thought rather than a formal interview, it might be more fun to have questions asked from the perspective and eyes of a child. And I think I made a good decision. Enjoy…
Shooting in Full Sun: 8 Incredible Photography Tips
Shooting in Full Sun is not easy. But thanks to Kelly Moore Clark of Kelly Moore Photography, it just got a little easier. If you have questions for Kelly, please post them in the comment section on my blog (not Facebook) so she will see them and can answer them. Kelly is a photographer, wife,…
Before and After from Alisha Robertson – Newborn Photographer
Alisha Robertson of AGR Photography, a phenomenal newborn photographer, and occasional guest blogger here, recently attended the MCP Color Fixing Workshop. Her work is outstanding but she knew that occasionally she would have an off shot that needed color work. After attending the online group training, here is what she had to say… So normally…
Applying Makeup in Photoshop using Brushes
Thank you to Stephanie Gill of TinyTot Snapshot Photography for this fantastic tutorial on using brushes to apply digital make up in Photoshop. Today’s brush tutorial will teach you different methods for digitally adding makeup and how to clone with different brushes. Many of you left comments asking how to add eye shadow and use…
Finishing Steps in Adobe’s Bridge – Preparing for Web
Thank you to Daniel Hurtubise for this great post on using Bridge as part of your editing workflow. Hi everyone, as you are reading that post I’m boarding a floating Cessna to our first location, the bear shooting in the Alaskan Wild. I might get internet access in between location changes since will be back…
10 Rocking Tips for Beach Photography
Beach Photography is fun, relaxing and beautiful. But if you are unsure what to do when you get to the beach, it can also cause stress. So prepare ahead with ideas, poses and props. Thank you to Kristin of Kristin Rachelle Photography for these amazing beach photography tips. Let me preface these tips by saying…
Adding Clouds in the Sky of a Photo in Photoshop
Thank you to Stephanie Gill of TinyTot Snapshot Photography for this fantastic tutorial on using brushes to add clouds to a photo in Photoshop. Hello again, I will be doing tutorials for the 5 brush techniques I mentioned prior in the upcoming weeks ahead. Today’s tutorial focuses on adding clouds to a photo. Whether your…
Bridge Workflow: Editing Multiple Photos at Once
So to keep going with Bridge, Daniel Hurtubise is doing another great workflow post. I came back Wednesday from a car racing event with roughly 1500 images taken over 3 days… that’s a lot of work. So here’s how I deal with it: First I will start by “stacking” pictures that will need the same…
Learn how to read your histogram and nail your exposures: part 3
This is part 3 on learning to read your histogram and nail your exposures by John Mireles. Check out part 1 and part 2 if you missed them.
Learn how to read your histogram and nail your exposures: part 2
This is part 2 on learning to read your histogram and nail your exposures by John Mireles. Check out part 1 here if you missed it.
Learn how to read your histogram and nail your exposures: part 1
John Mireles likes to say that there’s not a lot in the photography business that he hasn’t done in his 20 years in the business. He’s shot everything from fashion editorial to big budget advertising shoots to high-end weddings to family portraits as well as a wide range of personal work that runs from nudes…
Shooting Raw is the only way…
According to Jamie Taylor of SouthCape Photography, shooting Raw is not an option. It is a necessity. And while you may feel it is or strongly that it is not, I love her dedication and the way she argues her point below. Enjoy! Camera Raw is an unprocessed, uncompressed raw file. Jpeg is a processed…
10 Exciting Fun Ways to Use BRUSHES in Photoshop
Photoshop Brushes: 10 ways to use them by Stephanie Gill Photoshop brushes seem to leave people with the same lingering question, “What the heck are brushes good for?” Personally, the term “brushes” was confusing to me more than anything else. When I thought of a brush, I thought of the typical paint brush that you…
Where to start editing thousands of pictures from a big trip or on location shoot?
Today Daniel Hurtubise is going to explain his process of getting his images from CF cards to computer after a photo trip or big on location shoot. When you come back from a shooting in location, you usually comeback with a LOT of images. So today I’m going to walk you through my first step…
Alaskan Adventure – what other gear to pack for trip in the wild
Daniel Hurtubise is doing a series on his upcoming trip to the Alaskan Wild. Hopefully this will help you learn what you need to prepare for a huge expedition. Last week he will be discussed his camera gear. This week he will cover what other equipment he will be bringing. Since I’ve covered the hardcore…
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