Guest Bloggers
Successful Senior Photography Tips: Breaking into the Market
Senior photography can be a very profitable business, but it can also be a difficult market to break into. There are plenty of high school seniors out there but it can be a challenge figuring out how to reach them. But there is one very important key to reaching seniors…
8 Quick Tips to Take Better Photos TODAY!
This article will give you 8 tips on taking better photos with your camera
Be More Productive: Making Email Templates For Photographers
Learn how to cut down on your time spent writing and responding to e-mails, so you can have more time to take pictures.
How to Become a Professional Photographer
When it comes to photography, the difference between a hobby and a profession is whether or not you’re making a living as a professional photographer.
Why Photography Studios Should Specialize
If you are a photographer trying to make a go of it as a full time or even a part time career, the lesson for this post boils down to this: Find what you do best, focus on it, and eliminate the rest. You will be happier, your clients will be happier, and you will be more successful.
3 Secrets to Keep Clients Coming Back
Get photography clients through three simple steps. Create amazing images, develop an amazing experience and stay in front of your clients all year.
9 Ways to Generate Great Content For Your Studio on Facebook
Doug Cohen shares 9 ways to generate great content on facebook for photography studios including screenshots and links to some of the content he has created for Frameable Faces Photography which he runs with his wife Ally in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Back to Basics Photography: Shooting Manual – How to Get Proper Exposure
Learning to get proper exposure when you first start doing photography. Check out our series on exposure and it will make sense.
Back to Basics Photography: What is a STOP OF LIGHT?
Learn to better control light by understanding what a stop of light is, how exposure works – and how light works.
9 Reasons Your Studio Is FAILING at Facebook
Photography studios often struggle with ways to have an effective strategy on facebook. This article explores 9 common mistakes that are made.
Back to Basics Photography: How Shutter Speed Impacts Exposure
Shutter Speed can impact your exposure as well as the look of your images. Learn what it controls and how to use it to achieve your desired outcome.
How to Convert Photos to Black and White Using Image Calculations
Looking for an easy black and white conversion? Here’s how to convert images to black and white using the Image Calculations tool in Photoshop.
Back to Basics Photography: How F-Stop Impacts Exposure
Learn how f-stop impacts your exposure, in addition to your depth of field. And see which is more important.
How To Edit A Bridal Image Using Photoshop Actions
Learn my photo editing process from beginning to end for a bridal image. I use Photoshop for all of my editing – starting with the RAW images from my Nikon D700 in Adobe Bridge to completion in Photoshop. In Adobe Bridge: Turn the Brightness down to +40 (I tweak until the histogram is more evenly…
Understanding the Basics of Exposure with DSLR Video
This tutorial teaches 3 basic components of shooting DSLR Video: ISO, Shutterspeeds and Aperture.
How and Why to Have a Post-Processing Workflow
Why having a written post processing workflow is non-negotiable.
The Key to Successful Photography is Working With Others
Collaboration is the key to successful photography. Find out how to develop these relationships and improve your photography.
How To Fix Distractions Like Stray Hairs and Shadows in Photoshop
Learn how to use Photoshop actions and Lightroom presets to enhance an image and read tips on how to remove stray hairs and reduce harsh shadows.
How to Create Soft, Dreamy Landscape Images
I think those of us who have gone into business miss taking photos “just for fun.” Obviously, we love our businesses but being able to take the camera and just shoot for yourself is a rare gift. It was one I was grateful to experience during my recent travel to Kansas to visit my husband’s…
Back to Basics Photography: In depth Look at F-Stop, Aperture and Depth of Field
Learn to control your depth of field by understanding f-stop and aperture.
The TRUTH About Saving Files in the .JPEG Format
Saving files in the .JPEG format It is somewhat a myth that every time you save a file as a .jpeg that you lose information and compression occurs. For a long time, many photographers have assumed that if you save your file as a .jpeg that you are losing a lot of data. You may…or…