Photography Tips
You want to learn something about cameras? Is there a technical aspect related to photography that you do not fully comprehend? Well, open your eyes, pay attention, and we will explain everything there is to know about whatever boggles your mind, with the help of our insightful tutorials!
Retouching with the Liquify Tool in Photoshop: Is It Right or Wrong?
I sit here with microphone in hand. I was about to record a tutorial showing how to use the Liquify Tool in Photoshop. But then I stopped. I paused. And I decided rather than teach you how to use it, after all you can Google Liquify Tutorial, that I wanted to better understand how photographers…
Cherish Your Snapshots ~ Make Every Picture Count
Snapshots: It’s a word that makes many professional photographers cringe. As defined by Wikipedia, “a snapshot is a photograph that is “shot” spontaneously and quickly, most often without artistic or journalistic intent. Snapshots are commonly considered to be technically “imperfect” or amateurish–out of focus or poorly framed or composed… Common snapshot subjects include the events…
The Photographer ~ on a Family Vacation ~ with Kids
The Photographer, on family vacation, with kids by Kirsty Larmour I’m lucky, very lucky – my family (me, hubby, 2 kids aged 4 and 2) have lived in some awesome places and managed to travel to some even greater places in our time – but it doesn’t matter how far and wide you travel, the…
How to Photograph Your Family {And Not Be Left Out}
Photograph Your Family – And Yourself Too by Michael Newman As the “official” photographer for any family gathering I’ve done my far share of group pictures. It’s a given that I take my camera with me to any family event. And as always, I’m happy to oblige. Here’s a few tips for taking great group…
How to Keep Artistic Control as a Professional Photographer
Do you feel professional photographers should control their images? As a pro photographer, you are the artist. You create a vision and make it come to life. From posing, to lighting, to post processing, you control the look and feel of your images. Your style defines who you are as a professional photographer. You have…
What to Wear: How to Dress for Engagement Pictures
What to Wear {Part 6: Couples} As a photographer, it can help your customers when you direct them on what to wear. The next number of weeks, guest writer Kelsey Anderson will be providing information to help you coach your customers on what to wear. When booking a portrait session I think it is almost…
What to Wear: How to Dress for Family Pictures
What to Wear {Part 5: Families} As a photographer, it can help your customers when you direct them on what to wear. The next number of weeks, guest writer Kelsey Anderson will be providing information to help you coach your customers on what to wear. When booking a portrait session I think it is almost…
What to Wear: How to Dress for a Maternity Portrait Session
What to Wear {Part 4: Maternity} As a photographer, it can help your customers when you direct them on what to wear. The next number of weeks, guest writer Kelsey Anderson will be providing information to help you coach your customers on what to wear. When booking a portrait session I think it is almost…
Ask Deb! Get Answers to Your Most Pressing Photography Questions
A few weeks ago, the MCP Blog had a series on going from Hobbyist to Professional Photographer. While the contests have passed, the great information is all still available. Do a search and start learning. One of the prizes was a mentor session with professional photographer, Deb Schwedhelm. Deb has generously offered to answer some…
What to Wear: How to Dress Teens and Seniors for a Portrait Session
What to Wear {Part 3: Teens and Seniors} As a photographer, it can help your customers when you direct them on what to wear. The next number of weeks, guest writer Kelsey Anderson will be providing information to help you coach your customers on what to wear. When booking a portrait session I think it…
One Way to Control Light in Photography: Turn Day Into Night
What time would you guess the images below were taken? Look carefully… Sunrise? Sunset? A few hours before sunset? Just after sunrise? After dark? Or might these silhouettes have been taken minutes after 2pm when the sun was high above – but under controlled lighting – using aperture, speed and ISO to create an illusion?…
What to Wear: How to Dress Children for a Portrait Session
What to Wear {Part 2: Children} As a photographer, it can help your customers when you direct them on what to wear. The next number of weeks, guest writer Kelsey Anderson will be providing information to help you coach your customers on what to wear. When booking a portrait session I think it is almost…
From Hobbyist to Professional: Step 6. Believe in YOU
Believing in yourself might very well need to be your very first step. If it is, re-read the letter I wrote to myself. If you have the courage to take that first step you will never regret it. For the rest of you who find yourself in the same place I found myself not too…
From Hobbyist to Professional: Step 4. Building Your Portfolio
Ahhhh … building your portfolio. It doesn’t have to be difficult, you know? You’ve just got to know how to walk the line. Do not be arrogant. Do not be a pushover. There’s the fine line. A fine line that can also be confusing. When to say yes, when to say no??? Here’s my best…
From Hobbyist to Professional: Step 2. Gear You Actually Need
Welcome back! Today I’m gonna talk about gear (the gear you actually need) to really get started. I think investing money into education is money well spent. I think investing money on a dozen different photography gadgets is money well wasted. Mottos I live by: #1: Buy quality, need less. #2: Don’t buy something until…
From Hobbyist to Professional: Step 1. Get Educated
Dear Jessica, It’s understandable that you’re terrified, doubtful and insecure about where you are. You desire something you think you want so much, but what if … what if it doesn’t work? You’ll look like a fool, you know? So, your only other option is to play it safe. Don’t pursue the dream that’s…
Beginner’s Photoshop Bootcamp: Online Group Classes
As most of you know, I teach Photoshop. I offer a number of Photoshop Classes for photographers as well as one-on-one Photoshop training. Some of the classes I offer are: Learn All About Using Curves in Photoshop Color Fixing: Color Correction in Photoshop Color Crazy: Popping Colors in Photoshop Speed Editing: Learn Shortcuts to Edit…
What to Wear: How to Dress Newborns & Infants for a Portrait Session
What to Wear {Part 1: Infant and Newborns} As a photographer, it can help your customers when you direct them on what to wear. The next number of weeks, guest writer Kelsey Anderson will be providing information to help you coach your customers on what to wear. When booking a portrait session I think…
Newborn Photography: Props, Poses, Tips and Insights
If you want better newborn images, take our Online Newborn Photography Workshop. Have you tried photographing newborns? Have you ever wondered how to get beautiful images of sleeping babies? Tracy Raver and Kelley Ryden, twin sisters and newborn photographers, were on the Today Show sharing tips, tricks and providing insight into the world of…
50 Marketing Tips for Photographers
Are you a photographer stuck in a marketing rut? Are you looking for ideas on how you can market yourself, your photography, and your business? Look no further. These tips below will give you plenty of ideas on how to grow your business. Remember, just as with photography, you need to find the marketing techniques…
Wildlife Photography: 9 Tips for Photographing Animals in Nature
Wildlife photography is exciting and fun. And once summer hits, or if you live in a warm climate, photographers of all specialties may want to give it a try. Thank you to Patricia Downey for this great article. Living in southwest Florida with its abundance of wildlife is bliss for me. While photographing wildlife can…
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