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!
6 Tips on Using Natural Window Light Creatively
Thank you to MCP Guest Blogger Sharon Gartrell for this post teaching how to feather window light. This should come in handy as the temperatures drop. Using Natural Window Light Creatively Winter is now upon us and many of my fellow natural light photographers are bemoaning the loss of the beautiful scenery and warm weather.…
6 Tips on Photographing Hanukkah Candles
To all those who celebrate Hanukkah, Happy Holidays! Today, Sarah Ra’anan , a portrait photographer in Israel, is teaching you how to capture beautiful candle light from a menorah as well as other candle light. I absolutely love photographing our Hanukkah candles, and over the years I have experimented with different methods. Here are some…
Tips for Shooting in Low Light, No Flash
Thank you to Julie McCullough of M Studios Photography for this Guest Post on Shooting in Low Light without a Flash. Images by M Studios Photography, Julie McCullough | Karen Drake. Shooting in Low Light, No Flash Have you ever been asked to shoot an event or any photograph and cringed because the lack of…
Working with Nonprofit Organizations to Promote Yourself
Thank you to Shuva Rahim, our guest blogger today, who is the owner of Accent Photographics. Shuva focuses on lifestyle images of children, families and weddings in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. She has worked with the March of Dimes, American Heart Association, and is currently doing a photo charity in partnership with the Children’s…
How to Stand Out, Capture the Emotions, Create Memories {Wedding Photography}
Today MCP readers get to learn from Teresa of Teresa Sweet Photography. She is giving you tips and thoughts on how you can stand out as a wedding photographer. She will be explaining how you can better capture emotions and feelings in your images. Wedding Photography: Standing Out from Others and Capturing the Emotion Being…
Macro Photography on a Budget: Shoot Close-Up Cheaply
Macro photography on a Budget? Yes – It can be done. And Melissa of Melissa Brewer Photography will teach you how in today’s fun post teaching you macro photography on a budget. Hey everyone! This is a fun photography technique called “poor man’s” macro. I don’t know about you but I LOVE macro close up…
Over 300 Incredible Photography Tips from MCP Fans
Photography Tips: 300 Ideas to Help Your Photography Here are photographers favorite photography tips (in the order they were submitted) from the MCP Facebook Page. You may love some and disagree with others, but these are the things that work for this select group of photographers. If I missed any while moving them over here,…
Using Tips, Tricks, and Reverse Psychology to Photograph Children
Photographing Children Can Be Tricky – You may need to use tips, tricks and even some reverse psychology… By Julie Cruz of Lot 116 Photography. “You’re like a magician!” “You have some sort of magical kid magnet powers!” Those are just a few of the things that parents have told me after I’ve photographed their…
Last Card & Template Workshop for 2009 * 26 CARDS INCLUDED {November 18th}
Don’t miss out on the last CARD & TEMPLATE Workshop in 2009. Plus check out upcoming MCP Classes under the workshops tab (Curves, Color Crazy, Color Fixing, and Speed Editing). Are you in the market for holiday cards, birth announcements, templates, and other cards? Do you wish you knew how to use the cards and…
Photoshop Tutorial: Removing Glare on Glasses by Merging 2 Images
Photoshop Tutorial: How to remove glare on glasses in Photoshop – the Take Two Method To expand on yesterday’s post on removing or eliminating glasses glare, I will be showing you the “take 2” method. This method involves taking multiple shots of the subject with and without his or her glasses on. While photographing take…
6 Quick Ways to Getting Rid of Glare on Glasses
I usually get 3-5 emails a week asking how people can avoid and/or remove glare on glasses. There are a number of ways to avoid, reduce or eliminate glare. Watch the light and how it affects the glasses while taking the shot. Turn your subject in different directions until the glare disappears. Reposition the subject…
Posing Tip: Be Aware of Dangling Limbs
One often flattering tip with posing is to angle your subject so that they do not hit the camera straight on and look as broad as possible. When doing this you may want to pay attention to all angles… Here is one that I caught. Before shows 1st try with the model turning quickly to…
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.
Tamron: An Inside Look at Preparing for an On Location Commercial Photo Shoot
I had the incredible opportunity of shooting a Fall 2009 Ad for Tamron USA using their award winning travel lens (the 18-270mm) on my Canon 40D. Learn about my experiences, step-by-step process and see what pictures made it in the national ad.
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…
My “Actual” Favorite Subjects & How I Edit Vacation Pictures
All kidding aside, while I did LOVE and enjoy photographing the chipmunks that I shared yesterday, my favorite subjects as you know are my daughters Ellie and Jenna. They are the reason I have such a passion for photography. I decided that since it is a holiday weekend to take this weekend to keep things…
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…
7 Easy Ways to Freeze Motion with Your Camera
As photographers there are times where we want blurred background and beautiful background separation. But other times stopping speed is our primary concern. We may want to freeze motion of a car, a plane, a bird, an athlete at a sporting event, or even with snapshots of our own kids running, jumping, diving, etc… If…
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.
A Slimming Posing Technique: Chins Down and Shoot From Above
When photographing women of almost any age, we want them to look their best and feel better about themselves when they leave the shoot than before they came. There are a number of lighting tricks and posing styles we can use to help make our subjects feel and look their best. For today’s post I…
Super Fun Photography Trick – Optical Illusion of a Figurine
Photography tricks are fun! Are you in a photography rut? Are you looking for fun new things to try for Children’s portraiture or even for snaps of your kids? Well this trick that I first saw on a site called PhotoJoJo should get you having some fun. It is a trick in perspective and optical…
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