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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!

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4 Go-To Poses for Senior Girls

Senior photography is super fun and can be very lucrative but it is challenging coming up with fresh new ideas. So today I’m going to share with you 4 sure-fire poses that work for just about any senior girl at any location.

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4 Go-To Poses for Senior Guys

Here’s 4 sure-fire poses for senior guys that work for just about any guy at any location.

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How to Capture Emotion and Personality in Photos of Your Teens

Learn my tips and tricks for capturing images that show the personality of your subjects.

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Our High School Senior Posing Guides are Now Available!

If you have trouble coming up with the best poses when photographing seniors, these senior posing guides will be your new best friend.

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The Most Valuable Photography Learning Tool… And It Is Free

While practice is the best way to improve your photography, there’s a learning tool you need to take full advantage of each click of your shutter.

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Do You Need an Ice Light to Help Light Your Photography?

I have posted here before on how to solve lighting challenges with the Ice Light by Westcott and now I am back to visit the topic one more time.  Here in Michigan, I think my favorite season may be Fall.  The excitement of back to school, the changing colors on the trees, college football and…

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The Secret Weapon of Photographers: Back Button Focus For Sharper Images

Learn to get sharper photos using the tool many pros use — Back Button Focus. Learn when, how and why to use this powerful setting.

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How To Get Perfect Focus Every Time

Learn to nail your focus every time. You’ll get sharpener pictures one you learn how to apply these easy-to-follow techniques.

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Instantly Make Your Photos Look Better on the Web

Have you ever wondered why your photos look terrible online when they looked amazing in Photoshop? The way your photos look often relies heavily on the specific website or social media platform where you upload the images. Compression saves space and many places on the web, especially formats like Facebook, compress heavily.  We have FREE…

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The Best Ways To Get Better At Photography

To me, the best way to get better at photography is to practice.  Sometimes though, especially if you are photographing your own kids or things you love, it’s easy to have blinders on when analyzing your own work. I think back to when I first started in photography — I thought I rocked.  I had…

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Improve Your Newborn Photography with These 4 Easy Tips

One of the hardest things to master in newborn photography are angles. We often get caught up in the poses, the props, the fabrics and all the other details and sometimes we forget about angles. It is amazing how moving our bodies and cameras ever so slightly can dramatically impact the look and feel of…

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How to Easily Get More Images With Less Effort

This probably sounds like every photographer’s dream – right?  More great images – less work.  It’s not a gimmick.  It’s a quick tip. Once you pose your customer, rather than shoot the images from the logical position, try at least two more moves.  Your subject can basically stay where they are.  You, however, will move…

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The Perfect Tool for Portraits of Children — Pez Dispensers

Getting young children interested in a photo shoot can challenge the most talented professional photographer. Many pros have a bag of tricks to use for taking portraits of kids.  But if you are a mom taking pictures of your own kids, or even a new photographer, you may not know all the tricks quite yet.…

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Never Struggle to Carry Your Off Camera Lights Again! A DIY Solution

Build this easy-to-make, portable DIY light stand in a few quick, inexpensive steps — and never struggle to carry your off camera flashes again.

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Oil and Water: An Abstract Photography Experiment

Easy, fun photo experiments broaden our creativity and help keep us out of a rut. Join us for this unique activity and share your results!

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The Plastic Senior: Enhance Beauty Without Over Processing

DO NOT TAKE POST PROCESSING TOO FAR! Here’s why you should make sure you do not over-process pictures of high school seniors.

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7 Ways to Capture Emotion in Your Photography

What separates a simple snapshot from a stunning success is the story the image portrays. I believe the most important element to be captured in a photograph is emotion. The more emotional the shot is, the more it appeals to our senses, and the greater the connection we feel to it. If a picture conveys…

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The Beginner Photographer’s Guide to Understanding Resolution

Learn quickly how to resize your images for print – and what resolution (PPI and DPI) you should use for the best results.

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Stop Following the Rules of Photography to Start Capturing Photos You Love

Why Lindsay Williams stopped following the rules of photography, and why you should too, in order to get “perfect” photos that you love.

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Try This Fun, Kids Photography Activity

    As a photographer, having young children underfoot while working can create a variety of challenges. From endless questions to missing lens caps, there’s no doubt that kids are fascinated by cameras. They’re also in awe of what you do, and ready to absorb whatever inspiration and creativity you have to share, which is…

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How to Find the Perfect Portrait Lens to Avoid Distortion

This post describes how the distortion from different lens focal lengths impacts portrait photography.

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