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Your Newborn Questions Answered from Alisha
Alisha is headed to WPPI so there will not be a Newborn series post this week but she has answered the questions you left from the part 1 of her newborn series. Thank you to everyone who left comments on my post. I am so happy to hear that it helped some of you refine…
SEO? Google? Getting Your Website Found… Series Starting Next Week by Shannon Steffens
Starting this week Shannon Steffens will be doing a 6+ part series on how to help your website get noticed on search engines and how to draw traffic to your site. Here is a little bit about Shannon: I am a photographer and a mother to two young children. I started taking photographs at age…
Quick Fan Share
One of my customers, Tricia of Hayden Burns Photography, just sent me her play with the new MCP All in the Details action set. I loved it so much, that I did a few more plays and made an example for my site from them. Just wanted to share with all of you on the…
The Newborn Session – How to work with a newborn – tips, tricks and ideas to make your session a success
If you want better newborn images, take our Online Newborn Photography Workshop. First of all, I want to say Thank You to Jodi for inviting me to be a guest speaker on her blog. When she asked me if I would like to talk about Newborn Photography, my answer was “of course!”Newborns have long been…
MCP Series on Newborn Photography – By Guest Blogger Alisha Robertson (Starting Friday)
I am proud to announce that Alisha Robertson of AGR Photography will be doing a 5+ part series on newborn photography here on MCP Actions Blog. Alisha Robertson is an on-site, natural location photographer and mother of three. Since the inception of AGR photography in 2004, Alisha has made it her goal to capture the…
What to Look for in a LOGO and LOGO Designer? by Guest Blogger Jayme Montoya
Today I have the pleasure of having Jayme Montoya of Lucid Graphic Design guest blog – and teach all of us what we should look for in a logo and logo designer. I’m a graphic designer who loves portrait photography, cookie dough ice cream, the color pink, my family, the fall season, long earrings, cozy…
The Secret to Black and White Photography
About a month ago I started hearing the buzz. There was a new secret – a secret from a woman named Sonia who had incredible black and white images. I was curious. So I contacted her to learn more. And though I do not personally do a lot of black and white work and I…
How to “Search” on the MCP Blog
Hey everyone – this is a quick how to use my blog post – in particular how to search. I get many comments and even more emails asking me where they can find “x” post… I am thinking my search button is too hidden or something so I want to show all of you how…
How to Use Your Flash Effectively for Portraits (Part 3 of 5) – by MCP Guest Blogger Matthew Kees
How to Use Your Flash Effectively by Matthew L Kees, guest to the MCP Actions Blog Matthew Kees, Director of MLKstudios.com Online Photography Course [MOPC] Outdoor TTL Flash (“everything and the sync…”) Outdoors, in daylight, you are using the flash as a fill light and not the main light or key like you do…
Painting with Light: A Fun Photography Technique
PAINTING WITH LIGHT by Martha Bravo Photographer Photography comes from the greek words “phos” that means light and “graphis” that means writing or painting, so the exact meaning of the word PHOTOGRAPHY is PAINTING or WRITING WITH LIGHT. And that is exactly what we are going to do with this technique. To create these fun…
A Fun Way to Achieve White Balance and Save Money
Today’s tutorial is by Jayme of Lucid Graphic Design. She is sharing great way to do a custom white balance and save some pennies at the same time! What is this secret? Well it is $80-100 less than an Expodisc but not quite as pretty. It’s a clear Pringles lid with a circle cut out…
Slides from Childhood & Why I am in Atlanta…
Happy New Year everyone! I am in Atlanta in PJs at 10pm waiting for the “new year.” I just got my kids off to sleep in their fluffy hotel beds. In case you do not follow me on Facebook or Twitter, I am in Atlanta for my youngest sister’s wedding. She is getting married on…
Ideas for the new year – please tell me what you want to see from MCP in 2009
I am out of town through Sunday with my family, then back home for 2 days, and then out of town again for 5 days for my sister’s wedding. So I will be busy and away from my computer a lot to say the least. I will have it with me, and I will try…
Your portrait flash questions from part 2 answered – by Matthew Kees
These are some answers to questions readers had on part 2 of the flash series – “How to use your flash effectively in portraits.” 1. Denise Olson wrote: Thanks Matthew, just what I was looking for this past week. Would love see some tidbits on the use of flash outdoors…:) Thanks for your wealth of…
Enhancing Christmas Lights Using Photoshop * watch your lights glow
Question from some MCP Actions customers: “How can I make Christmas lights more vibrant?” Starting with this photo from Heather O’Steen, Timeless and Treasured Photography I will show you how to enhance Christmas lights in your photographs using Photoshop. This tutorial will teach you how to make holiday lights, Christmas tree lights, and more glow…
How to Use Your Flash Effectively for Portraits (part 2 of 5) – by MCP Guest Blogger Matthew Kees
Matthew Kees is a very talented photographer and teacher. He is doing a 5 part series on the MCP Actions Blog on Using a Modern Flash for Portraits. I am excited to share his knowledge and expertise with all of my readers. These tutorials will launch once every other week. On the alternate weeks, time permitting, Matthew will look through…
How to Use Your Flash Effectively for Portraits (Part 1 of 5) – by MCP Guest Blogger Matthew Kees
Matthew Kees is a very talented photographer and teacher. He is doing a 5 part series on the MCP Actions Blog on Using a Modern Flash for Portraits. I am excited to share his knowledge and expertise with all of my readers. These tutorials will launch once every other week. On the alternate weeks, time…
Learning Flash Photography – a 5 part series + Q&A with Guest Blogger Matthew Kees
Coming over the next few months, I will be bringing you a 5 part series on FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY – plus after each part, you have the opportunity to ask questions and get answers. So come prepared to learn… The guest blogger is Matthew Kees. And I know you all are going to learn so much…
ONLINE GROUP WORKSHOP – Using Cards & Templates (just in time for the holidays)
Using Cards & Templates in Photoshop (just in time for the holidays) Have you ever purchased a template, storyboard, birth announcement, holiday card, etc. only to find out you have no idea how to customize it or even how to insert and resize photos to fit? If so, you are not alone. Thanks to some amazing…
ONLINE GROUP WORKSHOP – Understanding and Using CURVES in Photoshop
UNDERSTANDING AND USING CURVES IN PHOTOSHOP WHERE: This will be a group format online workshop. You will be able to see my screen and interact via phone (call into a US based toll free number) or VoiP (contact me to see if you can use voice over IP). WHAT: I will teach you curves – from beginner to advanced.…
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