Photography Tips
A Guide to Photographing Hummingbirds
A Guide to Photographing Hummingbirds Hummingbirds are beautiful. And they are fast. If you hope to photograph them you will want to plan for it, not just rely on luck. Here’s how I approach capturing images of hummingbirds. The Necessities: Feeders: I have two bird feeders which means up to 8 to 10+ birds…
10 Tips For Spring Family Portraits For Photographers
10 Tips for Photographers to Prepare For Spring Family Portraits In my previous post, I highlighted 5 tips for clients on how to get ready for Spring Family Portraits. This post will focus on the photographers’ side and discuss how to be prepared for the Spring Family Portraits season. 1) Gear Readiness Check all your equipment. Get…
5 Tips For Getting in Spring Family Portraits (Share With Your Customers)
Tips For Getting Ready For Your Spring Family Portraits I’ll wager a bet that most of us are eagerly awaiting Spring. This winter has certainly been an extreme one! Between the subzero temperatures, snow blizzards and being cooped up indoors, we are ready for sounds of birds chirping, warmer temperatures and bursts of color…
The 4 Best Tax Tips for On Location Photographers
This blog post highlights tax deductions you will want to know before you go to your next photo shoot.
The Best Ways to Improve your Online Photography Portfolio in 2014
This blog will help you set your business foundations, showcase your work so that your personal artistry shines through, and help you gain clients.
How to Edit an Image with Improper Exposure in Lightroom
You may have seen this image on our controversial post about exposure or on our product pages for InFusion and Illuminate Presets. Now we are going to answer “how I created such a bright image and such a dark image from the same photo?” How to take an underexposed image and pull out detail it…
An Extremely Controversial Photo of Siblings
When the word “controversial” pops into your head, is this image what you’d be picturing? Probably not! I had posted this image on the MCP Facebook Page in February showcasing our newest Lightroom presets (InFusion and Illuminate). I never expected to hear anything except, “cute kids” or “how did you do that?” or “great save.”…
The Naked Truth Exposed: How Photographers Price Photography
The Naked Truth Exposed: How Photographers Price Photography There is no right or wrong answer on how photographers should price their prints, digital goods or session fees! Most photographers find that pricing photography is the most difficult aspect to owning a photo studio. It’s easy to under charge when you start out and soon…
Mirror The Background In Photoshop To Remove Unwanted Objects
We’ve all had that moment of scrolling through our images and finding “the one” but then realize there is a ugly, distracting object in the background! Most of the time we grab our clone tool and quickly clone it out, but that’s not always the case. I’m going to show you my all time favorite…
Me, Myself, And I: Introduction To Self Portrait Photography
This blog post will show you how to gain inspiration and insight from self portrait photography.
5 Tips on Improving Your Landscape Photography
This blog includes five wonderful tips to help improve your landscape photography skills!
Learn How to Take Shortcuts When You Edit in Photoshop
There is no shortcut to experience and hard work in photography. I am a firm believer that your style and nitche can only be discovered by taking the long road. However, I want you to throw that ALL out the window because TODAY we are taking shortcuts when it comes to photo editing in Photoshop.…
Should You Include Digital Files in Your Photography Packages
Deciding on whether to include a CD of images in the session fee or not can be difficult. Lets look deeper into both options.
How To Photograph Christmas Light Displays
Christmas is almost here! Trees are being decorated, wreaths are being hung and don’t forget about the lights! Christmas lights have to be one of my favorite parts about the holiday. From the soft glow of a Christmas tree, to wild and crazy light shows and installations in the yards of suburbia, it’s amazing to…
How to Photograph and Edit a Snowflake + A Free Sparkle Brush
As the first snowflakes touched down here in Ontario, Canada I snuck outside to snap a few quick shots on my back deck. The snowflakes were big and fluffy and moving very slow, and didn’t last more than a minute or so once they landed. I have been playing around with macro free lensing and…
The Danger of Showing Too Many Images To Your Customers
We take lots of photos during every photo session. How do you know if are presenting the right amount to your client? Follow these tips if you are lost.
How to Light Your Subjects at Night with the Ice Light
This article by West Bloomfield, MI photographer Ally Cohen includes tips for using a Westcott Ice Light for on-location photographs. With photo examples.
A Beginner’s Guide to Using AE Lock
In my last post about metering, you may have noticed that I made a quick reference to “AE Lock”. You may be unfamiliar with what AE Lock is or what it does. Never fear, I am here to tell you all about it!
A Step by Step Guide to Using Fusion and Newborn Photoshop Actions
This article explains the step by step process Jenna Schwartz uses in post-processing with MCP Actions sets Fusion and Newborn Necessities. Learn how to combine actions to create a unique look with your photographs.
5 Easy Tips to Photograph Babies: 3 Months+
Find out how to photograph babies who aren’t quite newborns anymore. Improve your photography by following these 5 helpful tips.
MCP Photography and Editing Challenges: Highlights from this Week
The government may be shut down, but the MCP Photography and Editing Challenges have reopened for business! We apologize for our absence; however, life’s tedious details got in the way. In case you forgot, the photo editing challenges give you a chance to edit other photographer’s images, share them for critique, and see how others edit…
Recent Posts
