What is Color Management? A Free (and cute!) Infographic
So, you’ve heard the words “color management” being tossed around, and now you’re asking “What is color management?, and why should I care?”. Let me ask you this – Have you ever printed a photo, or uploaded one to the internet, and thought that it looked way too dull? All of your hard work, and [...]
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How to Use a Lightbox – What you don’t know might be hurting your photos
If you don’t know how to use a light box properly, you’ll never get the most out of it. Your photos may still come out gray, or dull, and they might have funny color casts. In short, if you’re not using your lightbox correctly, you may have to just as much post processing as you [...]
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The Purpose of a Lens Hood – If you’re not using yours, you’re missing out!
The main purpose of a lens hood is to keep stray light out of your lens. Stray light (extra light that doesn’t contribute to the composition of your picture) can cause lens flares. Lens flares reduce image quality, sometimes to the point of completely obscuring the subject of the photo. Don’t get me wrong, [...]
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Photography for Etsy – It doesn’t have to be so hard!
Photography for Etsy can be a challenge, especially for new sellers. You might blame your camera, and decide buying a new one is your only option. Or, you might think Photoshop is the best answer. And in both cases, you probably experienced “sticker shock” from the cost of photography equipment, and expensive photo editing software. [...]
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Getting Great Point and Shoot Pictures… The Set Up
You can make great pictures with almost any camera. There, I said it. Here’s the thing… Every time I say that, I can hear people thinking “Oh yeah? Says you with the fancy pants camera…” or “Sure you can with a NEW camera, but not my old camera…” So last week, I gave myself a [...]
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Point and Shoot Challenge! Come Watch the Setup…
Click The Video To Play The full blog post is coming soon in case you want to read about my setup, or you missed something in the video. I hope that helps, and if you have any questions, just ask. I love talking photography! Want to watch the next video? Learn how to brighten your [...]
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Point and Shoot Challange! Making Point and Shoot Pictures Look More Like a DSLR.
I’ll admit it… I cheat. Not at cards or anything. But I do cheat when it comes to my camera. See, I have a big ole’ Canon 50D DSLR and a fancy pants macro lens that I love more than kittens. So, when I say “you don’t need a great camera to get great shots” [...]
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Natural Light Photography – Lighting Techniques Easy as 1-2-3!
I struggled with lighting for a long time, and I’ve finally decided that using natural light in my photography is the easiest (and cheapest) way to go. To be honest, light is such a huge part of photography I don’t think I’ll ever have it 100% down. But it has gotten a whole lot easier [...]
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Must See Maternity Posing Guide
I did a maternity photo shoot in Malibu for a friend yesterday and it was a Blast! We had so much fun, even though it was raining and a little cold at the beach. The whole vibe was very relaxed, and we got to try out a lot of fun poses and props. Three factors [...]
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Book Review: Improve Your Landscape Photography
I’m starting to LOVE landscape photography but I’m getting frustrated that my shots aren’t great yet. They’re OK- I like ‘em enough to share on Flickr or Facebook- but they’re not jaw dropping. You too? I picked up a copy of Jim Harmer’s e-book Improve Your Landscape Photography to try to speed up my progress. [...]
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