The portrait industry has definitely realized that “senior portraits” are a perfect money-making opportunity. With prices ranging from anywhere from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars for portrait packages, quality senior photographs can be so expensive as to be a financial strain or even an impossibility for many families. Whether you are a photographer...
There are few times as precious and sentimental as the days and weeks after birth. Whether you are a parent wanting to document these moments or a professional looking to increase your income with newborn photography skills, it helps to learn how to handle these smallest customers. Here are a few simple tools for getting...
Traditional family portraits are at best a stiff and unrealistic representation of a family, artfully arranged to arbitrary standards of artistic balance without regard for the individuality and personality of the people involved. At worst they are enough to make you cringe. Most of us have sat for mediocre family portraits and many of us...
Black and white was the first type of photograph to be taken and remains a favorite to this day. Removing color tends to reduce distraction, allowing the subject and artistry to stand out even more. Photographers and photography clients alike love this simple, classic type of picture.
Most photographers try their hand at landscape photography at some time in their career, but the results often are, well, forgettable. In many cases, this is due to a lack of knowledge about the unique considerations involved in taking photographs of nature. Whether you are a seasoned professional or an amateur, the following twelve tips...
Some photographers desire to create the most realist visions of our world. Other photographers want to have their pictures escape this reality and look as otherworldly as possible. One of the easiest and coolest way to do this is through experimenting with infrared (IR) and near infrared (NIR) photography. With IR technology you can combine...
The debate over color versus black and white photography has existed as long as color photography has existed. While black and white photography has been around since the early 1800 the first color photograph did not appear until 1860. It took over fifty more years before the quality of color photography began to catch up...
Some of the most visually impactful pictures are close-up of everyday objects. While almost anyone can take a beautiful picture of a sunset, taking an amazing picture of an insect on a leaf is not so easy. Close ups require special attention to focus, lighting, and exposure.
Every environment that you bring your camera into presents unique challenges, and none is so challenging as underwater photography. Many photographers are surprised to find that their painstakingly acquired underwater photographs just do not turn out the way they expected. Most of the challenges are caused by the way light refracts underwater.
Part 1: Working in Nature There probably isn’t a photographer in the United States who hasn’t looked through a National Geographic and had at least a small dream about becoming a nature photographer. While reaching the pages of a prestigious publication such as the National Geographic may not be in the cards for everyone, nature...
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