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Recreating An Iconic Hollywood Image Using Modern Gear

Lauren Jonas — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:37:13 +0000

Guest Writer and photographer Phillip Schmidli wanted to harken back to memories of the movie ET with this stellar shot of the moon. To do so, he placed a model in front of the full moon and shot with a telephoto to recreate that famous scene from the classic film. [more]

How To Reach New Clients Through Pinterest

Lauren Jonas — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:21:59 +0000

Guest writer, Adrienne Erin is an amateur photographer/designer and freelance writer who does social media marketing and has found that Pinterest is a fantastic social space to market a photo business, given the visual nature of the platform. She has shared 5 simple steps at how to get started on Pinterest.

Pinterest is the most visual of the emerging social media platforms, and this makes it an ideal platform for a photography business looking to reach new clients. If you’re unfamiliar with Pinterest, it serves as a sort of virtual pinboard. [more]

The Making of An Automotive Composite: Lexus LFA

Rebecca Britt — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:16:00 +0000

Automotive photography can be an extremely rewarding niche in the photography industry. The fast, shiny, power-inducing machines that rush by in a blur of color can be a thrill to anyone photographer, but it can also be daunting making sure that every detail is just perfect. Automotive photographer John Zhang walks us through the post processing of one of his lates shots of a Lexus LFA. [more]

Photo Inspiration Project: Fun With Abstract Macro

Lauren Jonas — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:00:39 +0000

Guest writer, Patrick Gensel is a photographer from Northeast PA with a passion for travel and adventure. He sent us this fun inspiration project on abstract macro photography. Hopefully this very thorough demonstration will spark your imagination for your own abstract macro project. [more]

5 Things Brides Wish Their Wedding Photographers Knew

Lauren Jonas — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:47:46 +0000

Guest Writer’s and Dale and Jill Lempa of Lempa Creative are a husband and wife team of photographers from Cary, NC who specialize in wedding and engagement photography. If you’re a wedding photographer, then you can understand how stressful or hectic weddings are. Sometimes it might not occur that the bride is just as, if not more stressed out than we are. Dale and Jill have taken the time to share these helpful insights in just what the bride is thinking and how you as the photographer can help! [more]

Photographing Birds Of Prey At A Local Bird Sanctuary

Lauren Jonas — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:07:07 +0000

Guest Writer, Paul Monaghan is a self taught photographer based just out side of Glasgow in Scotland who has has been shooting for the better part of six years. When he first started, he would shoot everything around him from landscapes, people and concerts. Eventually, he found his way to birds. [more]

Behind The Scenes: Shooting Models On Miami Beach

Lauren Jonas — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:15:29 +0000

Guest writer, Julius Ise is a professional photographer based out of Germany. In January he traveled to the beautiful beaches of Miami. While he was there he called around to several modeling agencies to set up a shoot. This is a great example of shooting personal work. He was able to get some great shots for his portfolio while at the same time helping out the models at DecoModels. [more]

How To Compose An Image For Concert Photography

Lauren Jonas — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:00:11 +0000

Guest writer J. Dennis Thomas is an Austin, Texas based photographer and the author of the Nikon Digital Field Guide series by Wiley Publishing as well as the author of Concert and Live Music Photography, Pro Tips from the Pit and Urban and Rural Decay Photography ,Finding the Beauty in the Blight published by Focal Press. [more]

Lighting a Band in the Mountains

Lauren Jonas — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:56:09 +0000

Guest writer Brandon Cawood is the owner and head photographer at Flash Light Productions. He primarily shoot weddings as well as commercial and product photography. He spent most of his teens and early 20′s playing in bands and touring the country. After he became a photographer, naturally one of his favorite type of shoots is band promos. [more]