Now that old man winter has finally awaken from his slumber and produced some winter weather it’s time to go out and capture some shots of winter. In a previous post “How To Stay Safe When Winter Shooting” we talked about what you need to do stay safe, in this post we will talk about …
There are 4 things that affect the exposure of a photograph. All 4 of these things depend on one and other as well as the available light (artificial, natural or added by the photographer). Each of these four settings when used together properly can produce some fantastic photographs. This post will explain how these settings work …
People always seem to be asking us one major question, (or a variation of the sam question). What can I do to get better pictures? Some times its what book should they read, what camera should they buy, what lens should they buy next or even, where they should be taking their pictures. While gear, …
You probably know a few people that avoid being in front of a camera at all costs. Thankfully Candid Portraits can help us get around this problem. Here are four tips to help capture come great candid photographs. 1) Familiar Environment And Tasks Putting your subject in an environment they are familiar can really help loosen …
Our last post talked about what you and your subject need to keep in mind before the actual shoot takes place. For this post we are going to give you 9 tips on how YOU can take better portrait photographs. You don’t have to be a professional photographer to know how to do the following, …
So you booked your photographer and your photo shoot is just around the corner. You’re going to call your hair stylist and book an appointment for tomorrow. We have one thing to say, “Put down the phone and back away slowly!” Here are a list of 14 do’s and don’ts when preparing for your photo shoot. The Don’ts …
Lets face it, none of us ALWAYS have a million ideas of what to shoot, or how to shoot it. We all at one time or another hit photographers block. Here are five simple (but not necessarily easy) things we do to help ourselves get over the block. 1) Look At Other Photographers Work Looking at other …
We have been asked many times with our sunrise photographs “How did you get that shot?” or “How come all of your sunrise shots are so perfect?” Well here are 8 things you can do to help make your sunrise shots better. 1. Know Your Gear When the sun isn’t up yet it’s dark, and you …
1. Patience Is A Virtue Patience is the number one virtue you can have if you want to shoot zoo animals. The animals aren’t just going to pose for you as soon as they see the camera, you have to wait, and some times you have to wait a really long time. 2. Do Your Research Figure …
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