Portrait tips: If you know your tools, you can relax
At weddings, you shoot portraits as quickly as possible so that your couples can spend as much time with their families as possible. I was
I am passionate about making photographs and helping others make their pictures better, too. I just took a dream job as the Photographer for Utah State University. I make all kinds of portraits for editorial and commercial use, product shots, action pictures, and landscapes in one of the most beautiful places in the world. It’s like making a living doing my hobby, and I love it. I spend the rest of my time being a poppa and studying to be a better hunter. Read more of my articles here. You can see my portfolio here— I promise to update it someday…
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At weddings, you shoot portraits as quickly as possible so that your couples can spend as much time with their families as possible. I was
I hate to break it to you, but making pictures of one person is easy. It’s level one, beginner, easy-cheese. When you add another person,
Holiday lights are so cool. If the tree didn’t dry out and start dropping needles, I think I’d petition my wife to leave them set
Ya know, if my back wasn’t seized in pain from shoveling snow, it would have been a great day to make portraits in the snow
Holy cow, it’s the holidays. Yeah, crept right up on me. With family and friends getting together, you could have a golden opportunity to make
When you make a portrait, your aim should be for maximum impact. Emotion, lighting, and movement all lend impact to a picture, but the way
Photographing fireworks is one of the most fun things you can do on the Fourth of July — but it’s also a great way to
How do you know someone is a photographer? They only wear black clothing, of course. The stereotypical garb of photographers is a stereotype for a
When you buy a fast lens with a bright aperture, like f/1.8, you go crazy making photos with a super-shallow depth of field. You photograph
While most photographers rely on autofocus (even the pros), sometimes autofocus isn’t the right tool. You may find yourself needing to use manual focus. Perhaps
The lens you choose to make a picture strongly affects how the subject will look. When people jokingly ask if you’re using the “skinny lens,”
No matter what kind of photographer you are, a tripod can make your pictures better. The trouble is, there are hundreds of tripods available and