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NEW Will Crockett smArticle
Are RadioPoppers Ready for PrimeTime?
presented by Quantum Qflash. Wireless TTL flash triggering of the Canon, Nikon and Quantum shoe flashes can be a major headache as you know, but there has been a triggering system that has a strong following that we have avoided on ShootSmarter until now. RadioPopper is a system for wirelessly triggering your shoe flashes in full TTL mode by converting [read this smArticle]
NEW Rob Provencher smArticle
Lens Perspective-Making The Right Choice
In my world where I photograph so many babies, families, weddings and emotionally charged events, choosing the right lens for the right shot can make or break the outcome. Understanding the different lenses in your camera bag gives you the creative control to choose one lens over another to achieve your desired outcome. See photo 10 Main Arsenal I use [read this smArticle]
NEW Peter Friedman smArticle
Posing Families
Posing is of course more an art than a science. The most important thing I have found is to trust my eye, fix what does not look right and look again before I shoot. There are however some things I have found that seem to make posing more successful. I fully expect to be learning and [read this smArticle]
NEW Nick Lovell smArticle
Beauty Lighting
Beauty photography is one of my favorite kinds of photography, both to view and to shoot. Now, the term "beauty photography" can mean a lot of different things to different people, especially to different photographers! So I'll lay out what I think of when I say beauty photography. Up front I'll say that there are exceptions to [read this smArticle]
NEW Lynette Kent smArticle
Selective Colorizing in Lightroom? Yes, Lightroom!
If you thought colorizing a black and white photograph or even selectively changing the color of one area in a color photo was a job reserved for Photoshop, think again. You can do it in Lightroom! See Photo 01 We will start with a black and white image - actually a color image that was converted to black and white in [read this smArticle]
NEW Bonnie Berlin smArticle
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Combining a senior portrait session and America’s favorite pastime can yield some home run hits! Luke, a talented scholar athlete with collegiate sports in his future, recently showed me around his home away from home at his high school’s baseball field. See photo 01. Batter-Up Luke brought his uniform, glove, bat and ball and I brought along my usual [read this smArticle]
NEW William Innes smArticle
Creating Great Hotel Room Portraits
Presented by harbordigitaldesign.com The wedding day is here and as a professional photographer - we are ready. All our gear is packed, preparations completed and our mind is full of all the great images we plan on creating during the day. A Typical Start to the Wedding Day We start the day at the location where the bride is getting ready, [read this smArticle]
NEW Jon Yoshinaga smArticle
Sending Big Files For Free
Last month, I wrote about accessing your computer while you are on the road. It was easy to send off a JPEG file, but what happens when you need to send a file that's [read this smArticle]
NEW Suzette Allen smArticle
NEW CS5 Crop Tips and Tricks
Presented by Bay Photo. Adobe's newest release of Photoshop CS5 is a big plus for photographers, AND for those who hate change. One thing I love is that it looks so much like CS4 and nothing major has been relocated. PLUS, there are a LOT of bells and whistles that have [read this smArticle]
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