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NEW Deborah and Rick Ferro smArticle™
Environmental Portraiture
presented by BWC. Learning to see the light has taken me years of practice and studying. There are many aspects to photography that I could share with you in this lesson but I wanted to touch on a few important exercises I feel will help you with specifically environmental portraiture. See Photo 1 Six Steps to Prep: In preparing for an environmental portraiture session, [read this smArticle™]
NEW Michael Clark smArticle™
Lightroom: The Develop Module
The Develop Module is the heart of Lightroom. And there is a lot to cover regarding the Develop Module so for this post I’ll just concentrate on the right hand panel and I’ll take it in digestible chunks. In my eBook, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom: A Professional Photographers Workflow, I spent 15 pages covering the Develop Module so that should give [read this smArticle™]
NEW Will Crockett smArticle™
Inkjet ink for Pros - Dye vs. Pigment
presented by Moab. We have an obligation as professional photographers to deliver a print that will hold up to the test of time. I personally want the gorgeous senior portrait, See photo 1, that my dear friend Suzette Allen shot of my daughter to last well beyond my grandkids eyes. This is one reason why I insist professional [read this smArticle™]
NEW Suzette Allen smArticle™
EZ-Senior Postcards Using "Align and Distribute"
Making postcards with multiple images and cool backgrounds is easier than you think with Photoshop’s Align and Distribute tools—this demo from my classes has everyone asking for an article….so here you go! (See photo 01) For professional, economical bulk printing, it is vital that you use a 4-color printing company that has all the services to make the job easy for [read this smArticle™]
NEW Jon Yoshinaga smArticle™
Preparing for the Worst; Hard Drive Cloning
Preparing for the Worst; Hard Drive Cloning Sometimes I need to really think about what to write about, and sometimes it just bites me. Such is the case to this month's Smarticle. I started up my new computer (less than 3 months old) and was greeted by a message that was informing me of the eminent demise of my main hard disk [read this smArticle™]
NEW Will Crockett smArticle™
A Day in the Studio Shooting Children with Joey Ikemoto
Just added to ShootSmarterTV.com: A Day in the Studio Shooting Children with Joey Ikemoto Here's what's in our cool new online video waiting for you at ShootSmarterTV.com CH 01: Studio Tour. See a first-rate showroom, projection screening room, framing and album sales too. Set design, studio layout, secure camera storage room, permanent high key set and more. CH 02: Marketing to Clients. Joey wants be [read this smArticle™]
NEW Tracy Rasinski smArticle™
Keeping it Simple with Style in the Studio
When shooting portraits both in the studio or on location my motto is keep it simple, simple, simple. By keeping your shoots as simple as possible it lets you forget about all of your gear and potential technical problems and concentrate on what is really important- your subject and giving them the best shot that you can. By using my [read this smArticle™]




