1. Are RadioPoppers Ready for PrimeTime?
(Articles/Will Crockett Articles)

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

2. Posing Families
(Articles/Peter Friedman Articles)

...being a little flatter - washing out rather than accentuating lines and wrinkles. Old Cliche The old portrait cliche is "make mom small and dad tall" and like many cliches there is s...

3. Lens Perspective-Making The Right Choice
(Articles/Rob Provencher Articles)

... large groups in a candid style, or at the reception hall. See Photo 05 The super wide rarely gets used for portraits, but for a fun image, go ahead and stretch and break the rules. See Photo 06 ...

4. Beauty Lighting
(Articles/Nick Lovell Articles)

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, especial

5. Selective Colorizing in Lightroom? Yes, Lightroom!
(Articles/Lynette Kent Articles)

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! Se

6. Take Me Out to the Ballgame
(Articles/Bonnie Berlin Articles)

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 aro

7. Creating Great Hotel Room Portraits
(Articles/William Innes Articles)

...s worse it may be pouring rain outside. Even with all this adversity we are still expected to create great portraits of the bride. Portraits Made Easy Doing this is easier than you think. Al...

8. Winter Portraits
(Articles/Bonnie Berlin Articles)

...eporting measurable snow. Tired of waiting for springtime, I took the opportunity to head out for a winter portrait session. Although it had its extreme weather challenges, the session was terrific...

9. Sending Big Files For Free
(Articles/Jon Yoshinaga Articles)

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 t

10. NEW CS5 Crop Tips and Tricks
(Articles/Suzette Allen Articles)

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

11. The Art of Manipulating Light
(Articles/Rob Provencher Articles)

...arrived at the hall, using the exact same lights as with the guys. BUT, this time we're going after a more 'portrait' type lighting. The exact same tools but with a totally different end result. There...

12. Staying busy in a competitive market
(Articles/William Innes Articles)

...ays I achieve this: Great service and client experience begins way before the session, whether it is a portrait shoot or wedding. It begins the moment you first make contact. This could be on the...

13. Beach Portraits with minimal equipment
(Articles/Peter Friedman Articles)

The beach is a popular spot for family portraits. People feel good at the beach and they want to record that feeling in their family portraits. Some of their happiest memories are at the beach so it

14. I got the job! Now what do I do? Part 2
(Articles/Steve Thornton Articles)

Last month, in part one, I discussed what happened once we got the job, discussed the value of the crew, the producer, getting signed paper work along with a CHECK for at least 110% of your estimated

15. Keep in Touch with Your Files While on the Road
(Articles/Jon Yoshinaga Articles)

We were in Iowa teaching a 5 day Photoshop class at MAIPP, one of the PPA affiliated schools, when I got a call from the yearbook editor asking for a different file for one of

16. Swapping Backgrounds, Part 3
(Articles/Suzette Allen Articles)

Presented by Bay Photo. You asked for more! So here's the third page of swapping backgrounds for you. Sometimes you get lucky and background swaps are an easy job, but lots of

17. Pro Flashmeter Recommendations
(Articles/Will Crockett Articles)

...If you are a commercial or product shooter, landscape photographer, or shoot a lot of high key work in your portrait studio, you will most likely need the reflective metering function found in the inc...

18. Fill Flash In Full Sun
(Articles/Nick Lovell Articles)

I'm a huge fan of studio lighting. So much so, that I even light like I'm in a studio when I'm outside! Call me a control freak, but I love being able to shape the light to my whim and not be depend

19. Lightroom Importing and creating Copyright templates
(Articles/Lynette Kent Articles)

Adobe Lightroom is your complete digital darkroom. It is the most comprehensive software application for organizing, enhancing, and sharing your images. Most of the tools you need for each specific ta

20. Horsin' Around
(Articles/Bonnie Berlin Articles)

...retty Horses look their best when their ears are pricked forward at attention. Nothing will ruin a horse portrait faster than photographing a horse with its ears laid back or splayed out to the sid...

21. Monitors for Accurate Color
(Articles/Will Crockett Articles)

  presented by Moab Inkjet Paper. So many photographers struggle with color issues, yet here in my studio we have excellent and predictable color on every shoot with very little post-proces

22. Golf Outings: time to kill-it-and-bill-it
(Articles/Fred Levine Articles)

It is finally Summer and golf season here in the northern states. Not only is if time for golf, it’s time for golf outings. Traditionally these outings are hosted by businesses and non-profits

23. A New Real Estate Market
(Articles/James Hodgins Articles)

presented by the NoBs Photosuccess.com forum. Awhile back I presented a smArticle on "Business Portraits For Cashflow" where I described the process of photographing Real Estate Agents

24. Website Marketing 101
(Articles/Rob Provencher Articles)

... senior business. You are directed to one of two sites when you visit his page. One for seniors and one for portraits. His senior business must be huge, because he's dedicated an entire site to it. Bu...

25. Swapping Backgrounds, Part 2
(Articles/Suzette Allen Articles)

Presented by Bay Photo One thing you will find out real soon is that most images are not all that slick to cut out. It always takes more time and effort than you expect to get it t

26. Lens Perspective-Making The Right Choice
(Articles/Rob Provencher Articles)

...large groups in a candid style, or at the reception hall. See Photo 04 The super wide rarely gets used for portraits, but for a fun image, go ahead and stretch and break the rules. See Photo 05 &nb...

27. Finding or creating great light
(Articles/Peter Friedman Articles)

...elop your eye. After awhile you will begin to notice some repeating situations that provide great light for portraits. Windows, porches and covered overhangs are all great, which I have written about ...

28. Posing a large Wedding Party
(Articles/William Innes Articles)

Presented by ULTIMATE LIGHTBOX FROM HARBORDIGITALDESIGN.COM During the course of photographing a wedding – the formal group shots tend to create the most stress and chaos. You are faced wi

29. A Zoom With a View
(Articles/Bonnie Berlin Articles)

...th my lovely young model. Choosing my Gear Packing my gear bag, I choose my favorite and most used portrait lens the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS along with my Canon 5D Mark II. In addition to m...

30. Why Lightroom?
(Articles/Lynette Kent Articles)

Adobe Photoshop is the best-known and most powerful image editor available. So why did Adobe create Lightroom? And what is the difference between Lightroom and Photoshop? If I have Photoshop, do I eve