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#1 : Peter Friedman - Making your photos "pop" with lighting
I just saw Avatar in IMAX 3D and visually it was pretty amazing. It made me think about how so much of what we do with lighting in photography is to give the appearance of three dimensions to a medium that is two dimensional. Most scenes that we photograph, whether [...]#2 : Suzette Allen - Landscape Dramatizing
Presented by Bay Photo. It's amazing what can be pulled out of a good landscape shot with Adobe Camera Raw, (ACR) some adjustments and sometimes, small [...]#3 : William Innes - Try Something New
presented by Buckeye Color Lab. Wedding photographers here in Southern California are a very lucky bunch. The weather here is great for photographing weddings year round. Over the years I have taken advantage of this by taking my family portraits outside in some very cool locations. This all changed last [...]#4 : Fred Levine - The Pricing/Selling Conundrum
How many times have you received an phone call or email that begins “How much do you charge for a wedding?” or “Can you send me your price sheet?” Selling a personal service is not a "one size fits all" business. Asking how much do I charge for [...]#5 : James Hodgins - Engagement Sessions - More Than A Walk In The Park
presented by the NoBs Photosuccess.com forum. Trying to get your clients to feel like models and be relaxed in front of your camera just isn't natural. But, I've found that with a little direction and a clear road map of where we are heading, it works every time. The engagement [...]#6 : Michael Clark - Lightroom 3 (Beta) Raw Processing Improvements
If you've been wondering what the big deal is with Lightroom 3 (currently in the beta stage and available to the public) and how it differs from Lightroom Version 2.6 you can check out my previous smArticle here on Shootsmater.com. As you'll notice in that post, there are several new [...]#7 : Peter Friedman - Photographing in a big room with one light
When you are photographing in a big room with a portable strobe on your camera or on a light stand, one light will not usually light up the entire room. Using lots of lights might work for a commercial or advertising photographer but is not always practical for the wedding/event [...]#8 : Deborah and Rick Ferro - B&W from the CAMERA - Not Photoshop.
Presented by Ultimate Light Box. I have a new BFF in my Canon Mark II. It is the incredible Monochrome Mode and it rocks! For me it is more convenient, repeatable and saves a huge amount of time from converting files in Photoshop. Black and white photography [...]#9 : Rob Provencher - A Million Dollars In Free Publlicity For Your Studio
presented by the noBSphotosuccess.com photography forum. Would you like a million dollars worth of free advertising in print, radio and TV for your photography studio? It's easy, all you need to do is tap into one of the very best marketing strategies available- publicity. Publicity is great because it's free, it's [...]#10 : Steve Thornton - Scouting Outdoor Locations and Lighting
I realize that as portrait and wedding photographers you may never have to consider shooting in unfamiliar territory. I've also noticed that there is more of a demand for photographers that do "destination events" and that sounds like a lot of fun. But, you are now in unfamiliar [...]
