You can market your photography business in hundreds of different ways some incredible effective, and some a total waste of your time. Here are four marketing mistakes or wrong ways to promote your photography business and what you should be doing instead.
Mistake #1 – Youre Too Professional
By no means does this mean you should act or present yourself unprofessionally in your photography business but often we hide behind a front of professionalism. If being a... more
When it comes to retouching portraits there are a number of mistakes that I see photographers make over and over. Part of the problem is that there are too many poorly made skin smoothing plugins. Another is that Photoshop gives you too many options for portrait retouching. There is a simple solution for this which Ill mention at the end of the article.
In the meantime, lets look at the most common portrait retouching mistakes photographers make so you can avoid them. Dont feel too bad... more
We’ve seen quite a bit of film being discontinued in the last years. Some Velvia and Provia,Agfa Vista, and many others. Wereported that some Fuji Acros was going to go away back on October 07, and completelyforgot about it. But it seems that the time has come, and the Casual Photophilereports that communication was sent […]
Aputure is launching two new lights that put a whole lot of power in a small and lightweight package. One is Amaran MX, and Aputure showed off its prototype back in September 2017. The other is the Amaran F7, a long-awaited upgrade to one of their oldest products, the Amaran 198. Amaran MX The Amaran […]
Different times of day give you different light and of course, its something to count on when photographing outdoors. In this video from CreativeLive, photographer Frans Lanting shares some tips to remember when you go out shooting landscapes. They will help you get great photos at any time of day, no matter the position of […]
As virtual reality becomes more available and widespread, there are more interesting applications of this technology. Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL) at Stanford has created a VR experience that lets you put yourself in someone elses shoes. In their project, they use VR to show you what its like to be homeless. The name of […]
Full frame vs. crop: which one should you buy? Whether youre getting your first camera or want to upgrade from the one you already own, this is one of the decisions you need to make. Photographer Sheldon Evans shares his experience with both types of DSLRs. He switched from full frame to APS-C, now hes […]
In the following videos, see which lens these photographers chose and why.
85mm versus the 70-200mm f/2.8
Portrait photographer, Manny Ortiz takes you to a live shoot in this video. Watch as he shoots the same subject, in the same location with both the 85mm f/1.4 and a 70-200mm f/2... more
A few days ago, a group of children was cleaning up the beach in Taiwan when they found an unusual rock covered in barnacles and shells. Upon a closer look, the kids and their teacher Park Lee realized that theyd actually found a camera and it was still working inside its underwater case. They […]
