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Photographing a headshot can seem like a daunting prospect. To have one person in front of your camera, looking to you for direction and positivity, is an intense environment. People are generally very critical of themselves in photographs, and feel very nervous. However, there are some simple things that you can do to make it a lot easier for everyone.

Here are 10 tips to help you photograph headshots:

1. Have a pre-session consultation

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If you think the wedding photography market is crumbling beneath your feet, you might not be all that wrong. According to a recent survey, roughly one third of UK couples said they dont plan on using a professional photographer, instead opting to capture their wedding with the help of friends, relatives and GoPro action cams. [...]

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This week over at our sister site, SnapnDeals, we have a great deal running where you can get 20% off Time-Lapse Photography: A technical and practical time-lapse tutorial guidebook for all skill levels designed to get you out the door and shooting now!

In this lighthearted mini-tutorial we’ll take an 80/20 approach to creating a simple time-lapse of a common pinecone (in this... more

You are so excited about an upcoming newborn session. You cant wait to cuddle the new baby, as you soothe them to sleep and pose them. Then you find out that the parents want to include their toddler, or even worse, toddlers! Now the excitement has changed to anxiety about throwing a toddler into the mix. Toddlers can be unpredictable, difficult to bribe, and sometimes want nothing to do with the new little person in their life.

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If you are running a photography business there may be a need to set up an autoresponder (also called out of office message, or OOO for short). Maybe you are going away for a while, maybe you are on a busy project and maybe (just maybe) you are on a vacation (yea right!). A good [...]

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American photographer Steve McCurry, most known for his 1984 portrait entitled Afghan Girl has captured some of the most iconic images of the 20th and 21st century. A longtime photographer for National Geographic, Magnum Photos and many others, his career spans the globe and his legacy has only just begun. Its not often we get [...]

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Normally, fashion photographer Paul John Bayfield can be seen on the side of a catwalk with any number of Nikon cameras and lenses by his side. But, for DigitalRev TVs latest episode of Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera, Bayfield was left with nothing more than a $40 Vivitar action cam to take photographs. The camera being [...]

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As a way to promote their Powerex 2700 mAh AA rechargeable batteries, Maha Energy has shared an interesting infographic detailing how effective rechargeable batteries are compared to their alkaline counterparts. As a disclaimer, its worth noting that the numbers provided in the infographic were derived from testing done by Maha Energy, meaning it wasnt a [...]

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After years of waiting, the Fuji X-Pro2 ships on Thursday, March 3rd. I have been shooting with a pre-production unit since October, and have a pretty good feel for its strengths and weaknesses.

Last week on Twitter I held an AMA (Ask Me Anything) about the new flagship camera. Scroll down for your questions all of them, edited only for clarity... more

Have you ever wanted to take a photo through a shop window, but couldnt work out how to cut the reflections? Or been up on an observation deck, trapped behind glass that had so many stray lights shining into the glass, that you couldnt get a good shot of what was on the other side?

It is hard to take photos through glass and not get lots of unwanted reflections.

Glass can be one of the hardest things to take photos through. It doesnt seem to matter where... more

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