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How to Achieve Perfect Butterfly Lighting

Butterfly Lighting is one of the most flattering and artistic ways of lighting the face. As it’s name would denote, Butterfly Lighting is created by the way in which you angle the light to fall on the face of your subject. Often used by celebrity photographers, this style of lighting can be achieved by a [...]

On Location Product Photography

You want to get your name into the community. You want to build relationships. You want to display your work in an unconventional way.
Perhaps you ought to consider the possibilities of on location product shooting.
On location product shooting looks something like this: You go into a storefront, use the available and supplemental lighting to feature [...]

5 Ways to Use Your Gifts and Reach Your Community

As an artist, you have the ability to powerfully affect others. Your artwork can touch people in ways you don’t even realize and with the holidays just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about how you can give back and reach your community with the gift of art.
Whether you want [...]

Wedding Photography: Be Imaginative

The world of wedding photography is becoming more and more competitive as time goes on. New techniques are discovered. New shots are developed. The envelope continues to be pushed. As a result, it’s easy to rely on the creativity of others rather than finding your own originality.

The most notable wedding photographers are the ones who [...]

How to Light a Portrait with a Single LED

Previously we explored the idea of creating beautiful portraits with a single LED. In this post, Christina N Dickson will give 2 short tutorials on the LED portrait.
The LED for On-Location:
There will be times in your on location portraiture sessions when the available light is just too dim or weak to create an even portrait. [...]

How to Shoot a Traditional Cultural Wedding

Photography for American Wedding ceremonies can be generally characterized in categories of preparations, ceremony, and reception. With most weddings fitting this order, the more weddings you shoot, the easier it is to anticipate your shots and mentally visualize how you will create them.
There is another market for Wedding Photographers that is often overlooked: Traditional Cultural [...]

How to Set the Price for Your Photography

It is not uncommon for entry level photographers to feel uncertain about what to charge for their work. Many feel as though price structures are the most complicated area of their business. As a result, these photographers under cut themselves and unknowingly undervalue their work.

Don’t be overwhelmed. Take the guess work out of pricing your [...]

5 Still Life Lighting Tips for Beginners

Lighting is the single most important element of “Still Life” photography. The way a photographer uses light for still life will add mood, give context, provide interest, and ultimately, create a dynamic still life photograph. Lighting for still life is not complicated. In fact, stick to these 5 tips, and you will nail your still [...]

5 Tips for Making a Stop Motion Video

Creating a stopped motion piece is the perfect way to unite your inner photographer and videographer through a trendy and fun medium. Blending the creativity of photography with the motion of video, stopped motion brings hundreds and thousands of images together to tell a sequential story.

Here are some tips for creating a stopped motion [...]

5 Tips for Young Family Portraits

This post is based on the portrait shoot of a young family who are DPS readers. After hearing of my work in Battle Ground, they contacted me for a portrait session. I am very happy to feature them in this post.
Shooting family portraits is always a varied experience based on the number of people you [...]