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How to Improve Your Wedding Photography

In this post Christina N Dickson from ChristinaNichole Photography shares some tips on how to improve your wedding photography.
According to comprehensive wedding planning site, theknot.com, December and January are fifth and sixth most likely months to schedule a wedding date (at least in North America). No winter breaks for wedding photographers here! If weddings are [...]

Concept Shooting in Photography

Concept Shooting is a way of approaching photography that can take your work to a new level. It takes a little more thought than just going ’snap happy’ but can really help you to convey a message with those viewing your shots. Christina N Dickson from www.ChristinaNicholePhotography.com looks further at Concept Shooting. Image by ~*Leah*~.
Winter [...]

The Golden Hour – Perfect Times for Portraits

Today portrait photographer Christina N Dickson looks at ‘the Gold Hour’ and why it is a great time to do portrait work. Christina’s work can be found at www.ChristinaNicholePhotography.com.
You are an admittedly talented people photographer. You like taking candid. You like taking portraits. After a few months of practice, you’ve progressed. But it seems that [...]

Successful Self-Promotion for Photographers [Book Review]

In this post Christina N Dickson from ChristinaNicholePhotography.com reviews the book Successful Self-Promotion for Photographers by Elyse Weissberg.

There are a number of inspiring books on photographic techniques from portraiture to lighting, travel photography to post processing. Depending on the type of photography you want to get into, and your level of experience, book resources [...]

Black and White Conversion – 3 Options in Adobe Lightroom

Today portrait photographer Christina N Dickson shares tips on converting images to Black and White using Adobe Lightroom. Christina’s work can be found at www.ChristinaNicholePhotography.com.
For amateur photographers who want to wait on that $800 Photoshop software purchase, or professionals who want a user friendly photo editing interface, Adobe’s Lightroom is a fantastic $300 solution.

In Lightroom, [...]

Engagement Portrait Shoots: 7 Professional Tips to take your Engagement Shoots to the Next Level

Today portrait photographer Christina N Dickson shares tips on how to shoot engagement portraits. Christina’s work can be found at www.ChristinaNicholePhotography.com.
Shooting engagement portraits are perhaps some of the most enjoyable for photographers. Most often, they are taken before the whirlwind of wedding planning is fully underway, and the couple is still quite enamored with one [...]

Test Your Photography Skills with These 5 Great Photography Competitions

Christina N Dickson is a portrait photographer and instructor for The Institute in Photographic Studies. Her work can be found at www.ChristinaNicholePhotography.com

You are a budding photographer in search of expanding your influence and getting your name out into the photographic world. Photo contests are a great way to gain experience with submitting, evaluating, and constructively [...]

5 Photo Essay Tips

Today Christina Nichole Dickson looks at the topic of Photo Essays. Christina is a photojournalist for Revolutionary Media. She is also an instructor with the Institute in Photographic Studies. Her work may be found at Christina Nichole Photography.
In the last twenty years, video and film have become the predominant forms of modern storytelling. But before [...]

Travel Photography Equipment – What To Pack?

What photography gear should I pack when I’m traveling? Today Christina Dickson answers this question. Image by Dean Forbes.
It’s your first trip out of the country as a real “photographer”. Your clothing is packed. Your suitcase is at the door. Now there’s only one question:
What photography gear do you bring?
In 3 days I head off [...]

Portrait Photography’s Power Posing – Part II: The Poses

Christina Dickson is a portrait photographer and instructor for the Institute in Photographic Studies. Her work can be viewed at Christina Nichole Photogrpahy

As we discussed previously in Portrait Photography Power Posing Part I, posing is no simple matter. It requires great attention to detail in subject’s personality and artistic use of body language. A pose [...]

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