How Your Pricing Structure Could be Losing you Money

How Your Pricing Structure Could be Losing you Money: "As artists, photographers may not be as business-minded as they should be. This can get many of us into trouble, both legally and financially. In order to call your photography business successful, it should first and foremost be profitable. If you are not making money from your photography business, you need to call it what it is: a hobby."



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5 Tips for Better Environmental Portraits

5 Tips for Better Environmental Portraits: "Environmental portraits typically show the subject in their natural environment. They are different from traditional portraits in that they tend to show more of the character of the subject, rather than just the subject in front of a neutral background. Most people, unless they are professional models or natural hams, tend to stiffen up in front of the camera. Because your subject is in his or her natural environment, they tend to be more relaxed, resulting in better facial expressions and body language."



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Simple Product Photography in 5 Minutes – PictureCorrect

Simple Product Photography in 5 Minutes – PictureCorrect: "Jared Polin has created a useful and practical guide to product photography using entirely natural light. His process is far from complex, and he’s an entertaining talker:"



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How to remove chromatic aberration (color fringing) in Adobe Lightroom

How to remove chromatic aberration (color fringing) in Adobe Lightroom: "Modern camera lenses are complicated. Really complicated. I know, because I tried to fix the aperture control ring on my Canon 24-105 the other day. To cut a very long and confusing story short, I now have two Canon 24-105 lenses, one of which is completely ornamental. It was a fascinating, if expensive lesson on just how precise and complex a zoom lens mechanism can be."



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Triptych Portrait Series - Digital Photography School

Triptych Portrait Series - Digital Photography School: "I enjoyed this for a couple of reasons. Firstly it shows how a simple shift of the head can alter the mood of an image. I also is a nice reminder of how displaying a series of images together in a triptych or diptych can be."



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Photography: Where to Start – PictureCorrect

Photography: Where to Start – PictureCorrect: "So you have decided to have a go at photography? Good for you! Photography is a wonderful way to spend time, whether it is making money or a hobby. The problem a lot of poor souls have when they start is the bombardment of information about different cameras, memory cards, lighting equipment, the list goes on!"



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