Branding Your Photography Business – Part 1: Logos

Branding Your Photography Business – Part 1: Logos: "As a former PR person, the importance of branding was always a topic I was harping on with clients – from individual authors to multi-million dollar corporations and non-profit agencies. How a business presents itself can be the difference between success and failure. Photographers are no exception to this rule. How you brand your business – from logo to business cards, website to social media pages, portfolio to promo piece – all affect a buyer’s decision whether to work with you or not."

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Capta connects any smartphone to a tripod

Capta connects any smartphone to a tripod: "One thing you can say about smartphones: their limitations have opened the door for all sorts of new inventions. Among those limitations are the facts that many phones lack a tripod mount, and require a model-specific cover/kickstand if you wish to prop them up. "

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Breaking Photography Rules – PictureCorrect

Breaking Photography Rules – PictureCorrect: "Photography is one field that rewards people for breaking the rules. Are you a visual rebel? Like to push boundaries? Pick up a camera. But before you break the basic rules of photography, you have to learn them."

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Digital Photo - Flattering Light For Portraits | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Flattering Light For Portraits | DPmag.com: "Let’s get one thing straight: There’s no simple formula for portrait lighting. To make great portraits, you need to understand how to make your subject look his or her best, and to do that you have to find or create great light."

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Digital Photo - 10 Top Portrait Tips | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - 10 Top Portrait Tips | DPmag.com: "Since no single pose is perfect for every model, professional or otherwise, each person before your lens should be looked at individually to decide what to highlight and what to hide. That said, there are basic positions and compositional rules that are extremely helpful to have in mind when going into a photo shoot."

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Digital Photo - The Details Of Portraiture | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - The Details Of Portraiture | DPmag.com: "Co-author Andrea Scher recalls capturing this shot, “This wedding guest caught my attention. The color and texture of his vintage brown wool coat, loud pink tie, mint green button-down, bright yellow belt and royal blue slacks was almost alarming and yet it suited him so beautifully."

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Digital Photo - Lighting Gear Makes A Difference | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Lighting Gear Makes A Difference | DPmag.com: "Lighting is the most crucial element in photography, and, in fact, it’s at the very core of image-making, be that photographs, paintings or drawings. An artist needs great light to produce great images. In photography, the most basic source of illumination is “available light,”"

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Digital Photo - 10 Keys To Unique Portraits | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - 10 Keys To Unique Portraits | DPmag.com: "No matter what type of photography you like, at one point or another, you’ll find yourself shooting a portrait. I know landscape photographers who swore they would never shoot a portrait in their career, and one week later they were shooting a portrait."

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Band Photography Tips and Techniques – PictureCorrect

Band Photography Tips and Techniques – PictureCorrect: "
For a band, great photographs are a necessity. They are one of the most important tools in spreading the band image, increasing fan awareness, and promotion of new music. This makes band photography sessions even more important than regular photography. As such, it is important to make sure the photos send the appropriate message and present the band in a way that will advance its purpose."

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Fashion Photography, Some History – PictureCorrect

Fashion Photography, Some History – PictureCorrect: "Magazines such as Allure, Vogue and Vanity Fair are known to display some of the best fashion photography that you will ever come across."

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