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Podcast: Photography Business Tips – Selling Portraits To Your Clients

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:05:11 +0000

In this Podcast we talk about “How To Sell Your Unique Portraits” and getting the most out of your hard work.

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Do I Shoot JPG or Raw When Using Digital Backgrounds?

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:27:33 +0000

Well…Joe Marshall and I are going to try and do Podcasts on a regular basis answering questions from our NPB subscribers. Here’s our very first one that talks about Raw vs Jpg when shooting for Digital Backgrounds.

So…I guess this would be Episode #1

The idea with these podcasts is to answer a question or two in under 10 minutes…so you can learn and apply what we teach as fast as possible.

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Digital Creation’s Spot Light (Using Digital Backgrounds)

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:41:20 +0000

Here you will find various Digital Creations created by our NPB subscribers and students. I wanted to have an area to display (Show Off) some of their work and show others the power of using Digital Backgrounds and Props in their photography. I’ll be updating this area on a regular basis. So check back often.

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Photographer: Carol Moreau

Digital Background Used: Summertime Lemonade

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Simple Unique Portrait Idea – No Studio Required

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:52:40 +0000

After I posted the Summer Lemonade portrait idea, I received a lot of emails saying it really helped. As photographers we need to be inspired and sometimes pushed to think outside the box. That’s my job I guess.

So…I decided to share another unique portrait idea that anyone can use and start creating with very little equipment. We created a Digital version for our NPB Digital Creations Club called “Gone Golfing“. I know…pretty unique name. LOL

Watch the video and I’ll go over all the components you’ll need to get started.

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Creating A Fun Summer Portrait

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:37:04 +0000

As a photographer we’re always looking for new fun ways to create portraits for a clients. This can be frustrating at times when you just don’t feel like being creative or you’re just not seeing the vision.

Usually an Artist…like a photographer, needs inspiration to get the creative flow moving. That’s what I wanted to do with this idea that Lisa and I came up with for one of our Digital Creations. It’s called “Summertime Lemonade”.

Forget that it’s a Digital Background and Prop we created for a minute and just study the idea. You can easily model this idea by using some stuff right around the house.

Here’s what you’ll need:

1. A nice day with some blue skies. Usually a field or park is a good background that has flowers or a pond.

2. A glass or plastic pitcher for the lemonade and glasses

3. Lemonade in the pitcher and glasses

4.Wire or wicker stand

5. Lemons to include around the tray

6. Optional: Include some Sun Flowers

That’s basically all you’ll need to create this portrait.

I hope you can see that this an easy way for you to create a new portrait idea for your clients very easily.

If you want to have this instantly and use our Digital Creations version…check out our NPB Club.

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Happy Shooting

Scott

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Expanding Your Photography Using Digital Photo Studio Backgrounds

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:11:25 +0000

In this video I wanted to show you how to expand your photography using Digital Photo Studio Backgrounds. I receive a lot of emails from students that say they can’t afford a full studio with professional lights and expensive backdrops. Now with the help of technology and the new digital age that we live in…anyone can get in the game.

In the video below I’ll demonstrate how using these Digital Backgrounds and Props in Photoshop can be super simple.

The Digital Background we used in this video is available in our Digital Creations Club.
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How To Create A Photography Business Portfolio – Simple Technique

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:03:57 +0000

I received an email the other day from one of our NPB subscribers wanting to know “How To Create A Portfolio” to show prospects. So…I decided to create a video explaining how I would create a portfolio from scratch and gain some additional benefits in the process.

Watch the short video below to see how you can follow this simple technique.

As usual…post a comment and let me know what you think.

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Another common problem new photographers have…is creating their (IM) Aka: Interest Magnet. This is a portrait to create desire for their services. Check out some of our IM’s that we’ve created and now offer to our NPB club members.

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Digital Photography Tips Using Photoshop And Digital backgrounds

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:27:03 +0000

In this post I wanted to share a portrait that one of our NPB students (Carol) created and posted on our forum. I thought it was a great example of how you can create a beautiful portrait with some basic tools. I think you’ll see after you watch the video

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Here’s an example of the finished portrait. Great Job Carol!

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How To Add Multiple Digital Backgrounds To Your Workflow – Photoshop Tutorial

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:02:09 +0000

This is a follow up video to my blog post titled “Learn How To Use Digital Photography Backgrounds – Photoshop Tutorial“.

I received some questions on how to add Digital backgrounds to the WorkFlow template.

Watch the video below to to see the actual process.

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Learn How To Use Digital Photography Backgrounds – Photoshop Tutorial

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:05:28 +0000

In this video I’m going to show you How To Use Digital Photography Backgrounds and create a simple template to use over and over again. I’ve received some questions from our NewPortraitBiz subscribers that wanted to know how to load multiple Digital Backgrounds to create an easier WorkFlow.

We would all like an easier and faster way to work in our business. If you want to speed up your WorkFlow and be more productive…Watch the video below.

These Digital Backgrounds are part of our New “Urban Graffiti Collection Vol.1″.

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