TweetIn today’s post I want to go over some Basic Lighting Techniques for your Digital Photography that you can use…Right Now! Let’s face it, when you’re first starting out in the photography business you have wonderful dreams of owning all the ‘best’ equipment but your budget dictates just how much money you can put towards it. You already know that if you don’t have light, you simply cannot make a...

TweetRecently I had one of our NPB Students email me and ask how to create a High Key Portrait in Photoshop. So…I decided to create a video demonstrating how you can easily achieve this look using Photoshop. Keep in mind that you can receive these same results with certain lighting set ups in a studio setting. But…sometimes when you’re first getting started you may not have professional lighting equipment or maybe just...

TweetIn this video I will show you how to create a Cover-Up layer when working with Digital Backgrounds and Props. Basically a Cover-Up layer is an additional layer that covers the front of the prop in the Digital Creation. We have been using these in our own business and have recently started including them with our Digital Backgrounds and Prop Sets. Watch the video to understand how these Cover-Up layers are created and work. If you...

TweetWhether you are wanting to get a treasured photo your own family pet or you would like to photograph pets as a part of your photography business, there are a few things you should know before you just show up with your camera and expecting award winning pet photos. Here are a five tips to help you get the photos you’re looking for. Tip #1 – Patience First and foremost we must realize that stunning photos of pets involve a...

TweetIn this video I’ll show you the power of Using Digital Backgrounds And Props in your Photography Business. When you want to give your clients more options and not spend $1,000 of dollars…you need to use this powerful concept. The possibilities are endless and the beautiful thing is that you get to use them over and over again. In this example I used our “Yesterday’s Wicker Scale Prop And Background Set” to...

TweetTaking family portraits presents a wonderful opportunity to capture the intimate relationships between all the family members. What we will focus on here is mostly the immediate family that usually consists of between two and six people. Here are a few Digital Photography Tips For Great Family Portraits to remember when working with families: Tip #1 Make them Comfortable It is difficult to get great expressions on faces when people...

TweetWe all know that photographing a newborn can be  somewhat challenging and unpredictable. Here are some useful Baby Photography Tips For Infants And Newborns that can make your sittings go as smoothly as possible. Tips #1 Learning The Location If this is a location shoot, you will probably want to visit the home first, so you can check out the windows and be sure that you will have adequate light.  If this is not possible,  ask the...

TweetYou can have the best camera and the best lighting, but if you don’t practice your composition and learn how to frame your shots, you pictures will be just average. It all starts with a vision and learning how to put a picture together in the cameras viewfinder. The camera is a tool that allows you to transfer your vision on the photo paper. In this article you will find 6 composition and framing tips to help you improve your...

TweetYou love animals and you love photography and people are always commenting on how wonderful your photos are. Could you possibly Start A Pet Photography Business, just because you have a passion? Of course, you can! Most successful photographers have started their own businesses with very little experience and learned almost everything through trial and error. All you need is a little bit of talent, a desire to learn some of the...

TweetI received this email from Debbie and I wanted to share it with everyone. I think it’s very important to realize that most people have some kind of fears and struggles in life, but the ones that constantly Take Action…will succeed. I’m not sharing this to brag, just to allow you to see that you’re not alone and everyone experiences some kind of challenges through their journey. I want you to read this and be...

Tweet How to use the “Limited Offer” in your Photography Business Marketing. You can be the best photographer in the world, but if your marketing stinks, you’re pretty much out of business. You need to constantly focus on testing and improving your marketing forever. I want to show you a very effective technique that small businesses don’t often use. This can be done over and over again creating a snowball effect...

Tweet In this video, I walk you through a simple workflow process for using Digital Backgrounds And Props in Adobe Photoshop. There a many methods and techniques to create cut outs in Photoshop, but this is one of the easier methods. Adding Digital Backgrounds and Props to your photography business will allow you to offer your clients more choices and not have it cost you a small fortune. Your portrait studio won’t have to store all...