How do you find your best portrait after you finish a portrait session? The answer comes from editing your photos, and that’s what we’re going to teach you in this episode. Editing isn’t the same as post processing, though that’s a common misconception. Editing means to eliminate the stuff you don’t need until you get…
The question isn’t if you should print. It’s which type of print is right for your photo. Most photographers have thousands of photos in their archives, never seeing the light of day. That’s a shame. I know, because I used to be guilty of leaving my photos ignored in my archives. My wife, Lee, was…
Trying to search the podcast for hidden gems is usually a tough proposition. In most cases, you can’t search audio to find a topic or something you remember hearing on an episode a while back. In other cases, there may be older podcasts with an answer or discussion that you need, but there’s no way…
Lee has 5 questions about lighting portraits for me to answer on this week’s podcast episode. To be fair, I asked her to come up with some questions to ask for a few reasons. She’s a great photographer who doesn’t really have experience with flash photography and I know we have folks like that in…
Creating a mood in a portrait doesn’t have to be hard. We discuss a bunch of factors you can use, either alone or in combination, to convey a mood. Why is a mood important in a portrait? It enhances the viewer’s experience with your portrait. The idea is to connect with an emotional response and…
You aren’t done with your portrait session until you deliver your photos. Your subject and your team all need to have these photos every bit as much as you do. They have their audience waiting to see examples of their latest work. It’s up to you to deliver those photos to reward them for their…