The Importance Of A Good Corporate Headshot
I In 2012, the Cognition And Emotion Journal published an interesting study on facial features. The research showed that you make your decision to trust someone within 100 milliseconds of seeing their face. Talk about the importance of making a solid first impression, right? A less than ideal first glance spells out certain doom for your […]
10 STEPS FOR ORGANIZING AND CONDUCTING A CONCEPTUAL PHOTOSHOOT
1. GET INSPIRED AND COME UP WITH AN IDEA Inspiration doesn’t just arrive on its own. It must be triggered, and there are a lot of different things that can help with that. Working on visual taste and a general understanding of art is also important. Try to spend some time looking through the art […]
THE ART OF THE CLOSE-UP
One thing that separates me from the other photographers in my area is the client experience I offer. We go places, plan setups, and use creative and exotic outfits and secret locations. We shoot with cars, horses, pets, guitars, guns, buildings, bridges and friends. But when we sit down with Mom and Dad to order, […]
Is your LinkedIn profile pic damaging your reputation?
Recently, I asked a simple question on Linkedin and a couple of other platforms: What is stopping you from getting a professional headshot? As a professional photographer, I already had an idea of what can hold people back, but in my mind it was mainly to do with cost, with people’s insecurities about their body, […]
HAUTE MOMMA: MATERNITY BOUDOIR
I find many similarities between boudoir and maternity. You have to be conscious of the individual’s body from head to toe. You are creating and controlling shapes using posing, lights and styling. Maternity and boudoir portraits are usually kept between the couple. They are intimate sessions. Crossing the two is a match made in heaven. […]
15 Quick Ways to Make Your Photography More Professional
1. Practice Depth of Field Let’s start with the basics, shall we? It is absolutely essential that you practice balancing your shutter speed with your aperture (and other settings like your ISO) to get the right exposure. But good photography is more than a perfectly balanced histogram, and depth of field is one of […]
BUILDING MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL VENDOR RELATIONSHIPS
After 12 years working as a professional photographer, I realise now more than ever the value of having working relationships with industry vendors. We all have a job to do, we all want to be successful, we all want to make money. I see a lot of businesses take an isolationist approach, which can be […]
NETWORKING SECRETS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
The secret to all business is relationships—the good ones and, yes, even the bad ones. The bad ones drive us to do things like start a blog. The good ones support us, sometimes every step of the way, sometimes literally from the ground up. “It’s not about what you know, it’s about who you know.” […]
DEALING WITH ADVERSITY
I have worked my ass off building a successful business. But it hasn’t been easy. The last two years have been enough to break the strongest-willed person. So, what do you do? I am sure as you read this you can relate on some level. You have had things go wrong in your life or […]
THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW 2018 – BIRMINGHAM NEC – INSPIRATION AND ACQUISITION!
2 full days spent at the NEC for this year’s Photography Show, and thoroughly enjoyed it all…! I attended the Pro Conference for the first time (two mornings) and was treated to some great talks from inspirational photographers and even an accountant, and the Sunday Times Magazine picture editor… They all combined to describe how […]
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