The consumer drone industry has really taken off over the last few years. I know, I know, it’s a bad pun. Drone technology has advanced at an amazing pace. This is especially good for photographers who want to put a different spin (ahh, make it stop!) on their still as well as video shots. As …
How Does Your Lens Affect Color In Photos?
Have you ever noticed that lens descriptions sometimes refer to the ability to “render color”? I have, and it raised some questions. Isn’t a lens made of glass, and as such, isn’t it clear? How does your lens affect color in photos? Why? Do different lenses actually render color differently? Do more expensive lenses do …
7 Interesting Flash Photography Blogs to Follow
If you are a portrait photographer and have been relegated to natural light, then flash photography is the best way to take your photography to the next level. Now there is nothing wrong with natural light, but have total control over the light is an invaluable skill to learn. So where do you go to …
When Do You Need a Model Release? A lawyer answers.
Most portrait photographers think that to use a photo of a person in a commercial way, they must get a model release; however, this is only partially true. In actuality, there are a number of situations where someone’s image can be used commercially without a model release, and also some situations where a model release …
Safety Tips for Photographing a Solar Eclipse
A solar eclipse is one of the great spectacles of nature. A total solar eclipse in particular, although brief, could be a once in a lifetime experience for some people, which makes capturing a photo of it all the more enticing. Along with the excitement of experiencing the event, however, comes the need to take …
10 Sure-Fire Drone Photography Composition Tips
“Composition IS the masterpiece, lighting is the mood, technique is just the presentation” – Jim Harmer Flying drones, and drone photography are alot of fun, and taking the world by storm. There is no doubt about it, it’s great to take your drone out and just fly it. But we’re Photographers, right? Our purpose for …
11 Tips for Selling Photography at an Art Market
My first art show was on September 9, 2015. It was in a small town in Utah where my In laws lived. They informed me to come to the event so I got prints ready and headed north. I borrowed my sisters canopy and a few easels from my in-laws to display my images. I …
13 Photography Mistakes I Wish I Could Undo
Photography has been my hobby for the last 10 years, give or take a few months. In the last 2 years I started my own business and shoot professionally (part time) as a real estate photographer. I am nowhere near perfect and I’ve had some incredible set backs. Today we’ll go over 13 mistakes I’ve …
5 Reasons Why You Should Use a Instagram Business Profile
The hugely popular photo-sharing service Instagram has been around since 2010 and now boasts over 700 million users. Back in 2016 Instagram started to offer users the ability to switch to a Business Profile. In this article, I look at the features and tools that become available when you switch to a Business Profile. The …
Best Canvas, Metal, and Acrylic Photo Printing Labs: A Head-to-head test!
If you’re at all like me, 99.9% of the images you’ve captured and created still sit in the abyss of your computer. But there’s that .1% – you know what I’m talking about. There’s those few images that are just SCREAMING to be printed, but you’re not sure how or on what media. Then you …
Photoshop Resolution Setting: A complete guide and cheat sheet
The resolution of a camera sensor is different from the resolution of a monitor which is different from the resolution of a printer. Adobe Photoshop brings all three together, giving you the ultimate control of how your image is presented. But only if you know how each different resolution works. In this article, I’ll (1) …
7 Ways Drones Are Used in Businesses
Many people know about military drones classified Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) whose uses are explicitly in war. As the popularity of drones increased, the technology has been commercialized for businesses and individuals. The military’s contribution to the drone technology is significant and unforgettable. Developments in the technology have facilitated innovations into different ways drones are …