Composition Tips

The first thing to acknowledge here is that large people know that they’re large. As with any body type (skinny included) their body image may cause them to believe that they’re either larger or smaller than they are. You can tastefully discuss body image with them clients which is something I may be inclined [...]

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6 Tips for Photographing Large People

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Q. “I’ve read your post on 5 ways to stop being a luck photographer a dozen times and I desire to do that! But I’m having a hard time letting go of that mentality of if I don’t click as often I’ll ‘miss’ the shot. I’m stuck with the ‘what if I miss it’ mindset [...]

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5 more Tips for Escaping the Luck Shooter Mentality

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I’ve had quite a few toddler sessions recently and have discovered a few things: They actually love being sent to the corner. A girl really does need an extra set of hands and they just move faster with their feet on the ground!
1. Put them in the corner. I’ve found that a great corner (I love [...]

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5 Tough Love Tips for Photographing Toddlers

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Next time you take your digital camera out and line it up for a shot pause before you press the shutter button and ask yourself:
“What is the Focal Point in this Picture?”
Some other ways to ask the same question might include – What is the central point of interest? What will draw the [...]

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Using Focal Points in Photography

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Composition is not just about positioning subjects in your shot – but sometimes is more about positioning yourself as a photographer in order to make a more pleasing arrangement of subjects in your frame.
I learned this principle for myself back in a high school photography class where my teacher pointed out that every portrait I [...]

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Composition: Not Just About Positioning Your Subject, But About Positioning Yourself Too

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In my previous post, 7 Tips For Great Low Angle Shots, I listed out a few ways to help shoot life from a lower angle.  (And thanks to those of you who mentioned using Live View, especially if your rear LCD flips out!)  Not all low angle shots need to be right on the ground [...]

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I’m going to go out on a limb and state, for the record, I don’t like the overuse of HDR that is touted as examples of good HDR these days. I am not some fundamentalist, purist curmudgeon who despises progress and still does his art with firewood charcoal on a cave wall. I [...]

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One very common question I get from photographers is why they can never get their images as sharp as the ones they see online. This is a loaded question, and it really made me think about all the things I go through to get tack sharp focus on my images. Sure there are the obvious [...]

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Are you a stickler for little details? Well, if you’re a photographer, you had better be. Discovering the rule of thirds is a big milestone for any photographer. Suddenly, you realize that all you ever did before was center your subject right smack dab in the middle of the frame, because that’s where the camera’s [...]

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Continue Reading Divine Composition With Fibonacci’s Ratio (The Rule of Thirds on Steroids)

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One of the most helpful tips that an old pro photographer once gave me was to use my zoom lens as a compositional aid rather than a way to get close to my subject.
He told me this just after I bought my first 70-200mm lens. I proudly showed it to him and told him that [...]

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