The Weekend Update : June 2
via Carey Pace · Art museums are one of our fave spots to visit during the summer to beat the heat. Whether you're hitting the scene for some inspiration or just craving a relaxing day, here are some tips on getting beautiful photos within a museum. · California or Bust? Fake it till you make it with this Copycat In-N-Out Burger recipe fit to grill this weekend. · Failures welcome. In fact, the crazier and more far off the better! · Do you shoot wide open? Other than fighting to nail focus, there are
Before + After Lightroom Edit with Missy Mayo
One of my favorite photography pleasures is gaining insight into how other photographers edit images. Aside from learning new editing tricks, I love to crawl into a creative’s mind and understand their approach to improving an image. Personally, I am a fairly clean editor with a penchant for color, but sometimes I believe it is almost harder to make an image appear natural rather than dramatically manipulated. The image below is a RAW file that I shot of my daughter awhile back. It was taken with a 15mm
Tuesday Tips #265 – Moving Into Microstock
While looking into your archives can help you successfully put together a collection to submit to stock photography sites, to remain successful and customize your offerings to current demands you will need to shoot strictly for your stock collection. To keep a steady supply coming even while you're shooting clients or personal work, always take a few more extra shots that could be more suited for your stock clients. Current popular stock photos generally have a lot of breathing room around the subject to allow for text
The Weekend Update – May 26
via Courtney Keim · Our prayers and thoughts are with Manchester today and while the news continues to be grim there are bright spots among it, including this brave mom who came to the rescue of 50 kids. · 10 actions you can take right now to boost your creativity! · Im sure like us, you've read your fair share of work/life balance articles but we especially liked this one since its far more flexible because after all, one day is not always like the next. · Ever hear that you are the
Tuesday Tips #264 – Moving Into Microstock
Just as keywords are essential to leading potential clients to your business site, so are they to leading clients to the photos in your stock collection. Whether you are selling them on your own and have your a search option within your site or you are partnering with a larger stock photo site, select keywords for your photos that are descriptive and concrete so clients can match your photos easily to their needs. It can be difficult to separate yourself and describe your own work so partner
The Weekend Update : May 19
via Evelyne Lourenco · Apparently this year's weather produced the perfect storm for intense allergies this year; read up if you're scratching your eyes out and sneezing sunrise to sunset! · Let your eyes run wild on these amazing Composite Photos Reveal Everything That Happens in One Spot Within 2 Hours. · Given the choice, which tech giant would you drop first? Over 50% of people were in agreement over their first break-up. · Even if its only once a day, how to bring mindfulness into the shower - that last