via Brooke Petro · Set amongst New York City during the spring, yesterday's Session Spotlight by Francesca Russell is not be missed. · 16 children – 16 photos: Click the black background and switch on the reality of their surroundings. · Bad color corrections or lack of color uniformity are telltale signs of an inexperienced photographer, sharpen our eye with this tip on how to create even colors in your images. · April Fool's Day is well on it's way and this trick has been a long time favorite of ours. · The International Association of

They say there is nothing like New York City in the spring and for those of us lucky enough to experience it, we agree whole heartedly. Even more spectacular is being able to tag along as a spectator to the wonder brought about by a visitor's first trip to the city. New York's own Francesca Russell played to all our year's spring daydreams with this gorgeous family session set in the one and only Big Apple. “One can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it

FINDING CONNECTIONS AMONGST THE CHAOS With JAYME FORD April 24th – May 12th, 2017 Registration now open Want to break free from the ordinary and create emotive images that will stand the test of time? No more fake smiles and uncomfortable looking, forced connections. Learn to work with unhappy dads, stressed out moms and those crazy littles. Come join Jayme Ford of The Paper Deer Photography and embrace the chaos of these crazy beautiful families.  If you have ever wanted to whole heartily capture the love between family members and fully document your clients story of togetherness and

There is nothing better for a small business owner than catching on like a wild fire and experiencing a stellar year! As your business grows with each year, consider scheduling a quarter check in to asses your debits and credits for the year to date in case you are in close proximity to moving towards a higher tax rate. This scheduled assessment will help you weigh on whether or not it is a good time to purchase equipment, take on that workshop you've had your eye on

DISCOVER AND EXPLORE THE LIGHT IN YOUR LIFE with EL HOGAN April 24th – May 12th, 2017 Registration now open Light is a language, like the spoken or written word, and just like poetry or a wonderful story you can get lost in… it has colour and tone, range and emotion. It can sharpen or soften a picture or change the meaning of an photograph. When used effectively, it has the power to move people, stop them in their tracks, transport them to a memory. In Finding the Light, this

One of the most tedious but worth while deductions for small business owners and specifically us photographers is mileage. Driving to meet up with future clients, location scouting, or even just picking up supplies — it all counts. Let's be honest though, in the past how often have you forgotten to log your mileage? That's why we can't rave enough about mileIQ. Download the app on your phone and it runs in the background automatically adding up your separate trips to and from wherever you go. Then, when