Practice, Practice, Practice. The photography that separates the run of the mill photos and images from the pros in addition to correct exposure and composition, is the ability to edit wide angle distortion and capturing outside views through the windows. HDR software like Photomatix does not leave much in the way of window views. Most…
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Window Pulls & Flambients
In building my Real Estate Photography business, it is a constant learning process to find better techniques to improve quality and save time. These little tips will also help my portraits if a client is placed in front of glass with a beautiful view. When on location, one does not have a choice of day…
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Marketing Salons and Stylists
In advance of the marketing program March 21, I have found a niche that might be of value to photographers. Hair Styling is a very competitive business, and stylists like my daughter are having a hard time marketing their talents, and their salons are often void of samples depicting their work. If they hang anything…
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Offering Video with music to customers
A competitor in the area has introduced a new product video of real estate. I believe they use a gimble made for a cell phone that costs between $500-$700. They take the footage, apply music, and publish it on Utube. When you click on the item it plays in enlarged form for the prospect to…
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Continue to be impressed with Photo Key software
This software gives me the opportunity to use many digital backgrounds and my personal images when compositing. Wanted to show the immediate result upon import. From here, I could do my editing of matching the image to the background with color temperature, and using Portraiture on the face.
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Considering Opening a Studio
Kerry-- In advance of your course this month, I have an option to rent space 13.5' x 13.5' for $150.00/mo in the gallery I once displayed artwork. There is a large unused attached room with exit doors and bathrooms across the hall from this space. I can use this space for free for large group…
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A very productive day…
Clients are liking my eye lighter reflector. It is pretty hard not to get a good picture when using it. This lady is 69, and the combination of lighting and reflector took at least 20 years off of that.
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My new Studio Shooting Style – Backdrop Free
My 2017 plan - No more backdrops! Well ... almost So that's it. I've been shooting on backdrops for most of my career when in the studio and I'm done. I'm sick of that look. My entire artistic desire right now is to shoot people or things in the environment they would normally be in…
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Business Portraits
Hi Kerry-- Testing your new interface... My business portrait and head shot activity is really starting to take off. Attached is a portrait taken of a Real Estate agent on location after photographing one of his listings. Shooting RAW, I wanted to remove the shadow from the left side of his face. After viewing your…
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Welcome Everybody, to our new Members Only Chat area
Welcome. We're excited to announce our new Members Only Chat area. For those of you that go way back, you know we used to have a forum. We discontinued that 2 years ago in favor of a Facebook Group. We now have out own members chat area here. So don't be shy, try it out…
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