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Give Your Business (and Yourself) a Break!
Summer will be here before we know it. It's time to start planning that summer vacation. Yes, I'm talking to you. Yes, I am aware that you are a small business owner and that if you are not there to...
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Deal of the Day: Nikon F4s Camera
Today's Deal of the Day promotion is for the Nikon F4s camera body. It's a great film back up to your digital camera. It will also work with all of your full frame lenses in autofocus. This is a...
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Lightroom: Develop Module Cool Tools 2
Post 16Series: Introduction to Adobe Lightroom®A Big To-DoIn the last post we covered Crop Overlay, the Aspect tool, the Angle tool, Contrain to Warp, the Spot Removal tool, and Red Eye Correction....
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Lightroom: The Tone Curve
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Bringing Professionalism to Your Small Business
I know it's your studio and that most of the time you are editing and probably the only one around. But that doesn't change the fact that you are also a business owner. You never know when someone...
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Shooting in RAW: Noise Reduction
More Reasons Why Shooting in RAW is GoodNoise. Every photographer’s worst enemy. It’s that grainy look in a picture when it’s too dark to get a good shot and your camera compensates for the darkness...
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The Consultation
One of the questions I get asked the most is about how I structure my sessions. Everyone is going to do this a little differently and you will find what works best for you. It will change over time...
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Photoshop Elements: Saturating Specific Colors
Editing TipsIn previous entries we have learned how to adjust saturation and vibrance when editing a RAW file. What if you are already editing a JPEG and want to adjust saturation? The shortcut is...
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Lightroom: HSL / Color / B&W
Post 19Series: Introduction to Adobe Lightroom®H-S-L, the Big ThreeWhat is HSL? HSL stands for Hue, Saturation, and Luminance. You might be familiar with Hue and Saturation already. Luminance is not...
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Lightroom: Split Toning
Post 20Series: Introduction to Adobe Lightroom®The Art of Split ToningSplit Toning is great for artistic editing. If you are bored with where you are in your photography, using Split Toning can give...
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The Portrait Session
Now that you've had a consultation and gotten to know your client, it's time to put all that knowledge to work. You've chosen the location, props, and a date and time. This is your second point of...
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Photoshop Elements: Selective Clone Stamp
Editing TipsWe probably all use the clone stamp tool a lot more than we would like to. Sometimes it is unavoidable. There are things that you don’t want in your shot that will be there no matter what...
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Lightroom Details: Sharpening and Noise Reduction
Post 21Series: Introduction to Adobe Lightroom®Sharper vs. Reducing the NoiseIn the Develop Module, under Detail you will see Sharpening and Noise Reduction.Excessively Sharp (Ouch!)Sharp images are...
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The Sales Session
Ask yourself a question. Do you dread the sales session? If so you must be doing something wrong. This is actually my favorite client point of contact. Not that I am a great salesperson because I'm...
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Lightroom Lens Corrections
Post 22Series: Introduction to Adobe Lightroom®Out-Smarting Common ErrorsThere are common optical errors that camera lenses can create. Lightroom provides a unique resource to correct these issues and...
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The Delivery
You've had the consultation, taken the portraits, and made the sale. Yay for you! But don't relax quite yet. You have one more crucial point of contact with your client. It's time to schedule the...
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Lightroom: Lens Corrections & Profile
Post 23Series: Introduction to Adobe Lightroom®Show Me Your ProfileIn the Develop Module of Lightroom, under Lens Corrections, you have four tabs. These tabs are Basic, Profile, Color, and Manual. We...
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Why New Photography Businesses Fail
I am not trying to suggest that any of you who choose to start businesses are going to fail, because you are NOT going to fail. I just think that exploring some of the reasons that other photographers...
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Photoshop Tips: Spot Healing Brush
Editing TipsI have become so accustomed to using the clone stamp that I overlook the spot healing brush way too often. So I thought I’d provide a little plug for the spot healing brush today in case...
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How To Get People To Read Your Photography Blog
Disclaimer: While I am a believer in the value of a blog to build your business and communicate with your clients, I do not currently have my 1000 Words Photography Blog up and running. I am very...
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