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What about the floor?
May 22, 2023 - What about the Floor (or surface)?
Photographers often invest in a variety of things such as new cameras, lenses, backd...
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An Afterthought?
April 17, 2023 - An Afterthought...!
Most photographers try to plan their concepts out in detail for quite a few reasons. It could be ti...
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Please spread the Word!
March 06, 2023 - Please Spread the Word!
" I lost my camera with pictures of my grandchildren since they were born and other valuable pi...
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Can Photoshop create happiness?
February 27, 2023 - Can Photoshop Create Happiness?
Can Photoshop create happiness? Well maybe, sometimes! A photoshop user may be happy wh...
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Scanned Images- Some Help
January 16, 2023 - Scanned Images- Some Help
Recently I made a post relating to scanners and scanned images. If you have images that are 2...
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Is photoshop a must?
November 14, 2022 - Is Photoshop a Must??
With cost skyrocketing in almost every area possible, one often needs to stop and think where can...
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Sometimes little things count
November 07, 2022 - Sometimes little things count
I rarely throw away images, even from years ago unless there is a pretty significant prob...
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Is there hope?
September 12, 2022 - Is there Hope?
Every now and again, we make mistakes in exposure. We may be caught up in the moment, not use a light me...
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Revisit the Inverse square law
September 06, 2022 - Revisit to the Inverse Square Law
There are literally hundreds of photographic accessories that you can purchase for yo...
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Batteries
August 29, 2022 - Batteries
Batteries can certainly be a challenge to some people, and can be frustrating when one encounters a drained b...
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Bleached skin
August 15, 2022 - Bleached skin and Gobo work
There are many tutorials on the net that describe how to edit a photo to get a bleach white...
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Considering Artboards?
April 04, 2022 - Artboards
There are certainly many ways to work, present, and even your images in photoshop. In many cases though we ar...
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Velour- A consideration for a backdrop?
February 14, 2022 - Velour- A Consideration for a Backdrop?
There seems to a never ending list of possibilities for photography backdrops w...
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Pretty Images?
January 31, 2022 - Pretty Images??
While on social media recently, I ran across a posts that gained quite a bit of attention relating to h...
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Symmetry in Posing
November 15, 2021 - Symmetry and Connections in Posing
There is something special when you can get subjects to pose in a nearly identical m...
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Magic of Duotones
September 13, 2021 - Magic Of Duotones
When some people think of Duotones, they think something along the lines of the image above. The subj...
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Triggers - how many?
September 06, 2021 - Triggers- How many?
If you shoot with photographic strobes most photographers will understand that the shutter release...
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Old- not so great images
August 16, 2021 - Do you have older, not great images?
Many people have photographs from many years ago, some taken with early digital ca...
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Do you and your client understand?
May 03, 2021 - Do You and Your Client Understand?
One of the most satisfying things in the photography and modeling profession can be...
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Can the Healing Brush Help?
April 26, 2021 - Can The Healing Brush Help?
You may own a collapsible background, which is typically about 5 ft x 7 ft. They can be ver...
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Shooting for sales to the public
January 18, 2021 - Shooting for Sa les?
How you pose your subject (or not pose them) really depends on what your actual goal for the image...
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Hiring, or want to be hired?
December 28, 2020 - Hiring.. or Do You Want to be Hired?
The world of photography and modeling is a strange one indeed, with few standard p...
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Can lighting affect the perception of sharpness?
December 14, 2020 - Can Lighting Affect Sharpness?
In many traditional discussions of photography, sharpness is often thought of in terms o...
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Do you captivate your audience?
September 28, 2020 - Do you Captivate with your images?
In a recent post I spoke about 'Dwell Time' (How long a viewer looks at your image(s...
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Backgrounds - Clean Removal?
September 21, 2020 - ORIGINAL PS Remove.bg
Removing a Background Outside of an Editing Program
For those who have worked in an image proces...
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An experiment in editing
August 03, 2020 - An Experiment
With COVID and other circumstances affecting the photography world, I have been experimenting with some e...
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Rethinking Shooting in todays world
July 06, 2020 - Rethinking Shooting Environment
Without doubt COVID-19 has great impact on our society. It has touched almost everyone...
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Discard bad images???
June 22, 2020 - Do you discard bad images?
Most photographers take many more images that the public or clients will ever see. In some c...
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Set.a.light
May 18, 2020 - Set.A.Light 3D
I wanted to share information on a new program that I have trialed and like called Set. a. light 3D by E...
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The Model Release..Facts and Fiction
April 27, 2020 - Facts and Some Fiction about Model Releases
If one stays in the photography field even for a short time, he/she will li...
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Studio withdrawl?
April 06, 2020 - Are you Itching to get Back Out in the Field?
It is hard now with stay at home orders in many states for photographers.
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Promissory Estoppel?
December 16, 2019 - What is Promissory Estoppel and can you use it?
Let me start off by stating the I am NOT an attorney, and although this...
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Artist Statements
November 11, 2019 - Do You Have an Artist Statement?
Regardless of whether you are a photographer, a MUA, model, or any other creative prof...
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Photographing Aquariums and Learning
July 29, 2019 - Aquarium Adventures
Aquariums can be found today in many larger cities and can be a great day adventure. The photograph...
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Lessons from insects
July 22, 2019 - Lessons from shooting Insects
Although I typically photograph people, I will occasionally shoot other subjects such as...
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Have you tried Composites?
June 24, 2019 - Composites (Using Blend Modes)
Sometimes you may want to add a little digital artistry to some of your images. One can...
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Dancers
June 17, 2019 - Photographing Dancers
One of the most rewarding yet challenging subjects to photograph can be a dancer. A skilled dance...
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Education
June 09, 2019 - Educational Resources
One of the most important things that we can do in our personal or professional lives is never st...
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Featured studio-HM Photography, Baltimore Maryland.
June 02, 2019 - Featured Studio - HM Photography, Baltimore Maryland
HM photography is hosted by David Moser and is a residential type...
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Taking control of Vingettes
January 29, 2018 - Some people love Vignettes for drawing attention into their subject, while others don't use them at all. Certainly, like...
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Are Overlays worth it?
January 08, 2018 - There seems to be endless supplies of commercial editing products for photographers as well as just the average cell pho...
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Creating a Timeless Portrait
July 24, 2017 - What would you consider a timeless portrait? Is it one that evokes strong memories of your past? Is it a photo that evok...
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Do Textures add Interest?
July 17, 2017 - Almost anyone taking a photo that they wish to share want the image to grab the attention of the viewer and keep it ther...
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Never Stop Learning
July 10, 2017 - It really does not matter whether someone is a casual photographer with a cell phone or a seasoned professional, if one...
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Fine Art Nude... Men?
June 26, 2017 - When we think of nude models- specifically fine art nudes most thoughts will drift to the female form. This is certainly...
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Some thoughts about Portfolio's
June 12, 2017 - Whether we are talking about a photographer, Model, Makeup Artist, or any other professional in the industry, one of the...
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Do you use a mood board?
May 29, 2017 - Have you ever set up a shoot with a model or even a friend, send the person an email generally describing what you wante...
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Do background colors matter?
May 22, 2017 - Many studio portrait photographers stick with a staple of grey, white, or black backgrounds for many subjects. Many expe...
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Shapes and Sizes
November 30, 2015 - Some times photographers and artists can overthink things, particularly since photoshop is a complex program. In a creat...
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Free and almost free eduction
September 17, 2015 - For those not familiar with Creative live (www.creativelive.com), it is a streaming service offered over the web multipl...
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Education
May 09, 2015 - If you are like most people, sooner or later you will want to how to better your photography or learn a new skill relate...
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DSLR Video and audio
April 24, 2015 - If you have ever head a video with audio that sounds like it was shot in a tunnel, or a production shot outside with sou...
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DSLR video and lighting
April 22, 2015 - In Photography we are critically aware of lighting- it can make or break an image. Well, so is true for video and your D...
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Video with DSLR
April 20, 2015 - During this week I would like to talk a little about video using the DSLR. Any DSLR may in the last 3-5 years have had a...
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People...People... People
April 13, 2015 - This week I want to examine forms of photography that are pushing creative limits from a variety of artists, but are rel...
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Usage rights and Licensing
March 24, 2015 - Few things in photography cause as much anxiety as misunderstanding of how an image is to be used. This is particularly...
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Copyright
March 21, 2015 - Copyright is a concern for many photographers who spend a great deal time to create and edit images. There are a lot of...
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