Easy as Pie – Served Up Fresh …is common sense photography pricing know-how that will keep you from ever working for peanuts again. The retirement sale is now over and the products are no longer available for purchasing. Please keep an eye out for when new products will be coming out soon! Do you ever feel so flustered trying to make profitable pricing magic happen you sometimes consider the Q word: QUITTING? You’re not alone. Even the most passionate of photographers has learned the hard way that pro bono sittings, freebie add-ons and gimmicky specials do not translate into an overflowing bank account… no matter how hard you pray. Does that mean your photography business is destined to flounder forever with seat of your pants pricing and a barren bank account? Not while I’ve got your back… If you’re tired of crying yourself to sleep wondering how you’ll ever make the money you really want from photography — then rest easy my weary photographer friend, pricing your awesomeness is about to become Easy As Pie. Much more…
12 common errors of night photography (and how to fix them) The days may be getting longer, but (hopefully) they will also be getting warmer. Spring and summer are perfect times of the year to explore the world of night photography, but as you can imagine, there are many challenges when working with long exposures. Below we’ve identified 12 of the most common problems you’ll encounter when shooting night photography and offered our tips for overcoming them. Do you have your own night photography tips, or perhaps problems you’ve encountered in your own night photography endeavours that we haven’t covered here? Why not share them in the comments! Night Photography Tips: Painting with light Painting with light is one of the easiest ways to transform your night photography scenes from ordinary to extraordinary. 1. 2. 3. PAGE 1: Common errors when painting with lightPAGE 2: Common errors with moonlit landscapesPAGE 3: Common errors shooting star trailsPAGE 4: Common errors shooting the Northern LightsPAGE 5: Common errors with astrophotography
Wireless transmitters and receivers The AC3 ZoneController for Canon or Nikon is the gem of ControlTL product line and allows you to be in total control of your flash. Add it to your on-camera MiniTT1 Transmitter or FlexTT5 Transceiver and you instantly have three zones of flash control. Whether working in E-TTL ll, CLS/i-TTL or Manual mode, you now have control over all your flashes directly from the camera’s position. Put your flashes wherever you want, without worrying about having to access them during a shoot. FULL FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS:ControlTL™ PocketWizard’s new firmware platform taps into the full potential of your camera and flash system enabling an entirely new level of remote flash capability through our proven radio communications. E-TTL II and CLS/i-TTL Compatibility Designed to work seamlessly with Canon’s E-TTL II and Nikon's CLS/i-TTL systems, the AC3 ZoneController removes operating complexity with its easy-to-use design. Manual Power Control ZoneControl SpeedCycler with an AC3 ZoneController PowerTracking
Photography Pricing: How to Price Your Photography You are here: Blog Home » Business Tips » How To Price Portrait Photography To Make Money How To Price Portrait Photography? Words of Advice from a Professional Photographer As a general observation, I am shocked at the low prices of a lot of portrait photographers – especially new photographers, and I hope this isn’t offensive to anyone, but what is more important than your photography, is your business skills when running a business. Business sense, that’s what. Everyone asks – how should I price my portrait photography? Another thing – if you do not need the money right now because your spouse is the breadwinner, now is a GREAT TIME to build an exclusiveness about your business. The thing about running a business – you have to take emotions out of it. When I see some charging $200 and that includes all the digital files or even some of the files or even a $100 print credit with $20 8x10s, I cringe because that photographer can be making less than minimum wage and has no idea. 1. 2. 3.
A 15 Minute Exercise To Help You Improve Your Photography in 2012 A Post By: Darren Rowse Here’s a little exercise for you to do today. It will only take 15 minutes. Grab your camera – what ever one you have handy (I used my iPhone last time I did this) and head out into your backyard (or if you’re in the middle of winter you can choose an indoor location – perhaps your living room – really anywhere will do). Now find somewhere to sit – somewhere in the middle of whatever place you’ve selected. Now for the next 10 minutes just sit there. Observe Soak in your location.Look at the light and how it hits your surroundings.Pay attention to what your setting makes you feel.Look at the details that perhaps you’d not have noticed if you’d rushed through the setting. During this ‘observation’ phase you may like to move around your environment to look at it from different angles – but don’t use your camera yet. Plan As you sit there – begin to think about your setting and the elements in it as a photographic subject and how you’ll photograph it. What will you shoot?
How to Get Popular on 500px | Photograph IO Check out all of our other how-to guides here. Ok, I know, I know, before you are even going to read my first paragraph you are probably wondering … why in the world am I giving other people, many who are better in photography than me, advice on how to get popular on 500px? How can someone who isn’t even that popular on 500px give advice to others? If you bear with me for a second, I’ll explain myself. First off, although I may only have about 11 000 views on all of my pictures, it is only spread out among 12 pictures. But no, you won’t be able to hit the 99 pulse mark (aka popular page #1) on 500px in just a few days by following my tips, and I haven’t reached that high myself (yet). 1) This is not about spending hours “engaging” with other people’s pictures A lot of the advice given on Internet seems to turn around the concept of liking and commenting on pictures of others in order to make them get to you. 2) How 500px works (a quick refresher) What about Upcoming then?
Why Wedding Photographers’ Prices are “Wack” Earlier today my friend and fellow photographer posted a link to a craigslist ad from a woman in Seattle looking for a wedding photographer. The woman was upset because she thought that $3,000 for a wedding photographer was “wack” because all we do “is hang out at a wedding taking tons of photos and editing them” and that we are “making so much money its crazy.” I first read this post earlier today while I was running errands and my head almost exploded. I immediately started drafting a horribly mean and punishing response in my head, but by the time I got home, I realized that this is probably a common misconception and that maybe I should try to explain why photographers charge what we do for our work. I just want to state again, that being a photographer doesn’t mean that we wake up in the morning, photograph a wedding for 8 hours and then go home and our job is done. Sorry for the novel. Dear Bride, I am a wedding photographer in the Erie, PA area. – Nikki Wagner, Photographer
Exclusive Photography Tips For Capturing Star Trails We had featured some great Top star trail photography in our earlier post. If you are inspired by those photos and want to try something on your own. Then read on. We have some exclusive photography tips here in this article from Better Photography . These tips are simple enough that even a armature photographer can experiment with. Image source: Take the Pole Star as a central point to shoot star trails. Some planning needed before you start the shoot. Remember to carry a lock with you so you know how much time you are exposing the image. Hope you like our tips and capture interesting star trails!
Back to Business Chapter 7 ~ Where to Advertise Back to Business Chapter 7 ~ Where to Advertise A Success Series for Modern Day PhotographersIn last week’s addition, we talked about the value of getting paid a professional wage for your professional quality photography work, and how doing anything less sends the wrong message. This week we’re highlighting something that can be a painstaking process in any business owners operation - choosing where to advertise.Choosing where to advertise is one of the biggest (and hardest) decisions to make when it comes to running a business. Canon Rebel T4i | Nikon D7100 | Nikon D800 | Canon 5D Mark III | Nikon D5200 | Sony a7R Publications: They might be a good fit if you are a wedding photographer and there is a local guide that can highlight your services – of course a no-brainer. Groups and Associations: A Chamber of Commerce membership, if you have an active local chapter, can be the best promotional money you spend. Recommended Reading:
10 Tips & Tricks to Photograph Water with Your Phone Explorando el océano. lisboa Oceanário enjoying life water water by luisk on EyeEm Over 2/3 of the world is covered in water, and our bodies are more than 50% water. Water is in us and all around us, so it’s no wonder that it is the subject of countless photographs. We have put together a list of expert tips and tricks to level up your photographs of water. For further inspiration, check out these beautiful albums: water Water reflections and waterfall So let’s get started! 1. As with all types of photography, light is incredibly important. vacation Taking Photos That’s me water enjoying life by Marie on EyeEm 2. While this can normally only be adjusted on cameras (i.e. devices whose sole function is to photograph), there are several apps that allow you to speed up or slow down the shutter speed. To create beautiful silky photos of water you need to slow down your shutter speed. Taking Photos water Nature waterfall by Nathalie Myrén on EyeEm 3. Reflection Mirror river by sasha_tbnv on EyeEm