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Tag Archive: tips and techniques
Ask the Photo Business Coach: How Long Does It Take to be Successful?
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- For Great Photographs, ‘This Is What I Saw’ Isn’t Enough
- Three Rules for Portraits Worthy of a Wedding Day
- Ask the Photo Business Coach: What Is a Call to Action?
- Breaking All the Rules Can Lead to Surprising Images
- Take Your Photo Retouching to the Next Level
- The Art of Giving Constructive Criticism
- Five Tips for Designing Your Photography Website
- Photographers, Your Website Design Needs More Substance — and Less Flash
- How to Make the Most from a Test Session
- Ask the Photo Business Coach: How to Write a Killer Bio for Your Website
- Getting Paid: Collection Agencies and Courts
- Getting Paid: Using a Reminder System
- Getting Paid: Prodding the Slow-Paying Client
- Getting Paid: It Starts with the Invoice
- Ask the Photo Business Coach: How Can I Make the Most of Social Media?
- Summer Doldrums? Stay Busy to Re-Inspire Your Photography
- To Tell a Story Visually, Build Trust with Your Subject
- Practicing Your Wildlife Photography at the Zoo
- Ask the Photo Business Coach: How Can I Be a Better Negotiator?
- Professionalism Trumps Talent Every Time
- In Defense of the Photographer’s Vest
- Is Photography Adding to Your Quality of Life?
- You Don’t Need a 3D Camera to Create Depth
- On Vertical Lines, Graphic Art and Photography
- If You Want the Best from Your Designer, Don’t Criticize Their Work — Critique It
- Wedding Photographers: Be Yourself to Be a Bride Magnet
- The Best Photos Make You Stop to Look Twice
- For Photographers, It’s Not What You Look at — It’s What You See
- It’s Not All Doom and Gloom for Photojournalism Students
- Too Much Work? Stop Complaining and Start Growing Your Photography Business
- Is Getting Your Photography Organized Worth the Effort? You’re DAM Right It Is!
- Creating a Wedding Photography Website That Sells: Testimonials and Packages
- Ask the Photo Business Coach: Why Followup Is So Important to Success
- Photographers, Stop Making Excuses and Start Taking Pictures
- Ask the Photo Business Coach: How Should I Prepare for 2011?
- Use a Free Gift with Purchase to Drive Your Photography Sales
- Ten Seconds to Photograph the President
- Three Photo Locations, 45 Minutes…No Problem!
- Photography Is a Numbers Game at Heart
- How Can Photographers Give Back During the Holidays?
- Finding Comfort — and Creativity — in the Well-Worn Path
- Notes from the VisCom Classroom: What It Takes to Teach
- Study: Bargain Stock Photos Don’t Help Websites Sell
- To Create Inspired Photography, Take a Class — Any Class
- For Photographers, the Future Is Storytelling
- To Get Noticed, Let Your Character Come Out in Your Photography
- Eye on Image-Making: Seven Storytelling Basics
- To Create Inspired Photography, Find a Good Story to Tell
- Stanley’s Photo Tutorial: Using Colored Gels for Backgrounds
- Neon Signs Are an Endangered Species; Photograph Them While They Last
- When and How to Convert Color Images to Black and White
- Applying the 10,000-Hour Rule to Photographers
- To Become a Better Photographer, Learn from Your Failures
- Composition for Landscape Photography, Part 2: Perspective and Balance
- Composition for Landscape Photography, Part 1: Framing
- Five Tips for Better Event Photography
- Stanley’s Photo Tutorial: Using Natural Light for Outdoor Portraits
- Visualization in Landscape Photography, Part 2: Creative Visualization
- Visualization in Landscape Photography, Part 1: Practical Visualization
- After the Newspaper Layoff: The Next Five Things You Should Do
- After the Newspaper Layoff: The First Six Things You Should Do
- Stanley’s Photo Tutorial: Using a Secondary Light Source
- Build a Diverse Client Base to Increase Your Bargaining Power
- Project Management for Photographers: Documenting Inspiration
- Need a Cure for Photo Shoot Grumpiness? Try Catering
- Advice from an Art Director: What I Look for When Hiring a Photographer
- To Succeed as a Pro Photographer, Stay Focused and Learn to Say “No”
- The Magic of Twilight Photography
- Documenting the Amish: Lessons in Noninvasive Photography
- How to Take Your Best Shot at the National Geographic Photo Contest
- Project Management for Photographers: Your Project Toolbox
- Five Tips for Better Group Photos
- Why I Hired a Graphic Designer to Help Brand My Photography Business
- Project Management for Photographers: A New Series
- My Journey to Build an Agency-Worthy Portfolio
- Five Steps to a Successful Travel Photography Shoot
- Photography SEO: Don’t Set It and Forget It
- How Close Is Close Enough?
- Go Beyond Taking Photos to Explore Your Creativity and Expand Your Business
- Photographers, Be Sure You Have a Backup Plan
- Ask the Photo Business Coach: How Do I Close the Deal?
- The Joy of the Contact Sheet
- Survival Strategies for Photographers: Spend Time — Not Money — on Marketing
- Creativity Starts with a Blank Canvas
- Make Prints to Improve Your Photography
- Notes from the Viscom Classroom: How’s Your Elevator Speech?
- Break the Ice to Get Better Pictures of Your Subject
- Market Your Photography with Your iPhone
- How to Make Money from Photography Workshops
- All Children Are Artists; Here’s How to Stay One
- Creating Montages in Photoshop
- Put Color Theory to Work in Your Photos
- Get Trippy with Black-Light Photography
- Eye on Image-Making: Sales Is Not a Four-Letter Word
- Get Started Shooting Video with Your HD DSLR
- Why I Finally Decided to Shoot Only in RAW Format
- Notes from the VisCom Classroom: Teaching Software
- Eight Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Photographer
- Nine Dos and Don’ts for the New Camera Buyer
- Some F-Stops Are More Equal Than Others
- Eight Tips for Getting Great Images at Rock Concerts
- Five Tips for Better Holiday Photos
- Six Good Reasons for Photographers to Lug Around Lights
- The Art of Visual Storytelling
- How to Make Winning Wildlife Portraits
- Tread Carefully When Photographing Religious Events
- Seven Tips for Taking Photos in Public Places
- Overcoming Photographer’s Block, Part 2: Five Recommendations
- How I Gained Access to a Chinese Coal Mine After the Government Said No
- Overcoming Photographer’s Block, Part 1: The Creative Process
- Six Tips for Smarter Location Scouting
- Don’t Be That Guy — with the Tripod
- Six Lessons from a Glamour Shoot
- Bad Weather Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Photo Shoot
- Don’t Fall for These Six Digital Photography Myths
- Take These Shortcuts to Improve Your Photo Editing Workflow
- How I Stopped the Blue Angels in Their Tracks
- Add Drama to Your Photos with Colored Gels
- Six Steps to Becoming a Green Photographer
- When Covering Protests, It Pays to Do Your Research
- Catch the Light to Improve Your Flower Photography
- Invest in Preparedness with a Point-and-Shoot Camera
- What to Do When You Don’t Have Access
- Composing Landscape Photographs with Confidence
- Should You Really Keep the Sun Over Your Shoulder?
- How to Take Candid Group Photos
- How to Take Wildlife Photos from Your Car
- Three Ways to Avoid the “Class Picture” Look in Executive Portraits
- Add a Touch of Romance with Photoshop’s Gaussian Blur Filter
- Silhouette Photography Made Simple
- Telling Stories with a Telephoto Lens
- The Wow Factor: 10 Tips for Dynamic Image Design
- If Your Pictures Aren’t Good Enough, You’re Not Close Enough
- Making Good Photos of Bad Weather
- Four Elements of Stock Photos That Sell
- Using an Off-Camera Flash to Improve Your Photos
- Ready to Photograph Fall Foliage? Use a Color Map
- Getting Good Exposures: 10 Dos and Don’ts
- Fun with Photoshop Filters: Flaming Pear’s Flood
- Backing Up for a Disaster
- Six Strategies for Getting Closer to Your Subject
- Living to Tell the Story: More Safety Advice for Photojournalists
- Because Dead Photojournalists Don’t Make Deadline: Tips on Cover and Concealment
- Seven Tips for Making Photographs in the Jungle
- Photojournalists Have a Life Wish: Tips for Surviving Dangerous Assignments
- Seeing Eye to Eye Isn’t Always Best
- Wearing an Extra Camera Around Your Neck — and Other Ways to Get Past “Officials”
- Macro Photography: The Magic of Nuance
- Six Steps to Banish Dust from Your Digital Images
- Solving the Mystery of the Headless Photograph
- Can You Blink Your Way to Better Photography?
- Five Tips for Getting the Best from a Model
- 10 Tips for Shooting Stock Photos That Make Art Directors Happy
- How to Take a Good Group Photo in 15 Minutes or Less
- How Not to Take Photos of a Thai Temple
- Dealing with the Unexpected on Assignments
- Photographer Plays Visual Tricks the Old-Fashioned Way — Without Photoshop
- New York City, One Step at a Time
- On Digital Photography