Author Archives: ShutterBug

5 Steps to telling better stories with your photographs

pay per click advertising I believe we are all storytellers. But as we are mastering our craft, we can find ourselves so absorbed by the new concept or technique we are trying to learn that we often end up neglecting … Continue reading

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Video: How I Took This Sand Dunes Photo

In this week’s video, I’m going to show the story behind a photo I took a few days ago in Great Sand Dunes National Park. Because it’s our first case study video at Photography Life, I wanted to shoot an … Continue reading

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The Nikon Z Cameras for Landscape Photography

I’ve now been using the Nikon Z7 for more than six months, and I’ve also tested the very similar Z6 extensively for our review at Photography Life. The takeaway in both cases is that, despite a few flaws, Nikon produced … Continue reading

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Color matters: How choosing the right colors can make your photos better

If you were to briefly glance at my portfolio, you would notice that color plays a key role. Rich and colorful tones are one of the driving forces in my work.  Black and white photography has its place. But for … Continue reading

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5 Simple maternity poses to add variety to your session

Have you ever had that moment when you first start a session and your mind goes completely blank? You can’t remember any of the poses you had planned and you feel lost as you try to guide your subjects in … Continue reading

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