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How to make your photo sessions fun for your subjects (and you!)

pay per click advertising Ever have a hard time getting your little ones to smile for the camera? Do you ever photograph people that tell you they hate getting their picture taken? Do you say that you hate getting your … Continue reading

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8 Common photo editing mistakes that you want to avoid

Photography is one of the most enjoyable forms of art and there is no shortage of reasons why. From traditional portrait work to completely abstract, the possibilities of how and what we shoot are endless. Regardless of the subject matter … 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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5 Family photo poses (that won’t look cheesy!)

Before we start, I thought I would take a minute and talk about the word cheesy. Although it’s easy to associate cheesy with plastered on, “Say cheese!” smiles, I tend to associate cheesy family poses as fake or inorganic. A … Continue reading

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The Three Elements of a Good Photo

Every successful photo has three things in common, and they’re not particularly surprising. The proper aperture, exposure, and focusing distance? The right camera, lens, and tripod? Successful use of hyperfocal distance, ISO invariance, and ETTR? No! The three variables that … Continue reading

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