Tutorials

Setting Goals During a Pandemic: The Fool-Proof Way to Keep Your Business on Track with Erin Youngren Episode 26: Show Notes. It’s important to continue to set business goals and push forward, even during times of crisis. Today’s guest is Erin Youngren, who is an educator and photographer. In this episode, Erin talks about setting goals for 2021, and you might be …

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Business

Find Your Focus Podcast: Episode 26

Community Outreach: How One Non-Profit Helps Youth Find Their Passion in Photography with Sara Keith. Episode 25: Show Notes. Unlike many other art forms, photography is a field that is still largely inaccessible due to the high cost of equipment and the difficulty of finding people who are willing to teach. But our guest today, …

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Inspiration & Motivation

Find Your Focus Podcast: Episode 25

Getting Your Life Back – Simple Systems to Save You Time in Your Business with Dahlia Orth, System Strategy Academy. Episode 24: Show Notes. Stress is one of those things that can take the joy out of your photography career, but implementing good systems can help reduce it. Nobody understands systems as well as Dahlia …

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Business

Find Your Focus Podcast: Episode 24

Almost every photographer I know, even those specializing in portraits or action photography, has a soft spot for landscapes.  There’s just something about nature and sunsets and vistas that captures our imagination and prompts creativity.  Even if you just dabble in landscape images, you’ll want a lens to help translate that vision before you into …

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Gear

Best Lens for Landscape Photography – A Buyer’s Guide for Beginners

If you process photos, you will need to know the differences between the two popular processing software apps. RawTherapee and Lightroom have useful features for photo processors, but they have subtle differences worth comparing. After you see RawTherapee vs Lightroom, you will be able to decide which is the best choice for your photo skills.  …

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Editing

What Software Should You Edit With? RawTherapee vs Lightroom

Nothing makes a photo more mesmerizing than a colossal mountain towering over the landscape. While mountains can add a sense of wonder and depth to your photos, mountain photography is not as easy as it looks.  In this post, we’ll cover a few tricks and tips professional photographers use to get those awe-inspiring mountain pictures …

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Genres

How to Master Mountain Photography: Pro Tips and Secrets

What is a shutter count, and why is it important?  The shutter count is the number of photos you have taken. While most parts of your device probably won’t damage, the shutter undergoes frequent deterioration throughout its lifetime. Whatever your Canon model, a DSLR can withstand approximately 30,000 to 300,000 shutter actuations before needing a …

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Gear

How Do I Find the Shutter Count On My Canon Camera?

People can recognize the best photography. The most legendary photographers have a certain panache to their work that composes their identity; they have a brand. Stylistic photography elevates work from pictures to art. As beginners, many of us snap photos of whatever has an exciting look, unconcerned with continuity between our shoots. However, once you …

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Photography

A Photography Style Guide for Exploring Your Creativity

When you compare Affinity Photo vs. Luminar, there are many items to consider before you arrive at the best one for your needs. Both editors offer lots of functionality for the price, making them an excellent value, and the performance also doesn’t disappoint even when you’re working with RAW format content. What Is Luminar? Luminar …

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Editing

The Battle of Editing Software: Affinity Photo vs. Luminar

Beautiful scenery, unique angles, and attractive people make yoga photography a popular subgenre of sports photography. The best professional yoga photographer shows not just the athleticism of the practice, but the meditative, peacefulness of it, too.  If you want to improve your yoga photography skills, these ten tips will help you get beautiful, iconic pictures …

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Genres

Yoga Photography That Aims to Inspire

Hacking The Algorithm with Facebook Groups. Episode 23: Show Notes. One of the things our guest today learned very early on was the power of social media and how it’s not just about uploading nice content and hoping people see it and engage with it. In fact, there is an actual strategy and specific steps …

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Business

Find Your Focus Podcast: Episode 23

The sun’s rays are one of the most beautiful details about an early morning stroll or a beautiful sunset. Yet despite their beauty, light rays are often challenging to capture with a camera alone, which is why many photographers resort to adding in rays with Photoshop during their editing process.  Creating rays in Adobe Photoshop …

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Editing

How to Apply Sun Rays in Photoshop

Creating a beautiful picture requires more than framing the perfect shot. Photo editing allows you to take your craft to the next level, turning out flawless photos that genuinely captivate audiences. If you’re new to the game, you’re probably wondering, “Which photo editor is right for me?” There is no one right answer. The right …

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Editing

Luminar vs Lightroom: Which One Is Best for Photo Editing?

As one of a photographer’s most important tools, focus has the power to change the entire emotional effect of an image and establish the story of a photo. Its formidable impact on photography means that photographers need to have a firm grasp of how to use it. Understanding focus begins with recognizing the difference between …

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Photography

The Difference Between Deep Focus vs. Shallow Focus

Ever get confused when it comes to the many types of lenses? Let’s make it simple! Even if you’ve been in the photography world for years, you may not be experienced with many types of camera lenses. The truth is, many lenses are expensive, so we often choose a type of photography and then pick …

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Gear

11 Types of Lenses Explained!

As a photographer, specific points of the year are sure to bring in work. Prom is one of them. Snapping pictures of teenagers in formalwear might sound straightforward enough, but it requires careful planning and attention. This guide explains how to take pictures of prom that will preserve the memories of this special occasion. How …

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Genres

How to Take Prom Pictures That Are Jaw-Dropping

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