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Stop being a slave to your inbox! 7 Photographer E-mail Templates You Need in Your Workflow! We’ve all heard the expression work smarter, not harder. But how can you, as a photographer, do that, exactly? One practice to start implementing as soon as you hang your shingle as a professional photographer is …

7 Photographer E-mail Templates You Need to Save Time and Make Money!

Have you ever wondered how other photographers are able to capture so many candid moments in their portrait photography? We’re about to let you in on the secret world of photography prompts, and you’re never going to look back! Everyone has a style of portrait photography that appeals to them. The amazing …

How to use photography prompts to get the best natural photos

We’ve all seen it before, a close friend or family member asks you for free photos favor: “When you come over for Chelsea’s birthday party, can you please take a few shots of her? I’m going to be cooking on the BBQ and won’t have time to take any photos”. Free photos …

Free Photos Requests: Learning to say “No”

Self-portrait photography will challenge your technical skills and your creativity! The word selfie didn’t become part of our cultural lexicon until sometime in 2013. But self-portrait photography has been around almost as long as photography itself. Robert Cornelius used his camera in the back of his family’s store to take his own …

Self-portrait photography: 18+ Methods and Ideas to Spice Up Your Selife

Loop lighting is an easy lighting pattern to master and implement Off camera flash doesn’t have to be hard. Begin by understanding how to expose for your subject, then move on to mastering lighting patterns. Once you know the basic lighting patterns, like loop lighting, you can start to use your knowledge …

Loop Lighting: A lighting pattern every photographer should know

Have you ever been frustrated to find lens flares in your photo? Maybe it’s covering your subject’s face, or distracting from your image’s aesthetic. The good news is you can prevent this! You are in control of your camera, so you control if your image shows a lens flare. The lens flares …

To Flare or not to Flare: How to create or avoid sun flares

What would you do if a client asked you to capture some last photos of their dying family member? Perhaps you’ve thought about joining an organization that captures the last memories a parent has with their still born baby. We’ll share our tips for how to approach bereavement photography with empathy, respect, …

Bereavement Photography: how to photograph grief with respect

Help contribute to the industry and the environment and practice good photography ethics. How much is a social media like worth to you? Is it worth a trespass fine? The destruction of private property? The loss of someone else’s income? The life of an animal? The lives of your friends and neighbors …

Outdoor Photography Ethics: When getting likes causes harm

Crawl before you walk! We’re starting at the beginning of baby photography to start your growth spurt in this industry off right! Baby photography is not for the faint of heart. It requires patience, stamina, a gentle touch and a strong stomach. But if snuggling, shushing and swaddling make your heart clench …

The Ultimate Introduction to Baby Photography

Learn to take pictures of the carnival, fair or amusement park in all its whirly, night-time glory! You don’t have to be a kid to love the carnival. The lights, the food, the noises and colors…it’s a feast for the senses. It can also be a fantastic place to take a camera …

How to take pictures of the carnival at night

We have vision. But sometimes not the words. How to master the world of blogging for photographers. Does this sound like you? You pull up some images, open a text editor and wait for inspiration to strike. And wait. And wait. Argh!! It’s as if all your thoughts are wayward sheep and …

Blogging for Photographers: What to write when words aren’t your thing

Get the inside scoop from a former magazine head on getting photos published in publications and on blogs Ask 10 emerging photographers about one of their biggest photography dreams. At least a few of them will say getting photos published in a magazine is one of their goals. For landscape or wildlife …

The ONE step that really helps getting photos published: Secrets from a former magazine insider.

What’s so nifty about the fifty? Let’s find out! It’s inexpensive, easy to use and optically sound. So what’s not to love about a 50mm nifty fifty lens? In a word, nothing. There is a reason the 50mm lens is nicknamed the “nifty-fifty.” Learn why this lens is one just about every …

The Highly Recommended Nifty Fifty Lens – What’s so special?

What is bokeh, and how do you get it? You’ve heard photographers throwing that term around like everyone knows what it is, but you’re left in the dark trying to understand it. Not to worry, bokeh isn’t so mysterious once someone explains what it means which is what we’re here for. We’ll …

Benefits of Beautiful Blurry Backgrounds: Bokeh for Beginners

Family photography might just be the most universal type of photography out there, the type of photography most widely appreciated across the world. So how do you master this photography genre? By most widely appreciated, we don’t mean everyone everywhere is going to care all of your family photography. In fact, each …

Family Photography Tips for the New Photographer

We’ll help you build a smart product photography pricing strategy that works for YOUR business! On any given day in the Cole’s Classroom Facebook group, we see a request for help on product photography pricing. The post usually goes something like this… “A store has contacted me to take pictures of their …

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