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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 …

Product Photography Pricing: Should You Charge by the hour, job or image?

Have you ever wondered how photographers get those gorgeous glowing outdoor portraits of their clients? You know – the ones that evoke thoughts of happy days and lazy summer evenings, using only backlight photography. After diffused light aka cloudy days, backlight photography is one of an outdoor photographer’s best kinds of lighting. …

Wow Future Clients with Stunning Backlight Photography

Have you ever seen a tilt shift photo or video? It’s a fascinating photography niche whose effect can be achieved both with a specialized lens and during the editing process. Seeing a tilt shift video or photo makes you feel like a giant overlooking a miniature world. Even if you’re seeing a …

Deep Dive Into The World of Tilt Shift Photography

What’s the best macro lens for your kit? Read this first! Macro photography can be a lot of fun to shoot. There is just something fascinating about seeing tiny details at life-size. There’s a whole teeny, tiny world out there waiting for an explorer like you! The problem? To uncover these bijou …

Best Macro Lens for Photographers: The Ultimate Introduction

It’s not all the time that I show the back of my camera to the client BUT…sometimes with the loud, boisterous, child scolders, you have to let the image do the talking! The backseat photographer-mom enters the scene. Keeping control on a photo session is tough, y’all! When Mom Takes Control…and Won’t …

Tips for Keeping Control on a Photo Session: Back Seat Photographer-Moms 101!

What’s worse than a potential client turning you down for another photographer? A potential client telling you that you’re too expensive? A potential client saying they’ll book “possibly in the future”? A ghost. A ghost by definition is a person (in this case a potential or existing client) who inquires and initiates …

How to Respond to Ghosting! Top 5 Tips for Maintaining Your Self Esteem

We’ve gathered together our best photography tutorials in one location! Are you overwhelmed with learning photography? There are so many awesome resources, it’s hard to know where to start. Or what to learn next. Or maybe you start learning one skill only to get sidetracked by a separate lesson and you fall …

Corral the Awesomeness: A Roundup of the Best Photography Tutorials

Make Your Portraits Soar with Butterfly Lighting! Using flash in portraits doesn’t have to be scary or complicated. Today, we’ll talk about one of the simplest, and happiest sounding lighting patterns, butterfly lighting. With one light and a reflector, you’ll be on your way to shooting off-camera flash with confidence. Learn why …

3 Reasons to Learn (and rock!) Butterfly Lighting

Learn when, and how, to achieve Rembrandt lighting! If I said Rembrandt, what would you think of? A really old painter? Toothpaste? Off camera lighting techniques? If it’s the latter, you’re definitely a photographer and you’re in the right place. Let’s talk about Rembrandt lighting…what it means, how to get it and …

Rembrandt Lighting: Master the Technique of the Master

Outfit your favorite shutterbug with one of these best kids cameras! Do you have a budding photographer in your ranks? It’s never too early for kids to fall in love with photography. But what are the best kids cameras available right now? Should you get something simple? Something a young photographer can …

Best Kids Cameras: Recommendations for Your Fledgling Photographer!

Play all day with flat lay photography! Did social media make flat lay photography popular? Or did flat lay photography drive the rise of social media? It’s almost a symbiotic relationship. Either way, these days you can’t have one without the other. But what is a flat lay, exactly? Who uses this …

Any Which Way: Flat Lay Photography Styling and Tips

Have fun and save some time and money with these 40 photography hacks! Ever had a friend share a photography tip and you thought “Why didn’t I think of that?” Well, here are 23 new reasons you can say that! We’ve got photography hacks for weddings, portraits and even product photography! From …

40 Fun Photography Hacks That Just May Blow Your Mind

Need answers to the BIG questions when it comes to organizing mini-sessions? Start here! Mini-sessions can be a great addition to just about any portrait photography business. “Minis” can add an income stream, bring in new clients and provide a place for some serious creativity. But organizing mini sessions requires planning and …

Organizing Mini-Sessions: Your Questions Answered!

Did you recently start your photography journey and you’re not sure what to do with your camera? Welcome grasshopper, you’ve come to the right place for photography for beginners! We love your enthusiasm and drive to get better and we’re going to guide you on your journey to growing as a photographer! …

Photography For Beginners: An Intro To All Things Photography

Are you struggling to get the look you want in your camera when shooting in automatic mode? Leave all the frustration of inconsistent photos behind by working in manual mode! When you shoot in automatic mode, you often get photos that are too dark one minute and too light the next. This …

How to get consistently magnificent photos in manual mode

Are you the type of photographer that runs indoors at the first sign of rain, or the type that grabs your camera and jumps in the puddles? If you’re not already the latter you will be dying for precipitation to get rain pictures! We’ve got tips to protect your camera and take …

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