Tutorials

If you use Adobe Lightroom to edit or organize your photos, you’ll eventually want to harness the power of presets.  And part of employing the life changing magic of presets involves knowing where those presets are housed on your machine.  You might want to add new presets to your toolbox or locate presets to create …

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Editing

Help! Where are Lightroom Presets Stored?

Cracking the Copywriting Code: How to Connect with Clients on Your Website with Rachel Greiman Episode 29: Show Notes. Grabbing website copy builds trust, proves your value, and can help fill your calendar with bookings. Today, we speak with photographer and copywriter, Rachel Greiman, about how you can write copy that hooks clients. We open …

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Business

Find Your Focus Podcast: Episode 29

Podcasts are one of the best “inventions” of that last two decades, along with smart phones and cronuts (part donut, part croissant.  Totally life changing.)  At least as far as I’m concerned.  Podcasts are my go-to audio splurge when I want to learn, grow, or to simply be entertained.  With the volume of shows and …

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Photography

Best Photography Podcasts: Shows to Educate, Inspire and Entertain

Make More, Shoot Less: Successfully Switching to In-Person Sales with Chris Scott Episode 28: Show Notes. Today we are talking to Chris Scott from Swift Galleries and The Print Maker System, both of which help photographers run a successful IPS or in-person sales business. Chris started out as a wedding photographer and noticed that the …

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Business

Find Your Focus Podcast: Episode 28

Does Real Estate photography seem overwhelming? Don’t worry, we have you covered! Find a home in real estate photography and start becoming a real estate photographer with these tips! As more people shop for homes online, a talented real estate photographer can be a realtor’s best secret weapon.  Get the spec sheet real estate photography, …

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Photography

How to Get Into Real Estate Photography and Unlock a New Market

Being Authentically YOU: 6 Steps for Establishing Your Brand Identity with Abby Grace Episode 27: Show Notes. In order to market anything – your product, your company, or your ideas – you first need to define your unique brand. Your brand is not just the visuals, like your logo and your website, it also encompasses …

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Business

Find Your Focus Podcast: Episode 27

Learning photography is not just learning a new skill… it’s also learning a new language.  Understanding photography terminology, from ambient light to optical viewfinders, helps you become a better photographer and grow your skill.  Here’s our ultimate list of photography terms! Basic Photography Terms – The Fundamentals of Photography Terminology Photography Photography is the art …

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Photography

The Ultimate List of Photography Terms

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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Photography

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 Adobe 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 …

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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 photos 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 Luminar vs Affinity Photo, 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

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