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“Managing Client Expectations” is a phrase that people really like the throw around. It makes you sound like you went to business school or read really heavy leather bound books. But it’s a really important concept that every business owner should get comfy with.

Basically what we’re talking ...

Everyone loves a good deal! And if you haven’t checked out your local dollar store then you’re definitely missing out on some stellar photo deals. Yep, you can find all sorts of amazing, useful, inexpensive stuff lining the shelves. The trick (and the fun part!) is thinking about ...

Sorting your images and choosing between similar photos is always a tricky task. How to decide which one is stronger?? It’s more of an art than a science, and takes practice! To help you with process here’s another episode of Side by Side! 

This video will help give ...

 Life is fun and wonderful when you have great light. But what happens when you are indoors, with nothing but yucky artificial light going on? In this video Rob shows you a super simple technique to get great light with your flash. So take a minute, and enjoy learning visually ...

At a recent wedding Lauren and I had the opportunity to set up a photo booth. Photo booths have become a popular addition to weddings and are a ton of fun for party goers. I suspect we’ll see quite a few of them for the holiday season, and even ...

So you want to create your own 30 foot softbox? I don’t blame you. They are pretty sweet.

First, here’s an image I lit with mine. 

Pretty sweet light hey? 

So, by this point I’m sure you’ve figured out that I don’t actually have a ...

In a previous post (Tilt Shift Photography: An Introduction) I showed you what tilt shift photography looks like. In this post I’m going to focus more on the lens and how to use it for portrait photography.

First a little video actually showing you what the lens looks like ...

Something fun every photographer should try at least once is shooting and creating a time lapse video. It’s wonderful to see things happening at faster than life speed. Time lapses also help bring perspective to time and movement. 

Here’s a short time lapse Lauren and I did for ...

A big part of our photography involves using available light. We use off-camera flash and bounced flash where necessary, but much prefer the simple beauty of natural light. 

We frequently shoot in front of windows, entrances and parking garages where we look to create some soft but directional light. I ...