Working with your spouse in a photography business can have huge advantages as long as you’re ready and able to overcome the challenges. While there are many benefits of self-employment, one of the main drawbacks is that a photographer has to wear many hats.
However, if you are part of a team then you can divide those responsibilities between you and your partner.
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My name is Howard Lao, and I’m a freelance sports photographer based in Portland, Oregon. Over the past five years, I’ve covered dozens of track meets. From the 2016 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, and the World Track Championships in London and Portland, to meets between the University of Washington and Washington State, I’ve filed […] petapixel.com »
2020-09-23 19:05
Grain is everywhere, but when it comes to commercial photos, a little goes a long way, and it’s important to strike a balance between trendy and timeless. The post How to work with grain in your photos while preserving a natural look that works for Licensing appeared first on 500px. iso.500px.com »
2020-04-13 14:30
Talented creator Daniel DeArco—who goes by “Industrial Content Director & Creative Consultant” these days—recently dived into a topic that isn’t often covered for creative business owners, freelancers, or just creators in general: empathy. petapixel.com »
2019-10-22 20:25
When we think about all of the visual graphs in regards to how a lens' apertures work, there are literal drawings of them. But photographer Nick de Bruijn came up with a special way of explaining how they work simply by using and carefully arranging the lenses themselves. thephoblographer.com »
2019-03-18 16:00
With everyone being essentially photographers now, how do you make your work more insightful and set them apart from the rest? How do you keep improving your photography? The short answer is that you work on your composition. thephoblographer.com »
2018-12-11 20:00
I tried to document how peoples work at bricks kiln by my mobile. Besides how insecure and unprotected they are! (Dhaka, Bangladesh) boredpanda.com »
2018-07-07 20:11
Have you ever noticed that as you learn more about the world of photography, you tend to realize just how little you actually know? This phenomenon is what's referred to as the Dunning-Kruger effect. dpreview.com »
2018-04-12 17:15
Khan Academy recently teamed up with the team at Pixar to create a free online course for people who are interested in seeing how Pixar artists “do their jobs. ” But lest you think there’s nothing there for photographers, think again. petapixel.com »
2017-03-01 22:58
As I write this post, I have just finished slogging through a tedious and time consuming photo edit that could have been 100% avoided. Here’s the story of what happened. A couple weeks ago I bought a new studio monolight. petapixel.com »
2017-02-18 00:21
In something of a followup to his explosive video “Nobody Cares About Your Photography,” the always inspirational Ted Forbes is tackling a question that we’ve all probably asked: What is “work that matters” and how do you make sure your photography measures up? The question is so multi-faceted that, as Forbes admits at the very […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-17 19:40
Canon just released this 3.5-minute video that explains how lenses work. We learn about focal points, spherical aberration, chromatic aberration, and how multiple lens elements are used together for aberration correction. petapixel.com »
2016-09-08 21:39
Back in the heyday of film photography, a common part of the photography experience was dropping off your film rolls at a store or lab, placing the roll in an envelope and checking boxes with instructions for what you’d like. petapixel.com »
2016-09-06 20:22
There you are, going along shooting all the pretty wedding day details and events. Sunset is epic and romantic and you capture some incredible portraits between your two lovebirds and then you start to panic, wondering what to do when it gets dark.
As a husband and wife team specializing in capturing adventurous couples in the beautiful places they choose to get married, we love to travel. Destination weddings are a blast and definitely something we do.
Whether or not a wedding day goes smoothly can come down to a lot of different factors. Is it raining, is everyone stressed, or did someone drop the cake? The key is to control the controllable by setting expectations with your couples so that the wedding photography goes as smoothly as possible. [Read More]
Today we’re going to talk about wedding planning. Not wedding planning from the perspective of the happy couple, but wedding planning from the perspective of the wedding photographer.
Versatility is always desirable when it comes to optics. Having a lens that can cover a wide range of focal lengths while collecting a decent amount of light is a supremely useful tool, but it is a challenging game for lens designers to play. [Read More]
When thinking about how to get started with wedding photography, you’ll want to make a checklist of things you need to do, have, or create. Today I’ll give you a starting point as well as prompts to help you customize your list.
Sustainability. How do we build a wedding photography business that survives more than a few years? Can we grow profits, avoid burnout, and create long-term value for ourselves and our company? [Read More]