There's a day when even the most creative photographer feels he has no ideas. And if he or she are doing weddings professionally, they shiver when faced with the idea of posing bride and groom, again, as they did hundreds of times before. There's a tip here, [...]
Children in the wedding party used to be cute accessories; now quite often they take center stage. With today’s blended and mixed families, children of the bride and groom are more frequently the norm rather than the exception at wedding [...]
Michelle Turner's The Wedding Photography Field Guide, capturing the perfect day with your digital SLR camera is published by Focal Press, (www.focalpress.com), ISBN 978-0-240-81787-3. Let's say that you're going to be attending a wedding, and are [...]
Click on the audio file link below to listen to the two-minute rave review. Thanks! wedding_photography_field_guide.mp3 The Wedding Photography Field Guide By Michelle Turner Focal Press 192 pages $15.95 US ISBN: 978-0-240-81787-3 [...]
Portrait Retouching / Removing Spots from Skin Jane Conner-ziser Retouching Skin isn’t a global operation. Some things need to be removed, other things should be softened and reshaped, but other things should be left alone. Take wrinkles, for [...]
Aloha! We are interjecting in our retouching series this article on lighting. It's an important but simple tutorial that will help you create depth, drama and polish to your photography, retouching and painting. The Five Lights of Nature are values that [...]
Portrait Retouching / Facial Analysis Every face is different and requires unique approaches to retouching in order for the work to be appropriate for the face, the style of photography and the end goal for the image. Faces are retouched differently depending [...]
Everyone knows that no two weddings are ever the same. As a photographer it's your responsibility to capture that uniqueness for your bride (and her mom). After all, they are the ones who paid you big bucks to shoot their wedding. Strive to Capture [...]
Mastering the Wacom Pen The Wacom tablet is a MUST HAVE for anyone who seriously wants to do retouching or digital painting. It’s the difference between creating art with a pen or a potato and I am serious when I say that if I didn’t have my tablet [...]
These retouching guidelines are by no means written in stone. They are just things to consider while you are retouching different age groups. Look for these things and then decide what you should or should not do about them. It’s easy to overlook [...]
What Professional Retouching is (and isn’t) Hi everyone at Pixiq! It’s great to be here and I hope I will be providing some interesting insights into my world of pro retouching. I work with all kinds of photography, from snapshots to fine art [...]
As part of this week's focus on 3D photography, we are are pleased to feature Michael Greenberg's 3D work from a recent wedding shoot. You can see more of his fabulous work on his website: www.phototerra.com. The elegant play of fashion and journalism shines [...]
I’m often asked about how much people charge for photography, and then frequently in the context of wedding photography. Honest truth? I don’t really know, but the persistent feeling out there is that wedding photography is really, really [...]
It is said that the easiest people in the world to pose are those that are in love. I’ve often found this very true. Endri-Inne Couples in love want to touch each other, to be close to one another, and to share their happiness with others and they want [...]
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