How to Start a Photography Business: First Steps

How to Start a Photography Business: First Steps

Quick answer: to start a photography business, choose a niche, build a small portfolio, write a simple plan, pick a business structure, register your name, get any tax IDs, licenses and permits that apply, open a separate bank account and set up contracts, pricing and...
How to Price Photography Sessions Without Guessing

How to Price Photography Sessions Without Guessing

Quick answer: price a photography session by adding up what the session truly costs you (time before, during and after, gear, software, taxes, insurance and overhead), deciding what income you need, then building packages that cover both. Check your market, but let...
Natural Light Portrait Basics for Beginners

Natural Light Portrait Basics for Beginners

Quick answer: for natural light portraits, place your subject in soft, even light such as open shade or a bright window, keep the light source to the side or slightly in front of them, expose for the face, and watch the catchlights in their eyes. Time of day and...
Family Posing Guide: Easy Poses That Look Natural

Family Posing Guide: Easy Poses That Look Natural

Quick answer: build natural family poses around connection, not stiffness. Start with a relaxed stance, add touch and a reason to move, vary heights, and shoot between the poses. Real expressions usually show up in the in-between moments. Say the words “everyone...
What to Wear for Family Photos: A Simple Guide That Works

What to Wear for Family Photos: A Simple Guide That Works

Quick answer: pick a short color palette of two to four related shades, mix solid colors with a little texture, skip big logos and loud patterns, and choose clothes everyone can move in comfortably. Coordinated beats matching. Few questions cause more pre-session...
Family Photo – Holiday Inspiration

Family Photo – Holiday Inspiration

Every family has their own set of traditions and memories. These are the things that make up who we are, where we come from, and what our story is. Family photography and portraits have been popular since the invention of the camera. Whether it’s a family photo...
The Significance of Printing your Photos

The Significance of Printing your Photos

A family album was more-often created during the point and shoot days of disposable cameras, and now in this age of ubiquitous technological advancements, everyone is walking around with a computer that photographs as well, but no one is actually printing their...