What’s The Best ND Filter Option on the Market?
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What’s The Best ND Filter Option on the Market?

Photographers everywhere have a difficult relationship with light. Light is necessary to make images, but if there’s too much light, shots with all but the most limited exposure times will appear to be washed out. Neutral density filters bridge the gap between ambient lighting and short exposure times by reducing the overall amount of light…

How to Copyright an Image or Photograph [Beginners Guide]
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How to Copyright an Image or Photograph [Beginners Guide]

Knowing how to copyright a photo can save you a bit of time and money, but you must understand the process and the full implications. Not all images need copyright protection in the United States, but you’ll want to make sure you have legal recourse should someone use your images without permission. Copyright and Applications…

Lexar vs. Sandisk: The Guide to Which SD Card is Best
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Lexar vs. Sandisk: The Guide to Which SD Card is Best

There aren’t many reliable card manufacturers that make cards and other storage for high-end digital cameras. Of this small field, Lexar and Sandisk are near the top in terms of overall card performance and reliability. Here’s what you should know about the Lexar vs. Sandisk card debate before you go shopping for a new data…

Monopod vs Tripod – A Comparison and When to Use Each One
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Monopod vs Tripod – A Comparison and When to Use Each One

You may be wondering if you need a monopod or a tripod for your photography gear, as using a slower shutter speed works best when the camera is supported and fixed in place.  We’ll discuss the monopod vs tripod distinction, provide a few tips, and suggest what works best for situations like hunting and landscape…

What is a CPL Filter? (And When To Use One)
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What is a CPL Filter? (And When To Use One)

Circular polarizing filters are popular among landscape photographers. These glass filters reduce glare and reflection and help you capture deep colors, stunning skies, and transparent bodies of water. Here is what you need to know about how a circular polarizer filter works and how to get the best results when working with light polarization. What…

Why a Headshot Background is Really Important!
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Why a Headshot Background is Really Important!

Many headshot backgrounds are either black or white, but there is a range of textures, natural elements, and other features that you can use to make a professional headshot stand out. Our tips for choosing the right background for your headshot will help you select a better setting, and impress your clients with a headshot…

How to Get a Photography Logo (and Why You Absolutely Need One)
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How to Get a Photography Logo (and Why You Absolutely Need One)

Brand recognition is important for any size business, including a photography business. Self-employed photographers can create powerful brand identity with a photography logo. A simple photography logo can be designed by a photographer and used on social media posts, as a watermark on promotional photos, and on anything used for promoting the photographer or their…

8 Styled Photoshoot Ideas to Expand Your Portfolio and Develop Partnerships
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8 Styled Photoshoot Ideas to Expand Your Portfolio and Develop Partnerships

Styled photoshoots can be a lot of fun, and you can get creative with your photography ideas. Unlike street photography or even landscape photography, photo sessions are planned, designed, and organized photography projects that can supply you with interesting material for your portfolio. They also help you find exciting collaborations both inside and outside of…

How To Recover An SD Card: Our Tips for SD Card Recovery
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How To Recover An SD Card: Our Tips for SD Card Recovery

Have You Ever Found Yourself Needing SD Card Recovery? In this article, I’m going to talk about a devastating situation most of us might have been through. And  if you have, you will immediately relate to what I felt in this situation. But luckily, I’m going to show you how to fix the problem. So,…

Should I Become a Full Time Photographer?
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Should I Become a Full Time Photographer?

If you are anything like me, you started out taking photos of your family and friends and you really started to enjoy it and then you decided to make a big leap into starting an official business to further pursue your new-found passion on the side of your “day-job” to make some money while doing…

What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Photography Business
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What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Photography Business

We may all be photographers now, but most of us come from very different backgrounds before getting ourselves into this crazy business.  As I have discussed in detail in many of my other business or photography pricing tutorials, being a photographer today is no easy task. Why?  Because everyone is doing it.  It’s simple as…

Why My Web Designer Fired Me & Left Me With a $3,000 Logo
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Why My Web Designer Fired Me & Left Me With a $3,000 Logo

It’s been about nine weeks since I got dumped, and duped.  I have never ever felt so betrayed, taken, mistreated and robbed.  Robbed from the months of time and hard work I invested, robbed from my dollars spent and robbed emotionally. Nine weeks ago, I wasn’t ready to share my story.  I was too angry…