Wide-Angle vs Normal Lens vs Telephoto Lens: A Quick Lesson
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Wide-Angle vs Normal Lens vs Telephoto Lens: A Quick Lesson

As a beginner photographer, you might be wondering what the difference is between a wide-angle lens and a normal lens. Both of these types of lenses have their own unique benefits and drawbacks, and understanding these can help you take better photos. Introduction: Understanding the Basics Let’s start with some basics. A lens is an…

How to Price Your Wedding Photography
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How to Price Your Wedding Photography

At any level of professional photography, it can be a struggle figuring out what to charge. For wedding photographers especially, you’re faced with an ultra-competitive market and widely varying rates. How exactly do creatives figure out their packages? We’re breaking down how to figure out your wedding photography pricing structure. So what’s the average price…

Determine Your Boudoir Photography Pricing Structure
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Determine Your Boudoir Photography Pricing Structure

If you’ve recently contemplated adding boudoir shoots to your services, you’ve most likely realized that boudoir photography pricing can be challenging. But don’t worry. Once you determine a few things, I promise you’ll figure out just what you need to price your boudoir sessions. So let’s start with the average cost of a boudoir photographer….

Find Your Focus Podcast: Episode 41
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Find Your Focus Podcast: Episode 41

DSLRs vs. Mirrorless Cameras — Is it Worth the Switch? With Shalonda Chaddock Many photographers are currently considering moving from their tried and trusty DSLR camera to a newer and shinier mirrorless model. If you are one of them, this is definitely the episode for you! Shalonda Chaddock joins us on the podcast again to…

Lens Review: Nikon 50mm 1.8 D vs 1.8 G
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Lens Review: Nikon 50mm 1.8 D vs 1.8 G

Nikon is a popular camera that’s compatible with multiple lenses. A standard DSLR lens is the 50mm Nikon 1.8. There are two variations of these lenses: the D or the G. The f 1.8 D is the older edition of the 50mm 1.8 Nikon lens, while the G is a newer, more updated version. There…

How to Seamlessly Stitch Photos Together in Lightroom
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How to Seamlessly Stitch Photos Together in Lightroom

Stitching photos together is the process of taking multiple images and placing them side by side to form a panoramic photo. Adobe Lightroom offers an easy-to-use photo merge Panorama so you can build beautiful panoramic images. In this article, we’ll show you how to stitch photos together in Lightroom so you can rebuild the look…

What is EXIF Data and How to Use the Information
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What is EXIF Data and How to Use the Information

Even the most talented photographers in the world will tell you, your education as a photographer never ends.  That’s where EXIF data comes in. EXIF data is recorded every time a photo is taken, and it can provide you with valuable insight into the tools and settings the photographer used to capture that image. Today,…

Create Your First Sports Photography Price List
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Create Your First Sports Photography Price List

You’ve lined up your first sports league to take photos of and you couldn’t be more excited.  You love sports.  You love photography.  Combining the two into a job that earns money seems like a dream come true, right?  The only problem is, you really don’t know how or where to start to create a…

Want to Know the Best DSLR Cameras for Beginners?
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Want to Know the Best DSLR Cameras for Beginners?

From Canon to Nikon and everything in between, tons of DSLR cameras are excellent for beginners. Knowing which one to choose can be the most challenging part of starting a new photography hobby.  To make the process a little easier, we’ve gathered a list of the best DSLR cameras for beginners. We’ll briefly go over…

How to Apply Presets to Multiple Photos in Lightroom
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How to Apply Presets to Multiple Photos in Lightroom

  How to Apply Presets to Multiple Photos in Lightroom Adobe Lightroom is one powerful piece of editing software.  It can speed up your workflow and helps you turn photos into true works of art.  But making changes to each photo individually can be a huge time suck.  Presets, or groups of changes, makes editing faster. …

How to See Before and After in Lightroom
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How to See Before and After in Lightroom

Lightroom is an excellent application for editing your photos. But like many editing apps, there’s a bit of a learning curve. We’ve come across in the community how to see before and after in Lightroom shortcuts. There are multiple ways you can view the before and after of your photos, which is extremely helpful during…

What are the Best Nikon Lenses for Portraits?
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What are the Best Nikon Lenses for Portraits?

Who doesn’t love a classic portrait? When you want to snap the ideal shot, you definitely need the right portrait lenses for your camera. For those of you shooting on Nikons, finding the best Nikon lens for portraits could feel like a challenge, but there are plenty of choices to land you that dream portrait….

How To Edit Using the Tone Curve Tool in Lightroom
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How To Edit Using the Tone Curve Tool in Lightroom

If you’re not already familiar with using Tone Curve in Lightroom, you probably feel pretty comfortable using the sliders for highlights, shadows, blacks, and whites in the Basics panel. While it’s easy to assume these two tools do the same thing to your images, the tone curve tool can take your photo editing to the…

Medium Format vs Full Frame Cameras: What are the Differences?
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Medium Format vs Full Frame Cameras: What are the Differences?

  If you’re not very familiar with photography terms and concepts, the question of what’s better in medium format vs full frame might sound utterly foreign for you. Fortunately, with a bit of background information, it’s easy to compare the two structures. In this article, we’ll walk you through the similarities and differences between medium…

Help!  Where are Lightroom Presets Stored?
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Help! Where are Lightroom Presets Stored?

If you use Adobe Lightroom to edit or organize your photos, you’ll eventually want to harness the power of presets.  And part of employing the life changing magic of presets involves knowing where those presets are housed on your machine.  You might want to add new presets to your toolbox or locate presets to create…