14 Must Take Wedding Ceremony Photos!
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14 Must Take Wedding Ceremony Photos!

14 Must Take Wedding Ceremony Photos! One of the major benefits of your job as a wedding photographer is you have the opportunity to observe beautiful and special moments between loved one. The wedding ceremony, in particular, is full of emotion, excitement, and joy, but can also happen so quickly you may have to scramble…

Low-Light Weddings: How to Shoot in a Dark Church
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Low-Light Weddings: How to Shoot in a Dark Church

One of the common questions I hear floating around is how to take good photos in a dark church. As photographers, we frequently have a lot of creative freedom with where we photograph our subjects, but weddings are the exception. When you are photographing a wedding, you have to be prepared for just about any…

9 Wedding Photography Posing Tips from Roberto Valenzuela
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9 Wedding Photography Posing Tips from Roberto Valenzuela

9 Wedding Photography Posing Tips from Roberto Valenzuela A wedding day is full of so many challenges, many of which are completely outside of your control. Posing is not one of those. With training and practice, you can master the techniques of posing. Today, we’ve invited ShootDotEdit to help you advance your posing skills and feel…

5 Lessons Learned As A Second Shooter
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5 Lessons Learned As A Second Shooter

Have you ever considered adding wedding photography to your current photography business?   Do you love weddings but simply don’t have the time for the contracts, client meetings, post processing  & logistics?  Are you looking for a way to fill in your schedule gaps and make some additional income?  Two years ago, I answered yes to…

4 Tips To Rock Your Ring Shots
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4 Tips To Rock Your Ring Shots

Wedding ring photos – one of the most symbolic images you will capture on a wedding day. While every detail from the nuptials is extremely important to photograph, there is nothing that signifies marriages more than a photo of two perfectly polished eternal wedding bands. Shooting photos of the rings is also your turn as…

Unlocking Authentic Expressions From Kids in Your Family Sessions
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Unlocking Authentic Expressions From Kids in Your Family Sessions

Let’s be honest: Family pictures can be STRESSFUL for the entire family. We’ve all been there, on the other side of the lens. As the parent, you’ve spent hours picking out the perfect coordinating outfits, you’ve stressed about the weather and location, you’ve scoured Pinterest for ideas and you’re so desperate to capture just ONE….

7 Tips to Book More Weddings – From a Brides Perspective!
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7 Tips to Book More Weddings – From a Brides Perspective!

Planning a wedding is no joke. My proverbial hat is off to folks that plan weddings for a living, as they not only organize and multitask, but visualize someone else’s big picture and (hopefully) bring it to fruition. With a small budget we set out with our close friends and family with a general rustic,…

The #1 Thing You’re Missing: Confidence in Your Photography
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The #1 Thing You’re Missing: Confidence in Your Photography

The #1 Thing You’re Missing How much should I charge? Am I priced right? Do you think I am too expensive? These are all questions that I read on a daily basis within various photography groups on Facebook, and I am darn sure those questions go far beyond Facebook too. Photography these days seems like…

5 Must Read Posing Tips For Families & Couples!
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5 Must Read Posing Tips For Families & Couples!

Posing is not a skill that is learned overnight. Just like all parts of photography, it takes practice. Posing can be stressful, complicated and even totally awkward at times… My name is Kylee and I have put together 5 of my very top posing tips that will help you have more success when posing families…

The Ultimate Complete Wedding Photography Gear Guide!
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The Ultimate Complete Wedding Photography Gear Guide!

What wedding photography gear and equipment do you need? The very first video that I ever recorded for the Cole’s Classroom YouTube channel was “Our Must Have Wedding Photography Equipment” which oddly enough has still been our most viewed video yet.  At the time that was our wedding photography kit that we loved to pieces…

How Much Should You Charge for Your Photography?
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How Much Should You Charge for Your Photography?

Note: This is an excerpt from the 19 page photography pricing guide – “Pricing Yourself for Success“. Without a doubt the hardest piece of the pricing puzzle is knowing how much you should charge for your photography.   There is plenty of information on the web that makes it seem very formulaic and with some simple…

Second Shooting Weddings – How to Get the Opportunity!
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Second Shooting Weddings – How to Get the Opportunity!

[fusion_text] Second Shooting Weddings – How to Get the Opportunity! It doesn’t matter if you have your heart set on becoming a wedding photographer, portrait photographer, newborn photographer, commercial photographer or any other kind of photographer, without a doubt the best way to learn the ropes and jump start your own business or dream career…

Photographer Pricing Strategies: Packages vs a La Carte
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Photographer Pricing Strategies: Packages vs a La Carte

One of the most common questions I see in various online photography forums is related to the topic of pricing. Have you ever asked yourself: am I charging too much?  Am I charging too little?  There are many variables that all play a role into knowing what the “right” answer is and also which pricing…

Wedding Photography Reception Tips: How to Shoot Open Air Receptions!
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Wedding Photography Reception Tips: How to Shoot Open Air Receptions!

Wedding Photography Reception Tips: How to Shoot Open Air Receptions! To be a great wedding photographer – you have to be very experienced and versatile to be prepared to take on all kinds of different lighting scenarios and conditions.  Weddings in particular are such a dynamic event to photograph because each and every one is so different from…