Best Lens for Headshots [Complete Guide for 2020]
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Best Lens for Headshots [Complete Guide for 2020]

Headshots are a staple of business owners, actors, actresses, models, and real estate agents.  If you’ve been asked to take headshots for a client but have never had a headshot session, you may have questions about the equipment you’ll need.  We’ve got some pointers on choosing a lens for headshots.   What is the best lens…

Darktable vs. Lightroom: The Battle of Editing Software
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Darktable vs. Lightroom: The Battle of Editing Software

Introducing Adobe Lightroom: Everything To Know Adobe Lightroom is more than just a photo editor. It’s a family of tools designed to use across a variety of platforms — Windows, iOS, macOS, among others — to save, organize, share, and manipulate your entire photo collection. It blends the basics of a image editor with a…

What Equipment Do I Need to Take Headshots? Understanding the Basics!
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What Equipment Do I Need to Take Headshots? Understanding the Basics!

Offering headshot photography sessions can be a great way to diversify to your photography business.  It’s a service needed year-round and in every community.  But before you begin offering headshots sessions, or even practicing them, you’ll need to make sure you have the right equipment.  Fortunately, headshots require very little in terms of photography gear….

Free Lightroom Presets – 15 Must Have Lightroom Presets!
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Free Lightroom Presets – 15 Must Have Lightroom Presets!

Join 159,316 others & grab my FREE Lightroom Presets, to give your photos a variety of rad new looks, let you edit photos (waaaaay) faster and more efficiently, and turn clients into raving fans! “I recently spent a ridiculous amount of money on “decent,” presets. I absolutely love yours and they were free. Thank you so much!” -Dana H….

What is the Difference Between Capture One Vs Lightroom?
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What is the Difference Between Capture One Vs Lightroom?

Adobe Lightroom and Capture One are two popular software options for professional photographers. These editing programs are must-have tools to create quality photographs, and investing in one of these software solutions will help you take your photography to the next level. You might be wondering whether you should invest in Capture One or Lightroom. We…

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 Price Headshots: A Beginner’s Guide
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How to Price Headshots: A Beginner’s Guide

Learn how to price headshot sessions with confidence One of the most frequently asked questions in the Cole’s Classroom Facebook group is about how to price headshots. Pricing headshots feels more difficult than other sessions. But it doesn’t have to be. We have a few tips on how to price headshot sessions and set yourself…

Lightroom vs Photoshop – Which Do You Need?
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Lightroom vs Photoshop – Which Do You Need?

If you are serious about digital photography, at some point you will find yourself needing to edit your images. There are many photo editing software out on the market, but the two most popular are Photoshop and Lightroom. They’re both made by Adobe and have a lot of similarities, so you may find yourself wondering…

Finding and Relinking Missing Lightroom Photos: Crisis Averted
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Finding and Relinking Missing Lightroom Photos: Crisis Averted

Don’t panic.  Your images probably aren’t really gone, they are just missing from Lightroom. It’s happened to just about all of us at one point.  We open Lightroom, start scrolling through our images and we get it.  The dreaded punctuation of despair.  That little symbol in the upper right-hand corner of our images (exclamation mark)…

Lightroom vs Lightroom Classic: Which version is your champion?
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Lightroom vs Lightroom Classic: Which version is your champion?

Lightroom Classic or Lightroom CC. What’s the difference and which one do I want for my photo editing needs? Learning photography can be confusing.  So can learning editing. And now to further muddy these new waters, Adobe offers two new versions of Lightroom. And in a fun twist when it comes to versions of Lightroom,…

Lightroom Presets for Fashion Bloggers: The What, Where and Why!
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Lightroom Presets for Fashion Bloggers: The What, Where and Why!

Put your best foot forward with Lightroom Presets for Fashion Bloggers! If you’re a professional photographer, Lightroom Presets are part of your everyday vernacular.  But if you’re a fashion blogger first and photographer second, the Adobe Lightroom software and its tools, known as presets, might be a foreign concept.  This article will break down the…

Lightroom Presets vs. Photoshop Actions: Which is better?
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Lightroom Presets vs. Photoshop Actions: Which is better?

Have you been wondering if Lightroom Presets and Photoshop Actions could help you with your workflow? Here is a helpful overview to give you some insight into the two options. When it comes to photography image editing, Lightroom and Photoshop are the go-to choices for professionals in the photography industry. Each program supports post-production workflow…

Mastering Headshot Photography: 17 Tips for Success
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Mastering Headshot Photography: 17 Tips for Success

Headshot Photography: Our 17 Top Tips for Nailing a Great Headshot Headshot photography seems simple! It’s one person, sitting or standing still, and all you need is one or two good photographs.  That all may be true, but for many, it can be a stressful session because you want to make sure your client is…

5 Easy Steps for Organizing Your Lightroom Catalogue
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5 Easy Steps for Organizing Your Lightroom Catalogue

Nothing feels better than being organized! When you have a place for everything, and put things where they belong it frees up your mind to focus on other things. At least, this is my philosophy when it comes to organizing my photos. You won’t believe how much organizing your Lightroom catalogue will improve your workflow!…

Choosing Images for a Client Gallery in Lightroom
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Choosing Images for a Client Gallery in Lightroom

Culling a session can be one of the toughest things to master.  It’s always so hard after a session; you get home, unload the card, and marvel at all the gems you have. And, if you are like many photographers you have taken WAY too many photos. There are 200 shots that you need to…