Tips for Photographing Couples Editorial Style

I set up a medium soft box to camera left at 1/200, f/8, ISO 200 with the strobe’s power at 1/4 power.  I had them stand in front of a plain white wall and stand super close to each other.  It’s always a bit awkward at first but then they laugh because it’s uncomfortable and
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Tips on Formal Posing for Weddings

This is actually a candid image from the couple’s First Look. I always position the groom facing away from me for my First Looks. On occasion, I am the sole shooter, but in this case I had a second shooter positioned opposite of myself and facing the groom. I position myself to the back of
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Tips for How to Pose Senior Girls

From booking new clients to scouting fabulous locations to posing bodies, senior girl’s photography sessions are always a non-stop action filled event. And they’re also a blast! Naturally, the more you know what you’re doing, the more fun you’ll have at each and every single senior girl session you shoot! BP4U Photography Guides is ecstatic
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Tips to Getting the Shot – Part 1

As a family and children’s photographer – I gently direct and play games to get the looks that I want. I like my sessions to be fun, enjoyable, and I want my clients to leave our location with smiles on their faces. I don’t want kiddos to ever feel like they’re working or it’s a
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