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#1 : Deborah and Rick Ferro - The Art of Elegant Hand Posing

Is hand posing a true art form? See photo 1 Of course! Not only is this statement true, but it also took me 20 years to perfect the art of hand posing and I’m still learning. First and foremost, every bride wants an elegant photograph and every engaged couple [...]

#2 : Deborah and Rick Ferro - Contemporary Graphic Design Tips

Presented by BWC. From designing albums to marketing pieces to collages, designing takes talent and time. We are always looking for the latest trends in the retail market that not only appeal to us but to our client. See photo 1 Some of the latest looks that we are seeing in [...]

#3 : Michael Clark - Five ways to speed up Lightroom

It seems many people are finding Lightroom to be very slow which I find rather curious since I have had the opposite experience. So I'd like to offer up a few insider tricks that will help speed up Lightroom. 1. Hard Drive and Scratch Disk Space First off, check to see [...]

#4 : Will Crockett - 10 TTL TIPS for On-Camera Flash

TTL works great once you know how to use it correctly. Here's 10 TIPS to making Canon, Nikon and Fuji TTL behave. (links to all the TTL smArticles™ at the bottom of this page) Finally, after literally years of testing the various DSLR bodies and flash systems in an attempt to "get [...]

#5 : Will Crockett - New Wedding Video Online

Just added to ShootSmarterTV.com: Shoot a Wedding with James Hodgins Contemporary-style wedding shooter James Hodgins has a gift for creating snappy images with flair out of very "average" situations. In this documentary format video, James presents all aspects and angles of how he photographs a real wedding. Not in a million-dollar [...]

#6 : Jon Yoshinaga - Need More Storage Space?

In life, they say that you can never be too thin or have too much money. In digital photography, you can never have a computer that's too fast or too much storage space. It's amazing how quickly your hard drive fills up. Shooting RAW files and saving PSD's, before you know [...]

#7 : Will Crockett - 5 Best Tips for Digital B&W

Good B&W is hard to come by these days, but it's starting to make a comeback. Many labs are adding premium quality B&W lines to their catalogue and smart photogs are seeing the profit potential hidden away in those glorious grey tones The good folks at www.MyBWLab.net asked me to [...]

#8 : Will Crockett - New Color Control Tool Revolutionizes Studios

Wow, pretty strong title huh? Well, there's a new day in controlling great color in your studio that's as easy to use as it is inexpensive as it is portable. It's called the Colormunki and it ROCKS. How would you like great color from your projector, monitors, [...]

#9 : Chris Grey - Profoto's Fabulous Compacts

Presented by Profoto. Over the last few months I’ve received emails asking for my opinion on Profoto’s latest "Compact R" monolights. Many of you have heard me sing the praises of my Profoto gear, and these little honeys are no exception. Like all of my lighting equipment, they perform [...]

#10 : Tracy Rasinski - Add HOT Style to Your Photos-Colored Gels!

We are all looking for simple ways to add a bit of style to our photography whether we are in the studio or on location shooting environmental portraits. One of the simplest and easy ways to add a little bit or a lot of interest to your photography is with [...]