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Tips For Finding Photography Clients It is hard for me to believe, but there are some people who can very naturally approach and talk to people.  On top of that, some of those may also have the advantage of being well established in their community.  Those people may not need the tips offered here.  For everyone else, here are some ... The post Finding and Communicating With Clients appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

Everyone needs headshots. It used to only be those at high positions in bigger companies were the only people who needed professional headshots, but thanks to social media it is something everyone needs. Here is how a photographer can get started into meeting some of that demand. Headshots Are About People The first thing you have to do is work ... The post Making Good Headshots With Levi Sim appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

The common mistakes made by photographers that prevent their websites from begging noticed by people looking for their services and/or images. Should Photographers Have A Website Here In 2021? With so many social media options today, does a photographer really need a website? Instagram is made for photos, and there so many people are active on social media. Why not ... The post How To Get Your Photography Website Noticed appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

What Is An L-Bracket? Unlike other pieces of equipment, like say the intervalometer where it seems like the name of the thing is overly complicated, an “L” bracket is a pretty simple thing.  A piece of metal in the shape of an “L”.  The long side of the L goes under your camera and screws into the tripod mount, the ... The post 5 Reasons Every Photographer Needs An L-Bracket appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

What Is Luminosity Masking? Check out Photo Taco episode What Is Luminosity Masking from November 2018. What’s New In Lumenzia v9? Check out Greg’s release notes page and the video demonstrating the new features. Here are Greg’s favorite new features: Fade slider  Reload the last orange preview layers. Sky button (sample from all layers, choose replacement, better guidance through situations ... The post Luminosity Masking and Lumenzia v9 appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

2020 Photography Predictions Nick – Sony releases the A7iv – I think this camera will be a minor update from the riii, mostly ergonomic, with some minor tweaks in the internals.  Same sensor, better view finder, bigger grip, better eye and animal AF.  After the massive success of the a7iii.. The A7iv will be a little lackluster, but a decent ... The post 2021 Photography Predictions appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

We are coming to the close of another year.  I highly recommend every photographer go through the photos they created in 2020 and choose the ten best.  I have talked about this many times here on Master Photography and did an episode of why and how to choose your top ten photos over on Photo Taco.   Doing a top ten ... The post Stretch Your Photography Skills in 2021 appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

Check out the full instructions and show notes for this episode in the Practical Guide To Color Space Workflow For Photographers. Doodads of the Week Jeff: SMALLRIG Multi-Functional Ballhead Clamp Magic Arm Adapter ($11).  Very helpful little gadget that allows me to attach things to my light stands or tripod.  I use it mostly for a receiver of a wireless ... The post Color Space Workflow appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

Tips on how to get started in doing team and individual (T&I) sports photography, including a way to quadruple your potential for income! Check out the full how-to article that goes along with this episode over at https://phototacopodcast.com/getting-started-with-team-sports-photography/ The post Getting Started With Team and Individual Sports Photography appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

What is White Balance? White balance is the color temperature of the light illuminating what you are shooting. It can range from 1,000 Kelvin through 10,000 Kelvin. Different types of light sources have different color tints that will affect the colors in your photo. Light Type Color Temperature in Kelvin (K) Candle Flame (orange) 1,000 – 2,000 Household Lighting (yellow) ... The post White Balance – AWB, Presets, Gray Card, or ExpoDisc? appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

Shooting Family Portraits We have a studio space in our house where we can do some portrait shooting, but our clients far and away prefer to be outdoors for their family portraits.  Not sure that is true everywhere, and maybe it has to do with the beautiful mountains and canyons available to us within a very short time here in ... The post HIGTS – Fall Family Portrait appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

Why Should Photographers Care About Shutter Count? Shutter count, more specifically the shutter actuation count, is something that I think every photographer should know about.  Now this isn’t something that will make you a better photographer.  It won’t improve your image quality.  So maybe some of you won’t find this episode very interesting, but I hope you will hear me ... The post Shutter Actuation Count appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

$200 Isn’t Much For a Photographer, Right? I am betting your reaction is similar to what mine was and many others had to the post.  $200 just isn’t a lot for a photographer.  However, the more I thought about it, and saw comments on the post from other listeners, the more I liked the topic and the suggestions. I think ... The post What Can a Photographer Do With $200? appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

This topic has really been on my mind recently as I’m in the final stages of building my home office from scratch. I literally mean, there was nothing, but a garage shell. I put up three walls, a raised subfloor on the concrete floor, the ceiling and then ran all the electrical etc. It’s small, but it’s a beautiful space ... The post Our Creative Spaces appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

The Master Photography Facebook group has had a lot of questions posted recently about how photographers go about pricing and licensing their photos.  Most have never done this before. Here is the advice from an expert, Jim Harmer, a trained but non-practicing attorney who also spent over 10 years as a professional photographer. Photographers should provide single-use, limited printing size ... The post How To Price and License Your Photos appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

Sharing Images On Social Media Matthew Wells posted this question on the Master Photography Facebook Group “I am not sure what is happening with Instagram.   I have noticed that with some pictures when I start to post them, it strips out some of the editing.  But only with the jpegs I have saved out of Photoshop.  Lightroom exports post ... The post Sharing On Social Media, Vibrant Sunset Colors, and Choosing a Laptop Screen appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

I have tried creating photos using a telescope and my camera.  It didn’t go well.  I asked my friend Steve Brazill, who has used a telescope to create some incredible photos of the moon, in hopes that I could figure out what I have been doing wrong. I am thinking/hoping that most of the problem was the crummy telescope I ... The post How To Take Photos Using a Telescope appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

In August of 2020 the news hit that Canon had become an official third-party integration partner to Google by enabling their new image.canon service to send photos to Google Photos. What does that mean for photographers? Is this the wireless workflow photographers are dreaming about? What Is The image.canon Service? Canon released a new cloud service they called image.canon back ... The post What Does image.canon Mean For Photographers? appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

Learn how to add the 5 fields Google requires for new licensing information to be shown in their Google Images Search engine to your photos using Lightroom Classic Some big changes are coming in 2020 to Google Images Search. If photographer provide the right information to Google’s bots constantly indexing the Internet, image results in Google Images Search will show ... The post Get Ready For 2020 Changes to Google Images Search appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

In this solo episode of the podcast I decided to ask listeners what they would like the topic to be this week. I gave them one hour to offer suggestions and then went through most of them. How To Deal With Ugly Greens In Photos First up as a suggested topic came from Breanna Miller who asked: “I struggle a ... The post Most Fun With Photography appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.