Here’s four quick posing tips for men: Keep them square to the camera. Men look better with broad shoulders. Have him make a fist with his hand and put his thumbs in his pocket or have him cross his arms with his hands on his forearms and thumbs tucked under the arm (think Aladdin). Keep [...]

Portraits At High Noon A common misconception about photography is that light is always good. In fact, too much light makes a very unflattering portrait.  In the case of this example, too much light creates very harsh shadows and the eyes disappear into deep pockets. Or, as in this case, the eyes disappear and the [...]

As a photographer it is your responsibility to flatter the people in your pictures. You don’t want your photos to wind up next to a banana peel in your client’s bathroom trash. We’ve all discarded unflattering photos of ourselves, ones that display a triple chin or an ungraceful stance. Fortunately, there are a few tips [...]

To avoid red eye it helps to know the cause. The effect is actually the light (usually from a flash built onto your camera) bouncing off your subjects retina and back to the camera. It’s worse when your pupils are dilated because then more light is let into your eye and thus more light will [...]

So, the big day has arrived. You are at the wedding venue at the prescribed time, you are ready with gear in hand, batteries charged up, and possibly if you are lucky, a second shooter ready to go. Suddenly, it hits you. You are in charge of preserving this sacred day. A wedding day that [...]