And, here come a few pictures of my own. This is literally the closest to deadline I’ve ever submitted! 😀

Was so grateful for the opportunity to head over to a nearby park with my…Read more

You sister’s coat!? Ah, wow I couldn’t figure out for the life of me what it was. Very interesting. Not sure I would’ve chosen to have the framing to come across quite so strongly, but it’s certainly a creative idea.

Never been to Harrisburg. I’ll have to keep that in mind if I’m ever travelling through 🙂

Your portfolio is very…Read more

But, now you’ve got me curious, what were you shooting through in the first place, that got all the black in the photo?

Now to do some brainstorm….. 🙂

Well, if anyone sees a deal, let me know! Would appreciate it.

Curious how other folks around here keep their eye out for good deals on things like this. Do you just search around? Do you sign up on email lists to get notifications?

So, just to clarify, is she planning on matching up one photo per verse (and one photo per chorus), or is she planning to split it up more? For example, a photo to match the first half of a verse, and another to go with the second half?

I know sometimes when you do a musical arrangement, you don’t play all the verses but you do have specific ones you’re thinking of as you arrange the piece (for example, if you are playing with the 1st, 2nd, and 5th verse in mind).

So, just…Read more

I had gotten two off-brand batteries a couple years ago, but they don’t seem to hold a charge very well (especially…Read more

Personally, I think the better photos are where the light is on the little boy’s face rather than the back of his head. Feels more natural with the shadows on his back.

And, in the photos of…Read more

Just wanted to put out a quick word of encouragement to everyone to shoot this assignment (if you haven’t already)!! ….yep, even with only a week left!

Thought I’d take a moment to share a bit of what’s going on here on my end of things……Read more

I have a few photos that sound like they fit your description; I don’t have them up on Lightstock just yet, but you can view them here, from a Lenspiration Shoot to Serve assignment they were submitted for.

My personal portfolio consists primarily of family photo sessions, and my photos on Lightstock don’t primarily…Read more

I forgot to mention that most of those photos I posted as examples where not taken in our kitchen. Some were in the living room and others in the family room. I’ve also taken photos in my bedroom sometimes. You just have to find what works for you in your situation and with what you have! 🙂 I once rigged up a backdrop in the middle of…Read more

Similar to what others have said, I believe the two main things to think about in shooting these photos is

1. Lighting

2. Clean backgrounds

Just a quick note, and I’m sure others could give more expert advice on lighting, but here are two resources here on Lenspiration that might be helpful: Li…Read more

I had just wanted to put it out there, that you don’t necessarily have to adjust your composition in order to get the picture to be properly exposed. Keep up the good work! 🙂

Honestly, I like both versions – both darker and brighter. I think the underexposed version gives more of the dark, subdued, cold feeling of a winter evening and the brighter edit tells a story of a tree on a winter day. Both look nice to me.

I guess how…Read more

It’s been fun tracking along with this conversation here! Pretty sunrise at a pretty spot! And it’s been neat seeing the different ways different folks edited it!

You mentioned,

…the sun was towards the right of the photo and it made the picture look a lot more realistic…your comment made me remember the way the sun was…

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It’s always fun to see what others come up with!

Agreed! 🙂

I was taking portraits for a lady in a political campaign and she did not like the way she looked. “Oh! I look like an…Read more

Here’s a forum thread on the Principles of Photo Editing from a few months ago; you might find some of the things mentioned in there helpful if you haven’t seen it before.

I know how it is when you hit a roadblock in editing and you can’t quite sort out why…Read more

When I first saw the request for the concept of a child with light on their face/dark background, I wasn’t sure how on earth I’d do it. Putting the child in front of a window did just the thing, though! So glad you did that in the example images, James!

Also, how to get a 1 year old to look up “in wonder”?!…Read more

I like the idea of doing family photography sessions, I know I could shoot videos for a business, and I’ve heard a bit about real estate photography. I guess my question then lies primarily in marketing. I have skills and equipment, but how do I get the ball rolling?

If you haven’t already, I think it would be good to set up some s…Read more

WOW, that is indeed a beautiful sunset!! Such a blanket of color in those clouds!

I’m noticing the silhouette aspect of the landscape, and thinking that would be something to capitalize on in this sort of situation. I see a windmill on the distant horizon, and I think if you were able to zoom in (or get closer to it) and make that and…Read more

My sister has a Kodak pixpro AZ401 bridge camera. The biggest limitation and frustration for her is that it doesn’t have manual focus point selection

Somehow I didn’t see this before! Thanks for mentioning that, @blessingscaptured!

Is that normally the case with bridge cameras?

Ultimately, what you said about goals is where the decision is going to be made.

Good point. From my understanding, her son doesn’t have goals in photography, per se…he’s just wanting to use something other than a phone or ipad to take pictures.

Thanks also for that info about mirrorless cameras! Helpful to consider.

Would be interested to hear a little…Read more

She is hoping to purchase something this weekend, so sorry for…Read more

You might also check out the Lenspiration Model Release typically used for Shoot to Serve assignments for some ideas! It’s…Read more