James Staddon

There are many reasons why I think it’s hard to find wholesome family photos online, one of the main reasons being that families with conservative values tend not to want the likenesses of themselves or their families to be available for sale online for any purpose. Discussing the reasons for this would make a great conversation, but I think the…[Read more]

Interestingly, due to the continuous snow and ice over the past couple of weeks, church has been canceled every Sunday since I made the video! So the packages are still in the back of my car waiting to the opened, and we’ll see if there’s a break in the weather this weekend. 🙂

@erambeck, I haven’t spent much time trying to network with other wedding photographers, so no, I don’t have any other place to recommend. Wouldn’t mind sharing what I know about wedding photography if you’d like on a coaching call https://www.lenspiration.com/product/personal-consulting/

So glad you finally found a solution to that problem! It certainly baffled me. I learn from it to not have such a narrow focus on bugs, and see if there might be other issues happening on the same machine.

Not a contradiction, just an excellent observation and another great opinion! 🙂

You understand correctly, @earnest-lloyd!

Wow @sonja-grace, that’s a difficult one! I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out how I would edit it, and never really figured out a way to “fix” the photo with editing. I think trying to enhance the mood of the picture by keeping things lower contrast in the background would help keep the attention on the geese and less on the shore. I…[Read more]

@joshua_ong yes! I tried to critique at least one photo from each person that made submissions whether they were members or not.

I started using the scoreboard for the first time last week to help provide a little more structure to the critique, help us “visual learners” retain the information a little better, help me provide feedback in a more…[Read more]

Thanks everyone for joining the webinar, last Tuesday! If you missed it for some reason or want to watch it again, here’s the replay: https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar61/

For anyone interested in seeing how their photos faired on the new “score board”, I’ve attached it below! Any feedback on that would be appreciated. I think it was…[Read more]

Super fun, @charlesiv! I thought I recognized that falls. 😉 Thankfully, there’s some good angles to be had on it.

Love your profile pic too, by the way. 🙂

Thanks @sonja-grace! Would you mind uploading the DNG (or the original JPG, if you shot it in JPG) to Dropbox? https://www.dropbox.com/request/vUX8tizGRf2wTHwhnEyz

I know EXACTLY how you feel! “Tired and cold” definitely effects my photography too. 🙂

NO. WAY! This is so great! Now I’m jealous! 😀 Can’t wait to hear your experiential review on it now!

That’s great! The 24-105mm f/4 is my go-to walk-around lens with full frame. 🙂

In addition to having a mid-range lens like the 24-105mm, I would highly suggest getting a good wide-angle lens to take advantage of the fact that you have full frame. I used the 17-40mm f/4 for a long time, until I was able to save up for (or more like, get a good…[Read more]

Yes, simple and yet totally unique so you can find it in the future if needed is definitely best. I also like to include my name (or business name) in the filename, so they will always be reminded of where it came from. 🙂

Wow, guys, I’m going to have to start limiting the amount of photos submitted per person! 🙂 It’s a good problem to have, though… I love being able to deliver so many photos for the publisher to choose from.

During the coaching webinar tomorrow, I’ll probably prioritize which photos I critique based on what date they were taken, so photos taken…[Read more]

Not up on all that right now, but go 4K if you can afford it.

It was one of the most beautiful autumn days of my life! The picture was actually taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina (here)

@creative-click-photography

Ok! So, does a smaller pixel size mean lower quality?

From my understanding, to a degree: more noise when shooting in low light. https://techforanyone.com/megapixels-dont-matter-cameras/ So it may not be as big an issue for you, if you don’t plan to do much low-light photography!

Because I’m used to only having 9 f…

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So fun, @momparfitt! At least you had some snow! And it doesn’t look too ugly. Glad you braved the cold for the adventure. If you happen to get some snow before the end of the week, the picture of the house far away would be worth reshooting. And I did do quite a bit of editing to really pull out the blue sky in my photos, so if you do end up…[Read more]

@bennett-family, I wish I had more experience in this area. Some thoughts:

*Use a mirror, so they can tell what they look like?
*Make the surroundings as business-like as possible so they will act more business-like? (including what you wear)
*Haven’t reviewed these articles, but this one seem like what you’re looking for? How to Pose People and…[Read more]