VIDEO: Snapshot – The Art of Black and White Photography
In this video Snapshot Josh walks us through his process of making a color image black and white in Lightroom. Learn how to make subtle adjustments to an image to make the blacks really pop! Have questions or comments about black and white photography? Join...
White Balance – Video: Snapshot
Hey guys and gals! In this video snapshot Josh walks us through his process of adjusting the white balance of some digital images that he shot at a recent wedding. He covers the importance of shooting at a consistent temperature to make proofing easier and...
Harsh Lighting – Video: Snapshot
In this video snapshot Josh discusses harsh lighting and shows us an example of how he used different angles to work around a tough lighting situation. Check out the video below to hear his thoughts and learn his work-around: While I was shooting some images of my...
Enhancing Your Photos
I remember when I was first learning how to use my DSLR, I would see beautiful pictures captured by other photographers that looked so perfect, and I couldn't imagine how in the world they got such incredibly vibrant shots. When I would look through my images after a...
5 Steps to Taking Better Photographs
I wanted put together a post that highlighted what I believe to be five key actions to taking better photographs. I asked myself, "What were my big a-ha moments while learning how to shoot photography?". So here they are! 🙂 1. Learn to shoot in manual mode. I...
Macro Photography on a Budget
I remember when I first started getting into photography, all I wanted to do was shoot macro because it just looked so cool! But macro lenses can be really expensive, and since most of my shoots are weddings and portraits, I just couldn't justify buying a $1000 macro...
Artifact Uprising | Photo Books
I wanted to share a cool photography related product with you today. Artifact Uprising is a really awesome photo book company. With the use of 100% recycled paper, they offer hardcover, softcover and Instagram friendly books. They come in so many rad colors and they...
Photoshop Touch Up and Photography 102
Hello! We launched two more classes this past month, so we wanted to publish a post about each of them here today. The first new class is called Photoshop Touch Up, and it's all about re-touching photos of people in Photoshop. We worked as re-touchers for several...
DSLR Camera Bag
We love sharing links to cool camera-related stuff, so I thought I'd blog about a gift I gave my wife for Christmas last week. She had been wanting a new camera bag, so I Googled "cool camera bags for women". Unfortunately, nothing that cool really came up, and I...
Choosing the Right Lens
Choosing the right lens is an important part of getting the results you want. The two most important things to consider are 'Focal Length', and 'Depth of Field'. Let's start with focal length. Focal length refers to how much you can see through the lens. It's...