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FAST FIVE – 5 Tips on Posing for Boudoir Photography

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 24Categories: Fast 5, Wedding Poses No Comments

Knowing about posing for boudoir photography can make or break a boudoir photography session.  What is boudoir photography? Merriam Webster defines it here, but whatever you know it to be, photography posing is one of the most critical—and most challenging—aspects a boudoir photographer needs to master.

Posing for Boudoir Photography

Even if your lighting and background are absolutely perfect, you still need to spend a considerable amount of time posing your subjects to create strong, lasting photos your clients will love for years to come.

Here are 5 quick posing tips to try out on your next boudoir photography session.

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Becoming a Pro Wedding Photographer: Getting to the Top and Staying There

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 22Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer No Comments
Becoming a Pro Wedding Photographer

How Jasmin Neidhart of Flora & Grace Photography Got to the Top

For Flora and Grace, becoming a pro wedding photographer includes being internationally recognized in their first year of business – this is every up-and-coming photographer’s dream! But staying humble, grounded, and focused while this happens is another thing entirely.

Jasmin Neidhart had been in business for just 4 years as Grace and Blush Photography (now Flora & Grace Photography) when she was named one of the 30 Rising Stars of wedding photography in the world by Rangefinder Magazine. The Germany based newcomer had barely even heard of WPPI before being invited to host a photo walk and speak on a panel at the convention earlier this year.

“The panel was about how to build a brand, find your style and overcome insecurities in an industry that can be oversaturated.” So what did Jasmin have in common with her fellow Rising Star award winners? “All of the rising stars built a certain style that was different. When I looked at their work and mine, I think what made us all successful is that we just do our own thing. We don’t care about industry trends or editing trends.”

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Elopements and Small Weddings: How To

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 14Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer, Wedding Photography Ideas, Wedding Shooting No Comments
Elopements and Small Weddings

Elopements and Small Weddings: Featuring Carrie Ann Doyle

How to successfully photograph elopements and small weddings is a specialty of Carrie Ann Doyle. Living only 12 miles from one of America’s most picturesque national parks, Carrie Ann Doyle is uniquely positioned to capture the kind of “Adventure” wedding photography only seen in magazines.

Her first elopement shoot in the Glacier National Park was featured on Huffington Post Weddings and used by the official Glacier National Park tourism department for advertising weddings. Carrie has been a successful wedding photographer for 12 years, specializing in elopements for the last several years. So who better than Carrie to give us some tips on how to successfully photograph elopements.  We’ll let her take it from here.

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Tips for Printing Edited Wedding Photos: The Importance of Photo Prints

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 10Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer No Comments
Tips for Printing Edited Wedding Photos: The Importance of Photo Prints

Printing Edited Wedding Photos: Featuring Michelle Walker

Michelle Walker just celebrated her 20th year as a Professional Wedding Photographer and she has so much to share – from her philosophy on shooting to why printing edited wedding photos makes a difference with her clients. This Bay Area-based photojournalist has been around long enough to see the transition from traditional posed wedding shots to the fast-paced, storytelling, shooting style she’s known for. She credits her career longevity to striking a balance between traditional and cutting edge and to understanding that the photos don’t just stop at digital – but extend to printing edited wedding photos for clients.

“I have to shoot formal portraits or the parents will kill me, but I try to limit posed photos to 30 minutes.” 

Like many wedding photographers, Michelle isn’t thrilled about shooting the type of formal family shots that usually involve fake cheesy smiles. “I’ve developed a way of photographing portraits that makes people interact and laugh authentically and those are always the photographs that my couples will put in their albums.”

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Adventure Wedding Photographers: Staying Authentic to Attract the Right Clients

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 07Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer No Comments
Adventure Wedding Photographers

Featuring
Adventure Wedding Photographers
Jelger Vitt & Tanja Aelbrecht

Being adventure wedding photographers goes hand in hand with loving adventure and expecting the unexpected. Knowing when to go for that epic action shot on a cliffside, or pausing to capture a quiet moment in a meadow is something Jelger and Tanja Wedding Photographers seem to have mastered. Scrolling through the images on their website feels more like escaping into an adventure travel brochure than viewing a wedding portfolio.

Jelger Vitt and Tanja Aelbrecht make up adventure wedding photographers “Jelger and Tanja”, a husband and wife team based in Vancouver, Canada and they pride themselves on being known as wedding photography company catering to spontaneous and adventurous couples, just like them. The lifelong adventurers quit their jobs and moved from Belgium to Canada to start their photography business more than 7 years ago. It was a big risk, but one they suggest everyone try.

“We believe in starting over in a foreign country with your partner at least once.” 

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Photographing in Winter: 5 Tips for Staying on Top of Your Game

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 03Categories: Wedding Photography Ideas No Comments
Photographing in Winter

Featuring Joe McFetridge

Do you live somewhere where it snows? Do you struggle with photographing in winter? Joseph McFetridge of Love by Joe Mac knows how that goes! Since he lives and works in a part of the country where it snows all winter -which often presents a lot of issues for photographers – he doesn’t escape the chill but instead, when it comes to winter weather, Joe McFetridge embraces the cold.

“The winter elements simply provide me new opportunities to capture my clients in diverse environments.” 

When it comes to photographing in winter, for some photographers, cold weather or snow makes it hard to shoot outside, but Joe says he’s trained himself to make the most of what he calls less hospitable factors.

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