Photographing pets in grass, or near leafy trees, can result in a funky green color cast on your otherwise adorable subjects. Take your pet photography to the next level by learning how to remove color cast with this quick...
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Using the Lightroom Adjustment Tools
I don’t know about you, but I love watching other people edit photos! As I was working on my final edits for our models from Barkzealand, I thought you all might enjoy watching this one. In this video, you will see how I...
Removing Green Color Casts
It’s summer and pet photographers everywhere are cursing the green color cast that is showing up on the white fur of the dogs they are photographing. Luckily, there is a super quick and easy fix…. If you found that video...
Remove a leash in Photoshop – without leaving a trace!
You may regularly use the Healing Tools - such as the Patch Tool or Spot Healing Tool for removing a leash in Photoshop - but what do you do when those tools are leaving harsh lines and artifacts on your background? This...
Behind the Curtain of my International Print Competition Case
The 2016 International Print Competition is in the books. If you aren’t familiar with the International Print Competition (IPC), it’s pretty much the Superbowl of Photography. Professional Photographers of America (PPA)...
Preparing a Canvas for Print – The Digital Stretch
I'm a big fan of cropping in camera and my clients are big fans of canvases. If you have printed canvases before, you know that it can be tricky to deal with the extra space in the image that is needed for the wrap! The...
Editing in Lightroom – From Start to Finish
Lightroom is one of the tools that I could NOT live without in my business. It is such an incredible time saver and can do almost all of the heavy lifting that Photoshop can do....much faster. Really the only things that...
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Breaking Down Money Blocks
What money sayings do you catch yourself saying regularly? “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” “You’ve got to work harder to make more.” “You can’t be successful without sacrifice.” “Rich people are greedy.” We all have them, whether conscious or...
Mini-Sessions do not have to equal mini-profits.
I’m addicted to education. I believe that we ALWAYS have more to learn and that we can pull nuggets of gold from many different areas. When one of my fellow Pittsburgh photographers was putting on a workshop on how she runs her Mermaid, Fairy,...
Don’t Pay Me for My Time and Talent
If you’ve looked at any number of photographer’s investment pages I bet you’ve seen the term “time and talent” on many occasions. I’m not going to mince words here….I hate that phrase. Why? A. Your “time and talent” is worth a heck of a lot more...
When Can I Start Charging?
Money. It’s a charged subject. Our culture makes talking about it taboo, and that’s really a shame because that just reinforces whatever money mindset issues we have lurking in our subconscious mind. These can be things that your parents said...
Navigating gift certificates and Black Friday offers
The holidays are almost upon us and that means a flurry of gift purchasing and holiday discounts from companies large and small. It also means that photographers want in on a piece of this holiday purchasing mayhem…but be careful as there are some...
Should I lower my pricing?
“I’m second guessing my pricing. I was very successful last fall, grossing $17,000 in just two months, since then all I have heard is “I love your work but it is not in my budget.” I’m considering lowering my prices, but not sure if that is the...
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