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How One Photographer Captures the Glory of Birds in Flight

How “Selfies” Are Killing Our Relationships

What do your selfies say about you? For a generation that is overwhelmingly narcissistic, we are pretty ignorant to what we're really saying with our "selfies." Worse yet, we're not even paying much attention to how selfies are damaging our relationships.

Why Did My iCloud Photos Appear... Then Disappear?

As I’ve written previously, iCloud can be a little confusing. It’s not meant to be—at least, I don’t think Apple intended it to be—but a number of people seem to get caught up by iCloud’s synchronization setup. While it’s wonderfully convenient to have the same photos appear across all of your iCloud-using Apple devices, removing photos on one device removes them everywhere else.

Almond orchards are pretty but don’t walk on private property for a selfie

Sometimes, beauty should be admired from afar. In the case of Solano’s blooming almond orchards, make that very far. As with last year’s sunflower selfie debacle, almond orchard selfies…

3 Tips for Taking Photos of Flowers

Flowers are everywhere, and sometimes just the thought of going out to take pictures of their pretty petals can seem downright cliché, because so many people do it. However, one reason flower photography is so popular is because these kinds of pictures can capture incredible beauty, without a great deal of effort. It’s fun to go outside …

10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Photographer

When selecting a wedding photographer, there are three important elements you should keep in mind: personality, the photographer’s style, and cost. The first two are related to character traits unique only to that person and cannot be copied. The third element fluctuates due to many different variables. Let’s talk about each in the order of importance. Personality First and most importantly are the character and personality…

What to wear for your family photos.

Today on studio 5 I talked about what to wear for your pictures. Hope this helps and thank you to all my darling clients for dressing so ...

Creating Stunning Portraits Using Beautiful Golden Hour Light

Portrait photographers often prefer to photograph their subjects during Golden Hour because of the beautiful quality the light imparts onto their subjects.

10 Inspirational Portrait Photography Techniques

Portrait photography is something we have all attempted at some level or another. Sometimes it takes just a few tips to take your photography to the next level. Below are 10 tips that should help do just that. Use Natural Light The Same as Studio Light Look for places where you can capture the dramatic …

How to pose a portrait: 54 creative ideas

Use our posing guide to reignite your portrait photography

Step up your portrait game with these 5 simple tips that'll improve your photos

If you're looking to improve your portraits, here are some simple tips that can help any amateur or professional photographer.

6 Fun Ways to Pose for a Family Portrait

During the last holiday season, our family took this portrait while jumping on a trampoline

Perfect Your Portraits with These Ten Simple Tips

Crank up your creative game and learn how to add color, slice and dice compositions, craft silhouettes, beautify your backdrop and much more!

8 Tips For Better Fall Portrait Photos

Tips for making fall portrait photos that really pop.

How to take better portrait mode photos on any phone

Ah, portrait mode. Ever since Huawei pioneered the depth-sensing tech and Apple ran with it, it seems every other Instagram photo has that faux-DSLR lookUnfortunately, our smartphones aren’t exactly perfect at imitating the shallow depth of field of a real large-sensor camera, so it’s important to help the tiny sensors out when we can. And even when things do go right, there are some basic photography tips can help you make the most of your images.That’s what I’m here for; I’ve…

5 Lies Beginner Portrait Photographers Believe

Portraiture is by far one of the most popular genres among photographers, both amateur and professional, and that tends to generate a lot of myths and misconceptions that can be harmful to your progress. This fantastic video discusses five common misconceptions about portrait photography and the truth about the genre. Coming to you from Miguel Quiles, this great video discusses five common misconceptions photographers have about…

5 New Year’s Resolutions a Portrait Photographer Can Actually Keep

Are you a portrait photographer in search of a 2019 New Year’s resolution? I don’t know about you, but I’ve been really stressed over the prospect of