Category: Tiny Tips

What if everyone could be photogenic? Exciting news below!

  I’ve been waiting to write this post for five months! Last fall, I was approached by photographer, Jesh De Rox, about consulting him in the content design of an entire online course that teaches the Beloved genre of photography. And now its done! And available! RIGHT NOW! This week! Its been quite the adventure [...]

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Tiny Tip: The Crop Factor

If you’ve ever been confused about why your images crop when you try to print an 8×10 and what the solutions are to avoiding crops, today’s Tiny Tip has the answer!

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Tiny Tip: The 4 Things To Always Check the Moment You Turn On the Camera!

I’ve established a pretty good routine of The 4 Things To Check The Moment You Turn On The Camera.  Following it has saved me! Not following it has caused me tragedy!  Watch the video below to find out more!  

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Tiny Tip: Learning to see your photos with a critical eye

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Tiny Tip: Do you include yourself on your website?

Over the weekend I linked to a fabulous article on how to make a strong portfolio of your work. Aside from the actual body of work and the presentation, I think there is a vital ingredient that too many photographers neglect: The photographer! Earlier this week my friend linked to another photographer she liked. I [...]

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How much does location really matter?

Location used to be really important to me. I would spend significant time searching for new and exciting places that had a lot of color or artistic intrigue that would make for interesting pictures. In the past few years my interest has instead shifted to focus more on the emotional content of an image. I’d [...]

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Why I’m Glad I Broke My 50mm Lens

It really was a tragic moment. I walked through the back door in September 2011 with my family DSLR tossed carelessly in a camera bag that was too small for the camera. As such, the bag was unzipped and the neck strap hooked itself around the door knob while I kept walking. As you can [...]

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Tiny Tip: Make a Christmas Shot List

If you’re feeling behind for Christmas, please allow me to make you feel better!  The only thing I’ve done is play Christmas music on pandora I opted out of putting up a tree this year. I figured putting the ornaments back on the tree several times a day and stressing out about some of my [...]

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How personal projects can save you from despair

Hindsight is 20/20. This time last year was not a happy one for me. To be totally honest, I had taken on too much work throughout the year and was burned out. I accepted work that was not my style and that I didn’t enjoy–because we needed the money.  Though 2010 had been the most [...]

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Everything I know about photography in an email response!

This morning I found this delightful email in my inbox from 14 year old Emma. She says, “hi Brooke Snow my name is Emma. i am 14 years old and i am a freshman [in] high school. i am in photography and my final assignment is to research a photographer and get some tips from [...]

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