Video Marketing; The Up and Coming Way to Market your Photography Business

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Video marketing is being used everywhere you look on the internet.  It is the new advertising craze, and it appears to be working.  It is currently growing by the day to be the front runner method for on-line marketing.  It can be used to sell products, services, messages and so much more.  Just about every niche can easily take advantage of this powerful marketing tool.  Video marketing is truly a fast and efficient way to promote whatever it is you are looking to sell, including photography.  Let’s take a look at how you can use video marketing to promote your photography products and services.

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Tips for Getting Your Backgrounds Right in Photographs

shooting backgrounds
shooting backgrounds

The first thing to remember about the background of any photograph is that it is indeed the background and ‘not the subject’. This means that the power of this part of the scene must be to a much lesser degree than the primary focus. While there is no easy tip or trick for knowing if you have allowed the background to overwhelm or distract from the subject, simply remembering that it isn’t to be any kind of competition to the attention of the viewer, is a good start.

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Photographer’s Secret Weapon – Vaseline

Vaseline effect #1 - Eva Polak
Vaseline effect #1 - Eva Polak

Quick note from Ray – Photography tips and tricks are welcomed here and if you feel you have something to offer other photographers, feel welcome to visit this page for the guidelines. Now on with this amazing tip….,

Vaseline does wonders, not only for your skin, but can also help you to create impressionist masterpieces. You can transform just about any subject into something interesting and exciting. If you like the soft, poetic look in your photographs this simple technique is for you.

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Ten Beach Wedding Photography Tips

fiji-beach-weddingCouples who hire a professional to photograph their beach wedding certainly won’t need to worry, as pros know all the tips and tricks of this type of photo.  However, many couples are on a tight budget and have opted for a beach wedding because of its frugality.  Chances are someone in the family or a friend or friends will be serving as photographer for the big day. These tips will help those amateur photographers to get some awesome shots that will rival those of the best pros.

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Eleven Creative Contemporary Wedding Photography Tips

Bride-and-bridesmaidsContemporary wedding photography is a constantly evolving art, and the latest trends today are the transition to candid photos, in the manner of wedding photojournalism.  This type of photography captures the event naturally, “as is,” and without a lot of stilted poses. Creativity is absolutely key to getting great shots. Here are a number of tips to get the best contemporary shots and finished photos:

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Unique Wedding Photography Poses

Posing bridePlan Ahead

Making sure you get perfect shots of everything the happy couple wants is easy if you make a plan and stick to it.  Creating a checklist of every shot they want is the most important part of planning the photos. Once you have that checklist in hand, you can decide how to pose the people involved.

Meet as many people in the bridal party and the family ahead of time as possible, so that expectations are clear, and you also know if there are any odd requests, estranged family members who can’t be posed near each other, or if Uncle Jack is seven feet tall and best posed seated.

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19 Tips for Great Baby Photography

Babies are great subjects to photograph, because they are just so darn cute and cuddly. It’s almost difficult to take truly bad pictures of them. The first year flies by in a blur, so parents want to capture as much as possible on film. Baby photography is fun, but requires patience and skill to get … Read more

Planning Vacation Photography

Roman bath, England
Roman bath, England

So, you are going to finally get that long overdue vacation, and you have made plans to go somewhere scenic and beautiful. This means you will be taking along your camera gear in order to make excellent images of your journey. Does it also mean that you have done your research and made a list of potential sites? Have you also planned on taking the minimal gear to make traveling easier? Do you even know which gear you are going to need?

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