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Running your business or ruining it! Episode 2.
Episode 2 I made the decision to move forward with one major mistake that I should have realized. I didn’t know what to shoot! I was misguided from the encouragement of friends and family that I have taken pictures of and for over the years without any form of compensation. We can be fooled by the comments and reactions of parents seeing photos of their...
Running your business or ruining it! Episode 1.
I know this may seem harsh but there is a reality to running and managing your own business. There are many people not only in the crew but everywhere that start a new business without a clue of what to do. Some people afraid to take that first step so I applaud you for making it this far. I'm not here to tell you how or what it is that you need to do. This...
Action words for Professional Headshot Marketing
Compelling Action Words for Professional Headshot Marketing. Professional headshots are essential for career advancement, but getting potential clients to take action requires persuasive language. I had posted this a few months ago for WIC and thought i'd share it here -- feel free to add more in the comments! 10 powerful action words to entice people to...
White background in Photoshop
How do you do it? Here is one my workflows. Color space is important, but we need to take extra care switching from one software to another (our camera is using software, so how many are considering that too?) 1. Use the color readout in Capture One to see if background is 255 white. If not, and I need to go to Photoshop, then I right click "edit with"...
Toronto Intensive First night dinner
It's OK to start with strip boxes (post/share your strip box setup here)
Let's see your setup!!! If you can get a flex kit.... then get a flex kit. You can easily see all of the beautiful work made with that lighting system right here in the crew. But, if you can't get one yet... staying within the Westcott ecosystem, you have many options to create a triangle setup like Peter. Best start is to get strip boxes: 2 - Rapid Box...