Photographing Portraits in the Sun

Tweet One of the biggest challenges photographing weddings can be shooting in the middle of the day with lighting that is far less than ideal. Sometimes you are photographing in open sun without any shade and have to find just the right way to get an amazing shot. I always think of it as one [...]

Great photos using Tilt-Shift lenses for portraits

Tweet One look I have always loved that can give your portraits that unique edge is using a Tilt-Shift lens (or photoshop method) to create portraits with. There are so many cool things you can do with Tilt-Shift lenses, from creating miniature landscapes to really cool portraits. For portraits tilt shift lenses can really create [...]

Your best family portrait winner

Tweet Drumroll please….. The winner of our last photo contest for the best family portrait is, “So happy together” by Virginia Page Photography! Congrats Virginia! You are the winner of a 30 page 10×10 Hard Cover photo book from Black River Imaging! There were a ton of great shots, you can check out all of [...]

Surfing barren lands – Creative Portrait Photography

Tweet Our shot of the week this week comes from Fashion photographer David Kutcher. I think this image is a great example of the importance of having an idea before shooting. Since he put this image together after the shoot in post production if there wasn’t a clear vision before this would have never turned [...]

Getting better portraits – include the enviornment

Tweet One way to improve your portraits is to capture more of the environment in the shot. This can help tell the story of your subject and by working in the right background document a part of their life. Sometimes taking a few steps back and including more of the environment can really enhance a [...]