Tired of getting blank expressions? Learn how to direct your portrait subjects with one simple technique. We'll also discuss which poses to avoid.
In this episode, we discuss:
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Lens choice can be a tough decision. We'll help you understand how different aspects of your lenses can work for your photography. Sometimes the most expensive lens isn't the best choice.
Even if you only have a kit lens, don't dismiss it and think you need to spend more money on an expensive or "pro" lens.
A lens is just a tool, and your style of photography and the results you need in your photos can help you dictate the right lens choice for you.
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This is a brief episode to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving, and to let you know we'll have some Black Friday deals for you to save on your favorite photography things.
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If you want to spend on gear, make sure you get value for your money. There are a lot of cool things on the market, but you probably don't need most of them to make great photos.
Take it from a man who got caught up in Gear Acquisition Syndrome and learned which items are really important based upon the type of photography you like.
In this episode, we'll discuss how to recognize value for your money when you're ready to spend on gear.
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Never give all your photos away. Your reputation is at stake, and people who ask for all the photos in a session often have a misunderstanding of what you offer. We can help you clear up that issue.
There are always photography groups where someone asks what to do when a client asks for all the photos.
By then, it's usually too late. You should have specified a written agreement before taking the first photo.
We'll help you understand why this request is a problem and how you can avoid it in the future.
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Your reputation as a photographer, or what people think about you, can be the difference between getting someone to hire or collaborate with you or not.
Like it or not, everything you say and do impacts your brand as a photographer. Even if you aren't in business, you still want to collaborate, work or share with other people.
In this episode, we'll discuss some of the things that help you define your audience and determine your appeal to them.
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Were talking about how to photograph cities in this episode. There are many approaches you can take, including architectural, cultural, shooting for color and more.
You don't have to photograph an entire city in one visit. In fact, it's best to narrow your focus and concentrate on one aspect of city life. As we like to say, think like a coffee table book.
That advice allows you to think about the story you want to tell and what kind of photos you need to tell the story of your favorite city.
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Learn how to photograph holidays and family events without ruining the day. You'll capture photos that tell stories for your family for years to come.
We'll teach you how to look for moments, stories, emotions and colors that add to your memories.
We'll also review how to structure those photos to tell the story of your family gathering.
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If you want to know how to photograph strangers, we'll share our experiences and advice. You'll get tips about when to get candid photos or posed shots, and how to ethically photograph strangers.
Photographing strangers is a great way to share how people live and work in their environment. It's also a great way to remember people you meet and interact with during your travels.
There are some cases when you want a candid shot vs a posed shot. We also cover some cases when people react poorly to being photographed by a stranger.
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Knowing how to photograph kids helps you capture those family moments, yet still get something better than snapshots with Aunt Edna's knee in the photo. We'll help you get the right results.
The trick isn't to pose or take over your family gathering and turn it into a photo session. Instead, we'll teach you how to plan and prepare for events to unfold naturally so you'll be ready to catch whatever happens.
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AI is a growing trend in photography software, but is AI photography software killing creativity by changing the way we work?
The trend for AI powered photography workflow saves time, but it also eliminates a lot of decision points to process a photo.
Is this a creativity killer, or just a natural evolution with new technology?
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Have you tried using creative photography exercises to improve your photos? Photography is like anything else. You gotta do your drills to improve your weak spots.
If you play sports, you do drills to build muscles and reactions to events in your game.
Creative photography exercises help you automatically react to find the best opportunities for photographs, no matter what genre of photography you enjoy.
Check out this episode and we'll tell you how you can practice key aspects of your photography so you get better photos.
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Color photography should't include random colors that lack harmony. In this episode, we'll help you organize your color photography to make an impact.
You'll learn how to choose colors that work together using color harmonies, themes and mood.
As a bonus, Lee shares a tip to enhance your colors quickly and easily in Lightroom or other post processing tools.
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Do you feel like you have no time for photography? We'll discuss some common reasons and solutions to get you back to your photos.
The best way to make time for your photography is to make progress with your photography. So how do you make progress when you don't have time?
We have some ideas inside this episode.
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We created a new photography Facebook group called "I Like Your Picture" to be a social companion to this podcast and our YouTube channel.
If you're looking for a social group based upon photography that stays on topic and helps you achieve your photography goals, please visit us on Facebook.
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Create visual impact in your photos to attract an audience. We'll discuss why visual impact is important and three ways to add visual impact in your photos.
Visual impact is how you get attention with your photography. It's the attention-getter that stops people from scrolling or walking by and forces them to engage with your photo.
We'll go over how and why you need to plan your photos for visual impact.
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Learn why expression and gesture are important to your portraits and how to draw expression from your subjects.
Without expression and gesture, there's nothing emotional to draw interest to your photo.
We'll discuss how to define the intent of your photo and choose subjects to provide the expression, gesture and emotion that your portrait needs.
Some subjects need coaching and others are just naturals. You'll learn who to pick and why.
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Are you making excuses to avoid progress as a photographer? Check out these 5 excuses to see if you're avoiding potential and learn how you can fix the problems.
As photographers, we tend to sabotage ourselves and get in the way of our own results. In this episode, we'll discuss 5 common excuses that photographers make and learn ways to overcome them.
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We discuss our home studio portrait session. Everything from our concept and plan to the issues we had to tweak. You can get some great results in a home studio with our tips.
Learn what works and what needs improvement for your home studio portrait session.
One of the important ideas was to have a concept you want to execute before getting started. That makes it easy to determine your background, light and subject to help ensure a great result.
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You can create a home studio for portrait photography or other genres with some simple gear to get started. We'll tell you what you need.
If you want to create a home studio for portrait photography, you need a few basic elements:
We'll tell you how to easily find resources to create your home studio.
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Our Founding Member Launch gets started on July 23rd. We share more information on what portrait photographers can expect from this membership.
Thinking a portrait photography membership takes too much time, or that you're not at the right skill level yet?
We discuss why you can learn the concepts in about an hour a week, and that there's no better way to improve your skills than by sharing your ideas with a community doing the same thing you are - portrait photography.
Our founding member launch starts on July 23rd with monthly and annual options to join - and a 30 day money back guarantee.
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A portrait workflow process has a lot of benefits. The biggest one is eliminating the pain of ignorance and mistakes because you don't know what you need to accomplish.
In this episode, you'll learn the five milestones you need to incorporate in your portrait workflow. That keeps you on track to work with your team and make sure you get the shot of your dreams.
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One Time Offer! I'm launching a new membership site for portrait photographers, and you can be a founding member with a lifetime deal.
Check out the episode. If you're interested, visit https://williambeem.com/lifetime to let me know that you'd like more information. No payment right now.
Learn how to select your best portrait after completing a session. It's daunting when you have dozens or hundreds of photos. We'll show you how to choose the best portrait.
You'll learn how to use groups to divide and conquer with your portrait session photos. Then we'll show you what criteria to use in order to find your best portraits and eliminate the rest from consideration.
As a result of using this process, you'll do better on your next portrait session when you know what you want, so you can eliminate taking photos that don't serve your purpose.
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Deciding which type of print to select for your photo can be tough, but we try to help in this episode. Check out our advice on paper, canvas and metal prints for your photos.
We'll share the importance and impact of printed photos and why you may want to start printing your own photos.
Then we'll delve into how you can prep your photos for printing, and decide which type of material, frame and features are right for printing your photos.
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