By Elmer George, Contributor (Image courtesy of Freepik) Essential tools & systems Before you snap a single client photo, arm yourself properly. Your camera is just the start—you’ll also need lenses tailored to your photography style, reliable tripods, reflectors, and crucially, storage solutions that won’t crash on you mid-edit. Consider investing in software that keeps your…
Category: Photography
To Pose or Not To Pose
To pose or not to pose, is what seems to be the eternal question of the 21st century, especially when Social Media and cell phone photography took over society and everything they do – some even dying because of it. But it depends on your pose, and whether you prefer more natural pictures or pictures…
Best Places for Kids’ Photoshoots
The pictures we take of kids are those that are most sentimental given how fast they change. With our cell phones now taking pictures have never been easier – if anything we probably take too many pictures of every little details of their lives. But there is something to be said about capturing more qualitative…
Photographing Backgrounds
We often focus on the foreground much more than the background, which is intuitively the focal point of most photographs. This is not intended to the professional photographers, but for my fellow readers who are “slightly” more novice in their photography experience. I have come to realize that playing with the backgrounds can provide some…
Playing with Scale in Photos
Usually when I take photos, particularly of a natural landscape – I intentionally avoid scaling the picture with human figures. In a way, I like to play tricks with the viewer and not have a particular reference point. But every once in a while having a figure to scale something in your photo adds a…
Before you make a Photobook
I’ve previously written about photobooks, and what a great gift idea they are. Plus, they preserve photos in a way that doesn’t damage paper photos, and at the same time makes photos more accessible instead of having them saved in a hard drive some where. But should you decide to create photobooks, especially for specific…
The Power of Professional Photography
Leslie Campos, Guest Contributor Cover Image: Pexels In today’s world, where anyone with a smartphone can take a picture and share it with the world, it’s tempting to think that professional photography is unnecessary. However, there are many benefits to hiring a professional photographer for important events, business needs, or family occasions. In this Candid Life…
Product Photography
This may be old news, but many people have taken up Shopify online storefronts to sell products. Many of them use drop shipping where no stock is kept and products are shipped directly from the manufacturer to the customer. There are those however, who chose to resell products by keeping stocks, given supply chain uncertainty,…
Photography: House for Sale
With my recent house move I learned a lot about new strategies and tips from moving efficiently, to more focused house hunting; one thing that seems to be trending that I found interesting was the prevalent use of staging to make the house visits more visually appealing and give a visual image of what could…
Nurturing Photography in Kids
It is often said ‘start ‘em young’ but you don’t want to go too hard-core early getting them into a hobby and have them backlash against something that can bring a lifetime of joy. That’s certainly how I feel about introducing them into photography, I would rather indirectly have them casually experiment and organically ease…
Candid Life Journeys 