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28 Jun 2010 CHILD PHOTOGRAPHY
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The field of child photography is challenging but also both enjoyable and profitable - if you like children. Don't bother pretending, if you really don't. You may fool a parent - but not the little one. Tips to help are: The techniques used in most other fields of photography do not always apply in child photography. The phrase "hold it" or "freeze" carry very little weight with children. They typically do as they please and if they please. Your assignment is to anticipate what a child may be about to do and capture it. YOU can turn this into your advantage: Since children don't always do what you want them to do, or what you expect them to do (actually they rarely do!). A solution often is: don't expect them to become a cooperative little adult merely because you want to take their picture. Trick them - expect them to act like children. Don't expect anything in particular. DO this and you can enter the fun and profitable field of child photography. Know your stuff - Before you start booking sessions with children you must know exactly what you are capable of doing - what your camera is ... [more..]
28 Jun 2010 WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER PRICES – THE HIGH COST ...
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If you're having a wedding, you're likely going to want wedding photos so you can remember the occasion in great detail. The only problem with this is that wedding photos aren't free -- not good ones anyway. That said, you're going to have to just bite the bullet and deal with wedding photographer prices.Average Wedding Photographer PricesSmall Weddings: Will usually cost under $500. Typically includes 2-4 hours of photo coverage by a wedding photographer. May or may not include wedding albums.Mid-Size Weddings: If you're have a slightly larger wedding with more people, you'll likely need more photo coverage. These wedding photographer packages range between $500-1000 and come with additional hours of coverage as well as other perks; special albums, additional prints & proofs, etc.Big Weddings: Expect a price of about $2500+. This sort of package will include more than 8 hours of photo coverage as well as an additional photographer. Special albums and photo books are quite common with this package.Luxury Weddings: $4000 or more for unlimited coverage, 3 photographers, numerous shoot locations, as well as the usual wedding albums and photo books.4 Tips for Lowering Wedding Photographer Prices1. Rather than having the wedding photography service put together the albums ... [more..]
28 Jun 2010 LOW BUDGET CAMERA REVIEWS FOR FILMMAKERS – F...
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Ryan reviews three cameras priced under $1000 and tests out some sexy slow-mo. ... [more..]