The following post on depth of field was written by Hawaii photographer Natalie Norton, of natalienortonphoto.com. We talk a lot around here at Digital Photography School about Depth of Field. I’m writing this based on the assumption that we all understand that in layman terms, “depth of field” is the portion of an image that [...]
In this tutorial, Natalie Norton shares 10 great tips that will help you survive shooting your first wedding. Photo Credit: My good friend, wedding photographer Jonathan Canlas the great. You were asked to shoot your friend’s wedding? Hmm. Already got suckered into it? Tut, tut, tut. Fear not! By maintaining a good attitude, establishing a [...]
In this post Natalie Norton from natalienortonphoto.com explores why shooting in automatic can sometimes be worth doing. Sometimes photographers have a complex about shooting in automatic. I shoot primarily in Aperture Priority (and am not here to knock manual settings AT ALL), but I have a tender place in my heart for ol’ Auto. Here [...]
In this tutorial Natalie Norton shares 7 great tips for great Maternity Photography. When I first began doing maternity work I made a pledge. A commitment I swore I’d stand by through thick and thin. I promised myself I’d never take “the maternity picture.” You know the one. Daddy’s arms around mommy’s belly with hands [...]
Twitter seems to be taking over the world (and by “seems to be,” I’m sure I mean, “totally already has”) and the realm of photography is no exception. My husband calls twitter “the stupid that stuck,” and I’m utterly amazed that something so remarkably stupid could be so perfectly AMAZING on every count. I wish [...]
In this post, Hawaii wedding and portrait photographer, Natalie Norton talks about how she achieves natural, relaxed portraits from her clients. Here’s the scoop. This is how I do things. You don’t have to do them this way, you may have a system that works better for you, if so, please, do tell in the [...]
Today Natalie Norton shares with us a series of 6 tips for photographing babies. *Image Credit Nicole Hill. Babies, babies everywhere! It seems like everyone around me is either pregnant or has a new born! I’m a total sucker for tiny people. I love the way they look, all pink and wrinkled. I love the [...]
First of all, I have to thank Darren, and this wonderful DPS community for supporting our family through the illness and death of our son. We are deeply and profoundly grateful to each of you. THANK YOU. Not really a way to segue from that. I won’t try. This post is all in the name [...]
UPDATE: This competition is closed and the winner has been notified via email (the winner was Rachel Candy)! Thanks to everyone for entering! This year has been a wonderful one here at Digital Photography School. We’ve literally been reaching photographers around the globe. We’re so grateful to all of you faithful readers and members of [...]
I la la lava me a nice white photo reflector. Catch me out on shoot or at a wedding and chances are, 9 times out of an even 10, I’ll have my trusty ol’ reflector in tow. However it’s important to note that it’s also highly probable that I’ll have an assistant at my heels making [...]
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