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How to Pose Hands in Portraits

Photo by algo Sometimes the smallest things in a photo can impact the overall feel of the image. I learned this important lesson the first time I photographed a wedding. The grooms hands gave it all away. On the day itself I thought the bride and groom were very relaxed an enjoying the day, but [...]

Eye Contact Smiles and More [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 5]

In this post Rachel Devine (author of our new kids photography eBook Click) ends her series on reasons learning photography on film cameras made her the digital photographer that she is today. Also Read previous posts on Shooting with Burst Mode, Natural vs Artificial Light, Embracing the Grain and Taking Cameras Everywhere. One last thought [...]

Take the Fancy DSLR with You (almost) Everywhere [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 4]

In this post Rachel Devine (author of our new kids photography eBook Click) continues to share her five reasons learning photography on film cameras made her the digital photographer that she is today. Also Read Part 1 on Shooting with Burst Mode, Part 2 on Natural vs Artificial Light and Part 3 on Embracing the [...]

Embrace the Grain! [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 3]

In this post Rachel Devine (author of our new kids photography eBook Click) continues to share her five reasons learning photography on film cameras made her the digital photographer that she is today. Also Read Part 1 on Shooting with Burst Mode and Part 2 on Natural vs Artificial Light In the days when film [...]

Natural vs Available Light for Kid Photography [What I Learned from Shooting with Film 2]

In this post Rachel Devine (author of our new kids photography eBook Click) continues to share her five reasons learning photography on film cameras made her the digital photographer that she is today. Read Part 1 here. “Turn off your camera’s flash!” I see this specific piece of advice all the time as it is [...]

Bursting the Burst Mode Myth: [What I Learned from Shooting with Film]

Over the next week we’ll be featuring a mini-series of posts from Rachel Devine (author of our new kids photography eBook Click) in which she’ll be talking about five reasons learning photography on film cameras made her the digital photographer that she is today. Here’s today’s on Busting the Burst Mode Myth. There are a [...]

How to Take Gorgeous Photos of Your Kids: New dPS eBook

Today on dPS I’m excited to announce an eBook that is for parents, grandparents or anyone else with kids in their lives – an eBook that is all about helping you to take Gorgeous Photos of Kids. It’s called ‘Click!‘ and you can read all about it here. It’s currently 30% off for a limited [...]

Photographing Kids in Noon Day Sun [Behind the Shot]

In this post Rachel Devine (author of the new dPS Kids Photography eBook) shares the back story behind this picture of her daughter – shot in noon sun. It is rare that I get any significant amount of time alone with either one of my twins. I love getting to know them as individuals. Most [...]

Focus on Willem Wernsen ~ Philanthropist Photographer

Dear dPS readers. This is the first of a series of articles about photographers I have either long admired or recently discovered. Some may be famous, others unknown. Either way, I find inspiration in their work and I hope that you do, too. Valérie Jardin Focus on Willem Wernsen ~ Philanthropist Photographer Edward Steichen once [...]

How to go Beyond the Regular Composition Advice for Getting the Best Shots of your Kids

A Guest post by Rachel Devine – author of Click! How to Take Beautiful Photos of Your Kids. If you search for advice on how to take better pictures of children there are certain gems that are sure to appear on any list of tips. “Get on their level” and “Get Closer”, are the two [...]

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