We often get asked by visitors about what gear to get for their first “photography” kit. The answer can certainly change depending on what your needs are, but if your needs are for a starter “portrait” kit, then read this post for our answer. Question: I just started my own knit shop on Etsy and [...]
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FAQ Fridays: Photography Starter kit
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Thank you: St. Paul,MN Workshop 2011
It is always rewarding to share our love of photography. Was glad to see so many attentive eyes and ears in the office. While discussion in the office was a great way to start off the workshop, I think everyone really enjoyed getting out on location for some hands-on work. Quickly, they all realized that [...]
Also posted in: Photography, Site Updates Tags: outdoor photos, photography workshop, tutorials, workshops 8 Comments
FAQ Fridays: California sunbounce reflector
It’s time for another FAQ Friday post. This week’s question is from Lisa who is asking about the CA Sunbounce reflector. If you’ve been thinking about an outdoor reflector vs and umbrella, hopefully this post will clear some things up. Question: I’ve read your Gear List and found the California Sunbounce item to be very [...]
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FAQ Fridays: Manual focus pros and cons
This weeks FAQ Friday post is about manual focus and the pros and cons of it. If you’ve been wondering about when is a good time to actually use manual focus, then this post is just for you. First off, manual focus mode? In the time of the latest and greatest auto-focus cameras, is the [...]
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Event: Outdoor photography workshop Aug 27, 2011 @ St. Paul, MN
Hey photography lovers, here’s your chance to get all your questions answered, IN PERSON! We’re hosting a limited space workshop (no more than 10) for those who are wanting to get hands-on help with their outdoor photography. Why such a small group? We want to keep it small to ensure everyone will have direct one-on-one [...]
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FAQ Fridays: off-camera flash setup
PrettyGeeky’s FAQ Fridays is a segment on our website where we try to answer your photography questions in plain English. This week’s topic is something that we think would be very helpful for those of you who are just starting out with off-camera flash photography: Question: How do you guys set up your lights for [...]
learn how to set up off-camera flashAlso posted in: FAQ Fridays, Photography, Photography Tips Tags: faq fridays, off-camera flash, photography tips, plm umbrella, radiopopper, remote flash 5 Comments
FAQ Fridays: help with shooting under bright sunlight
PrettyGeeky’s FAQ Fridays is a segment on our website where we try to answer your photography questions in plain English. This week’s question deals with something we all have to deal with when taking photos. Read the question and see if you can relate: Natalie writes: I have been keeping up with your blog site [...]
See the tip to help with your bright sunlight photosAlso posted in: FAQ Fridays, Photography Tips Tags: bright sunlight, faq fridays, fill flash, help, photography gear, photography tips, reflector 10 Comments
FAQ Fridays: Aperture settings explained
Hi Everyone! Happy St. Patrick’s day! Hope everyone is wearing green! In honor of the holiday, we’re releasing this post one day early! It’s an FAQ Friday post released on a Thursday ;p. Anyhow, to show our St. Patty’s day spirit, we went out to an especially green location to shoot a special VIDEO episode [...]
see the video on aperture settingsAlso posted in: FAQ Fridays, Photography Tags: aperture settings, faq fridays, iPad, outdoor photography, photography tips, tutorial, video 7 Comments
FAQ Fridays: Looking for a new camera… need help.
This week’s question is something we get asked a lot. The answer is something I think everyone looking for a new camera would be interested in knowing. Question: I am looking to get a SLR camera or just a really cool camera in a small body, but don’t know where to start. Not too fancy [...]
FAQ Fridays: Favorite lenses
Hi Everyone, welcome back to another segment of FAQ Fridays… where you submit your photography questions and we try to answer them. This week we have another video segment for you. yays! The video features a question we are asked a lot. Hope you guys enjoy this video. Question: Which lenses do you guys normally [...]
Find out which lenses are our favorite
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