Planning Your Location Photo Shoots Pt 1.

Steps to Planning Your Location Shoot!

I am going to guess that every photographer and model dreams of one day traveling to some exotic locations for shoots, which isn’t unreasonable! It’s part of the job right? ???? OK just maybe traveling to exotic places for photo shoots isn’t everyone’s idea of a good time but for those of us who love it I thought that I would share some of my tips with you. 

Over the now thirty something years I’ve been shooting I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to travel all over the world photographing beautiful women.

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There Are no Shortcuts to Being a Good Photographer!

So Many Look For Shortcuts Rather Than Work!

As a member of several Facebook groups about photography for beginners I often see a lot of questions that really make me shake my head.

I see a lot of people taking photos in natural light and doing it really poorly. To the other extreme I see people who spend lots of money on lighting only to take really poor quality photos.

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Glamour v. Boudoir Photography

Is it Glamour Photography or Boudoir Photography?

I was recently in a group for “Boudoir” photographers when someone posted an image that was not a boudoir photo but was in fact a glamour photo. I mentioned that it was a great image but that it really didn’t qualify as a boudoir image as the model was just a girl standing outside against a wall wearing jeans and a bra.

Everything about the image was well shot; the lighting, composition, exposure. But it wasn’t a boudoir image.Shortly after posting my comment the owner of the group who is apparently a very well known boudoir photographer responded to me that I needed to read the rules of the group.

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Tips & Tricks For A Successful Boudoir/Glamour Shoot

Glamour x Boudoir Photography 101: Tips & Tricks For A Successful Photo Shoot

Glamour photography is one of the more commonly seen forms of the photographic arts in magazines like Playboy, Maxim, websites, and social media. Glamour is the umbrella under which Boudoir photography is covered. 

Typically the subject of glamour photography are females and can include very provocative and almost erotic posing; and apparel ranging from fully dressed to nude.

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4 tips to organize your photos like a pro

Our Tips to Organize Your Photos Like a Pro.

Deaqon James - 4 tips to organize your photos like a pro.

Are you one of those dedicated people who snap great photos at every meaningful moment of your life? And do most of those shots end up in virtual memory, filed away in a sea of unsorted images?

If so, you’re far from alone. Analysts say a whopping 1.2 trillion photos will be taken across the world this year, with many adding to the 4.7 trillion photo stockpile accumulating in digital storage.

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What Professional Shoots Can Cost To Produce

I can’t begin to tell you how many times over the years I’ve been asked the question. But there really is no one answer fits all type answer. A photoshoot can be pretty costly to say the least. At least a professional photoshoot. You may be wondering; “DJ, how much does it cost to do an actual full blown photoshoot?”

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