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A Pro’s Portrait Processing Workflow: Keeping It Simple Gets The Work Done
Steve Bedell  |  Jan 25, 2016

When I’m looking at ways to do a specific task my brain often reverts to Occam’s razor. (Occam was a logician and Franciscan friar in the 14th century.) The way I interpret it, is that if there are many ways to do something the easiest and most direct method is usually correct. It’s the KIS principle and keeping it simple works best for me. Like most people, especially those of us who are self employed, there aren’t enough hours in the day, so I’m extremely concerned about workflow and just how much time each project is going to take. If I have a task, like organizing and editing my work, that I can do one way that takes an hour and another that takes 30 minutes, I’ll take the 30 minute option every time. With all that said, I’ll explain how I handle a portrait session, from the original shoot to ordering the final images. It may or may not fit your way of doing things, but just keep my buddy Occam in mind and remember there’s more to life than sitting in front of a computer.

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Photographing David Bowie: How a Master Photographer Shot 3 of Bowie’s Most Famous Album Covers
Dan Havlik  |  Jan 11, 2016

We’re still in shock over the death today of legendary musician and artist David Bowie. Someone who knew Bowie more than most folks was renowned fashion photographer Brian Duffy who, between 1972 and 1980, worked with Bowie on five photo projects, including three of his most famous album covers.

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Back to the Future: Pro Photographer Douglas Sonders Stays Ahead By Shooting Medium Format
Jack Neubart  |  Dec 29, 2015

For those of you who have never worked in medium format, trust me, there is a difference you can see and feel. It’s no wonder that photographers such as Douglas Sonders choose a medium format camera system over a DSLR for the bulk of their work. And in Sonders’s case, his workhorse camera system is Phase One.

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Watch How Cameras Have Evolved Over Time Through 11 Different Portraits (VIDEO)
Cynthia Boylan  |  Dec 15, 2015

This fun and informative video from COOPH photographer Leo Rosas documents the dramatic evolution of photographic technology through the decades—from the very start to today in about two minutes. 

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Ask A Pro: Scott Kelby Answers Your Photography Questions
Scott Kelby  |  Nov 24, 2015

Hi everybody! I’m very excited to be launching a new Q&A column here in Shutterbug—a magazine I’ve been reading, and been a fan of, for so many years—so it’s truly an honor to be here with you. I invite you to send in your questions to editorial@shutterbug.com, and I’ll do my best to answer them in Ask a Pro. OK, let’s jump right to it.

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Simple “Hold Your Sub” Photo Trick Helps Create Slimmer Looking Portraits (Video)
Cynthia Boylan  |  Nov 24, 2015

In this clever seven-minute video, New York-based portrait photographer Peter Hurley offers a simple trick to help you create more flattering portraits.

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Photographer Baron Wolman Shares Tips On How To Capture Musicians In Performance & Portraiture
Arthur H. Bleich  |  Nov 20, 2015

San Francisco, 1965. The times, they were a-changin’. If you were young, it was a time to get high, have sex, and listen to mind-blowing music that your parents might, at best, not understand and, at worst, consider obscene. If you were older (and therefore not to be trusted) it was a time to take cover; everything you believed in seemed to be under attack.

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Watch Benjamin Von Wong Take Superhero Portraits To the Edge...Literally (VIDEO)
Cynthia Boylan  |  Nov 16, 2015

Early this year, photographer Benjamin Von Wong and Chris Macaskill of SmugMug were inspired to create a series of superhero theme portraits with everyday people and including a very dynamic (and potentially dangerous) twist. 

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Photographing B.B. King: A Second Chance with a Music Legend Yields a Classic B&W Portrait
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Nov 13, 2015

The tour bus bringing B.B. King to Indianola, Mississippi, for his Homecoming Festival concert was very late, which meant that Ron Modra would have the opportunity for performance photos, but not the portrait session he wanted.

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7 Quick Tips on How to Photograph Cosplay Characters at a Comic Book Convention
Cynthia Boylan  |  Nov 06, 2015

I’m what (the immortal) Stan Lee calls a “true believer” and I’ve been a fan of comic books since childhood. As a result, I can’t resist a convention because it’s an opportunity to dive into the world of fandom and mingle with like-minded people from around the country.

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6 Photographers Capture Same Person But Results Vary Widely Because of a Twist (VIDEO)
Cynthia Boylan  |  Nov 04, 2015

As the revealing video below shows, portraits can be shaped by the photographer’s point of view rather than just by the subject being documented. Created by The Lab in conjunction with Canon Australia, the clip features six photographers, one portrait subject and an unexpected twist. The twist consisted of the (mis)information each photographer was initially provided regarding the person being photographed.

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Full Frame: The Story Behind the Image
Staff  |  Nov 03, 2015

Megan Rapinoe captured the World Cup this year with the United States Women’s National Soccer Team and photographer Simon Bruty captured her in this heroic black-and-white image. The photo is actually from 2011 and was shot for Sports Illustrated as a preview of the women’s team for that year’s World Cup in Germany.

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How to Build a Portrait Photography Business: Marketing Tips From One Of The World’s Leading Portrait Photographers
Maria Piscopo  |  Oct 30, 2015

Michael Grecco is an award-winning, internationally renowned director and photographer of celebrity portraits, advertising and editorial commissions, private collections, and fine art. As one of the most respected visual storytellers in the world, his conceptual vision and signature dramatic lighting create distinctive images that are evocative, sophisticated, and comedic.

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Woman of a Thousand Faces: Photographer Amanda Chapman Uses Hollywood Makeup to Create Stunning Self Portraits
Cynthia Boylan  |  Oct 15, 2015

Once in danger of fading away, Halloween has grown to become a favorite holiday for more adults than children. Adults are now devoting a great deal of time, energy and money into dressing us as various characters from movies, television shows and video games. 

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Photographer Danny Clinch’s Portraits Of Musicians, Artists & Rock Stars Hit the Right Notes
Steve Bedell  |  Jul 21, 2015

Imagine this. Take photos of many of the top names in the music industry over the last 30 or so years, from Keith Richards to Radiohead, Gregg Allman to Tom Waits. Shoot for Spin, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and Esquire, to name a few. Make said images into a coffee-table book. And to top it off, have some obscure talent like Bruce Springsteen write the elegant foreword for the book. Is it just me or does this sound like a pretty good life?

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