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This month we surveyed #photographers about their #family #portrait businesses 📸 Read their tips on preparing for the shoot, how they approach compositions and how they handle their biggest concerns 🔗⬇️ l8r.it/z4tt PHOTO © SANDRA COAN

Join #WPPI2021 educator John Branch IV TODAY at 4PM ET for his Rangefinder ➕ WPPI Reset session on Building Your Photography Business with a Strong Foundation! 💸 ⁠ ⁠ Sign up for FREE here 🤩➡️ rangefinderonline.com/rf-wppi-webina…

Join #WPPI2021 educator John Branch IV TOMORROW for his Rangefinder ➕ WPPI Reset session on Building Your Photography Business with a Strong Foundation! 💸 ⁠ ⁠ Sign up for FREE here 🤩➡️ rangefinderonline.com/rf-wppi-webina…

Join #WPPI2021 educator John Branch IV TOMORROW for his Rangefinder ➕ WPPI Reset session on Building Your Photography Business with a Strong Foundation! 💸 ⁠ ⁠ Sign up for FREE here 🤩➡️ l8r.it/Y9O1

📸 Mauricio D'Rugama had just told the model that she had beautiful hands. 🙌 “Using the table and the back of the seat, gently, at a slow pace,” they experimented with placement until they landed on this pose. Read the BTS insights on this: bit.ly/3uZu9DO

📸 “This particular night was one I seriously don’t think we will ever forget,” says Traci Edwards of this Mount Rainier elopement. She used an 85mm lens to compress the background with the couple. 🏔️ Read the BTS on a shoot whose sky constantly changed: bit.ly/3uZu9DO

📸 Nina and Arno are wedding photogs in South Africa, but they like to photograph their kids too. This is Femke, 5, in a field in Potchefstroom. "We think she looks exactly like a little forest nymph, and we love her so much.” 👀 Peep BTS insights: bit.ly/3uZu9DO

📷 From afar, Jacob Gordon shot this with an 85mm. “The only obstacle was when I tried to give instructions to the couple as it was very windy. So I made sure to give them plenty of instructions beforehand.” Now that's using your 🧠! ➡️ Read more here: bit.ly/3uZu9DO

How to light an image is one of the first things a photographer learns, it’s a facet of the practice that many never stop learning over the course of their career. Read the 2021 RF + WPPI Lighting Trend Report: l8r.it/gCd2 Photo © Nick Fancher

When it comes to posing clients for an impactful, and flattering, boudoir shoot, @shawnblackphoto advises photographers to find the triangles. "Finding the triangles will eliminate the rectilinear shape of your clients' bodies." Want more tips from Black? bit.ly/3vTtbc9

As megapixel counts climb, speed and available storage space declines. One startup is aiming to bring innovation to external hard drives right out of the gate. GigaDrive is "the fastest external SSD in the world" that claims to be breaking speed records. bit.ly/3lOu01j

Goran Primorac knew ahead of this couple's photo session that Kristina loved boho, so he decided to take the couple to the mountains in #BlidinjeJezero, a park in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The vibe was right and there was nary a tourist in sight. bit.ly/2PhQwUh

When the pandemic forced @MattCramerPhoto to shut down temporarily last year, Matt and his wife Jessica looked to different online groups for ideas on what to do to keep the studio running safely. Now, their Newborn Photoshop Collection is thriving: bit.ly/2Qvj3WN

Whether youʼve been shooting boudoir photography for years or are just starting out, @shawnblackphoto says knowing how to pose your clients dynamically will produce more impactful images and result in larger sales. Here's five moves that can help: bit.ly/3tOK3Pz

Photographer @peterolverap began taking photos inside this hallway with the bride—enjoying all that ambient light—but he discovered a different mood entirely once he backed out into the surrounding night. Taking the shot, he says, "this blew my mind."⁠ bit.ly/2PhQwUh

Want to amp up the drama in your in your photo setups? Discover how to mimic different types of available light—specifically the "wall of windows", "the skylight setup" and the single light setup (below)—when actual natural light just isn't an option: bit.ly/3lGrWIR

Only in hindsight can we see where a business strategy, life choice or decision went wrong, right? Read the words of wisdom @robgreer had to share— years later and after much life and business experience—with his younger self here: bit.ly/3rablhx

Did you miss last week’s class on mastering flash photography? Watch the 1-hour class Transitioning from Window Light to Flash with John Gress with our Reset Replay, available whenever you are! l8r.it/L5lW