Once in while we receive e-mails from aspiring or beginner wedding photographers asking us for advise on how to become successful in the wedding field. Our first question is always what their motivation is to become a wedding photographer. A ...

"The Business of Wedding Photography is an extensive subject, best answered by a team of professional wedding photographers, who also happen to be star photo.net members. In this article, these professional photographers have contributed advi ...

This page is going to be dedicated to dispelling many of the myths and misconceptions regarding wedding photographers. I will be updating this as necessary, but the real purpose of this page is simply to educate the public, and present some r ...

Are you fired up, ready to go, can't wait to get on site and take the first shot. I hope so. Because if you are not, think about changing jobs - your giving the rest of us a bad name. Too many photographers approach a wedding as just a way to ...

I find the family photo part of the day can be quite stressful. People are going everywhere, you’re unaware of the different family dynamics at play and people are in a ‘festive spirit’ (and have often been drinking a few spirits) to the poin ...

The advantage of the digital age is that anyone with talent can now market themselves as a photographer. The disadvantage is that with so many photographers to choose from, buyers and clients have to make some difficult decisions. When they’r ...

One of my favorite photography resources - along with  DigitalPixels.net  ;-) - is Steve Paxton's website www.paxtonprints.com , nice photos ( love those hdr'ish - lucisart'ish - dave hill'ish detailed portraits , the latest news, and well wr ...

Sooner or later, most photography enthusiast give some thought to "how to start a photography business." Unfortunately, there are a 'few' challenges that "doom" us to failure. One of the biggest challenges that we bring is our failure to make ...

Choose a career in movies and everyone will tell you that your first years will be spent waiting tables. Set your sights on medicine and you know you’ll have to spend four years in undergraduate digs, and several more sweating through medical ...

A Three Act Play, a bridal video short by Explorer of Light/PrintMaster Bruce Dorn. For more information about the EOS 5D Mark II camera, and the photographer continue here for the video

I'm grabbing one of the most requested Skribit questions, "What's the best recommendations of lenses to use at a wedding?" Well, first, let me say, "It kind of depends on your budget." So dear reader, let me start with the basic set-up and mo ...

When it comes to photography - practice the hard stuff. Get your camera off "P" for Professional!! Try and practice some lighting techniques you have never tried before. Learn and practice different ways of photographing the bride and groom. ...

Photographers keep facing more and more questions and charges for breaking the law, making it important now so more than ever to understand your rights and responsibilities as a photographer. In this article, we’ll go over such rights, as wel ...

"Have you always dreamed of seeing your work on the cover of a national magazine? Here' s your chance :  Upload your photographs online today for an opportunity to be on the cover of Professional Photographer." Prizes: The winner will be a ...

" One of the most common approaches in portrait lighting is to use the softest possible light and to maintain good detail in both the highlight and the shadow areas of the photograph. This kind of lighting usually involves more than one light ...