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Backdrop conversations usually happen five minutes before a shoot starts. Which is a little late. Not catastrophic. Just late. A lot of photographers renting studio space focus on lenses, lights, camera bodies, modifiers, wardrobe, makeup,...

Most people get studio rental timing wrong. Not because they’re careless. Because they’re optimistic. There’s a difference. The two most common mistakes are surprisingly predictable. Some photographers book two hours for a shoot that clearly...

One of the strangest misconceptions in photography is that a headshot is a headshot. It isn’t. Not even close. Sure, both photographs show your face. Both might be taken in the same studio. Sometimes they’re...

People spend a surprising amount of time choosing what to wear for a headshot. Then they spend about seven seconds thinking about the background. Which is understandable. The background is supposed to stay in the...

One thing surprises a lot of maternity clients. They’re not nervous about the camera. They’re nervous about what happens in front of the camera. “What do I do with my hands?” “Where do I look?”...

People ask this question constantly, and they’re usually expecting a simple answer. Studio or outdoor? The problem is that it’s a little like asking whether dinner is better indoors or on a patio. Depends on...

There’s this loop creators get stuck in. You wake up, think about content, shoot something quickly, post it, maybe feel okay about it for ten minutes. Then it resets. Again tomorrow. Again next week. It’s...

There’s a specific kind of anxiety that shows up right after you book a studio. Not before — that part feels optimistic. After. When you start wondering if the place will actually look like the...

There’s this pressure — kind of quiet, but persistent — around headshots. Especially now. You need to look good without looking too pretentious. Approachable, but still impressive. Real, but, like, selectively real. It gets complicated...

Standing in a park at sunset, holding your belly, maybe a flower crown if things got ambitious. Soft light, soft focus, soft everything. That’s what maternity photography used to mean. It worked perfectly. It still...