New Mother's Day Portrait Ideas

Lisa just posted some New Portrait Ideas for Mother's Day that will give you some great tips and inspiration so you are ready to show your clients.

You can always find more great ideas and past posts using Digital Backdrops and Props that will help in your photography.

See ya over on the blog :-)

Scott

 

NewPortraitBiz Photography Business Tip - Dealing With Negative Feedback

I just posted a brand new video on the NewPortraitBiz Blog about dealing with negative feedback from clients. Sometimes this can really hurt you mentally and screw up your focus. That's why I wanted to share these thoughts so you can avoid these or at least know how to deal with them.

Here's the direct link to the video.

http://newportraitbiz.com/blog/795/how-to-deal-with-negative-feedback-from-clients/

Talk to ya later!

Scott

NewPortraitBiz Podcast Episode 1 for 2011 - Marketing and Lighting Talk

I just posted our first podcast for 2011 on NewPortraitBiz Blog that talks about marketing and lighting challenges that new and old photographers a faced with. Joe Marshall and I go over what we would do to make sure that these challenges don't hold us back.

Here's the direct link to the post.

http://newportraitbiz.com/blog/760/newportraitbiz-podcast-episode-1-marketing-and-lighting-talk/

Enjoy!

Scott

Portrait Ideas For Valentine's Day Using Digital backgrounds

I just added 5 new portrait ideas for Valentine's Day to our NewPortraitBiz Blog. Sometimes we just need a little inspiration to be creative and get ideas from others. The 5 images I posted were created by using Digital Backgrounds and Props, but could very easily be done using real backgrounds and props.

Here's the link to the post.

http://newportraitbiz.com/blog/745/5-valentine-portraits-created-using-digital-backgrounds-and-props/

Why Your Photography Lighting Is So Important

I received a bunch of emails the other day about studio lighting and wanted to mention a podcast I recently posted on the NewPortrait Biz Blog. It seems that this is one of the biggest struggles when getting started. The podcast goes over a few tips to help avoid some common mistakes.

Here's the link to the Studio Lighting Podcast.

Enjoy!

Scott

Update: Kick 2011 In The Butt

I posted an audio recording on the New Portrait Biz Blog and I made a little mistake. I referenced to 2012 and of course I meant 2011. I guess I just got ahead of myself.

Anyway...here the post to get your year started right and kick 2011 in the butt and be successful.

http://newportraitbiz.com/blog/731/lets-kick-2011-in-the-butt/

See ya in 2011 :-)

Scott

Kick 2011 In The Butt

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Create Your Goals For 2012

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Expanding Your Photography Using Digital Backgrounds

Here's another example I posted on the  NewPortraitBiz Blog to show how adding Digital Backgrounds can expand your photography.

The video will show some actual examples, so you can see the power of adding Digital Backgrounds to your photography.

Enjoy!

Scott

Breathtaking Portraits Using Digital Backgrounds

Here's a blog post I did a few months back showing another example of using Digital Backgrounds that's worth repeating. These (2) examples show you how these can work for Pets and Children's Photography.

Check it out at the link below.

http://newportraitbiz.com/blog/398/breathtaking-portraits-using-digital-backgrounds/

Enjoy!

Scott

Digital Background Portrait Ideas For The Holidays

Here's a blog post I created about using Digital Backgrounds to create some fun unique portraits for the Holidays. I posted this on the New Portrait Biz Blog and showed a few examples that anyone can create and people will love. Plus...the kids will have fun Too!

Here's the link to thr post:

Digital Backgrounds For The Holidays

Enjoy!

Scott

 

 

Digital Backgrounds Make It So EASY and FUN!

I posted an example of how a photographer used Digital Backgrounds to create three images from one shot. It's tryuly amazing what Photoshop and Digital Backgrounds and Digital Props can allow us to do as Photographers. I posted it on the NPB Blog at http://newportraitbiz.com/blog/667/using-digital-backgrounds-creating-3-portraits-using-1-image/ if you want to check it out.

Have Fun!

Scott

The Photographer's Death Trap

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Clever Marketing Technique - I Spy Something Green

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New Post: Photography Business Success Tips - FEARLESS???

I just updated the blog http://newportraitbiz.com/blog with a new video with a few tricks on how to become successful.

You can watch the video here.

http://newportraitbiz.com/blog/632/

Once you are done watching the video, feel free to leave a comment below.

Talk to ya soon!

 

Scott

Split Lighting Portrait Lesson - Transcripts

I just posted the transcripts on http://www.newportraitbiz.com/blog that were from a lighting lesson we created a few weeks ago.

It was called "Digital Photography Split Lighting Using Flash And Fast Shutter"

Some people like to read vs watch or listen, so we created these transcripts for them.

Here's the link to the post.

http://newportraitbiz.com/blog/625/digital-photography-split-lighting-using-flash-and-fast-shutter/

Enjoy and leave us a comment!

Scott

Photography Holiday Marketing Ideas and Techniques (Podcast)

I wanted to make sure everyone that has a photography business remembers marketing through the Holidays.

I wrote a post on my blog at http://newportraitbiz.com/blog about marketing your photography business to create new leads and more clients.

Here's the direct link to the post.

http://newportraitbiz.com/blog/570/photography-holiday-marketing-ideas-and-te...

Enjoy and Good Luck :-)

Scott

Digital Photography Split Lighting Technique – Using Fast Shutter

Here's a post we did on http://www.newportraitbiz.com/blog that received lots of comments and our subscribers loved it. It's a portrait that was created using split lighting with basic equipment. Anyone can create this image in their living room. Here's the post I did a few weeks back. http://newportraitbiz.com/blog/578/digital-photography-split-lighting-techniq...

Photography portrait tips for the holidays

We just posted a few holiday portrait ideas on http://newportraitbiz.com/blog that anyone can create with very little cost.

Here's the link to the post http://newportraitbiz.com/blog/596/digital-background-portrait-ideas-for-the-...

Enjoy!

Scott

Family photography lighting tips

We just posted a new video on http://newportraitbiz.com/blog that has a new tip on lighting family portraits.

Leave a comment and let us know what you think.

Scott