posted December 21, 2011 in Photographer Resources 5 Comments

The Hit List: 32 Photo Tips & Tutorials from 2011

(Free learning + light painting + tech tutorials – rules + sharing + geek fun x RJ) x 23 = THE kern-photo 2011 post.

I love to share as much as I like to create, and is this holiday season of giving, I share with you my 32 Photo Tech blog posts from 2011, which I hope inspires, encourages, and motivates you into 2012.

Grab your notebook! (quick read: 5 minutes; complete digestion: 30 minutes)

1. Learn the Art of the Sandwich Method from this portrait session of a favorite couple from the movie, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”: 2. Learn three secret ingredients to make an award-winning image through conquering fear:3. See how one light can make all the difference:

4. Understand changes in style and technology of wedding photography and how light painting is gaining acceptance:5. Practice the art of posing: improv style… and how to make a image pop with 3D charm with complete specs.6. Watch behind the scenes footage of a vintage shoot, sans strobes or flashes, just hot lights.7. See how I ‘copied’ Norman Rockwell’s work to create a favorite composite image of the year.8. Read my 2c on Elevate Workshop, on of the best workshops for the advanced wedding photographer around.9. Read my review of the Power of Passion Photography Tour with Sandy Puc’ and Jerry Ghionis: 10. If you can’t beat them, make a statement. My tips on how to beat your competition.11. Flash-Bus Tour Highlights (couldn’t help showing off this shot!):12. Learn how to light paint as I reveal my lightpainting secrets.13. Understand how building SEO love isn’t that much different than dating.14. Why this image sucks and the lessons I learned from an artist fail!15. See how shooting cactus compliments personal work.16. How to Lightpaint in an Alaskan goldmine, during the day and night:17. How to fix a Nikon D700… for free (using SageMax}:18. Focus on the quality of what is NOT in focus.19. Simple LED light portrait tutorial shared here:20. How this painter inspired one of my favorite images:

21. How to make the best of a 5-minute portrait session with a mini-tutorial:22. Workshop highlights from Free to Create:23. Learn the 3 P’s for posing couples:24. Compare, if you dare, the Nikon 14-24 vs 24 f/1.4 vs 24-70 f/2.8.25. Read my steps on Going Pro, Part 1: Take the Big Step26. Learn how to choose a wedding photography workshop:27. See a geek-out explanation of what makes this image tick {for me}:28. Photographers shooting film… these days it’s the new black. However, here’s my interview with an expert on shooting Super 8 Film, Kevin Von Qualen.29. Learn tips on staging foregrounds for effects like this:30. See how this homemade soft box….

… helped to make this:31. Understand how these ingredients:… made this awesome engagement portrait in Raleigh, North Carolina:32. View a side-by-side comparison of shooting Nikon F100 on film and a digital Nikon D700:

Happy Reading!!! If you’ve enjoyed the inspiration and reading, please drop a comment below. I love hearing from my readers, which makes all the 1am blogging worth it! Blog comments make my day!

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Posted by R. J. on December 21, 2011
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