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Barb Stitzer is an award winning Master Photographer living in Hudson, Ohio with her husband, her teen, Zoe and her tween, Tenley. She creates beauty and memories worldwide. Feel free to find her on Facebook or check out her website.

Indoor Photography: Ultimate Guide to Kids Portrait

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One of the things I have specialized in over the years is getting natural, great expressions from kids in photos. It’s not the easiest thing, and I’ll tell you why.

Children are naturally curious, interested creatures. They move. They are used to interacting with people by looking at them in the eye, not down a scary round black hole, and they’re super used to other female voices telling them what to do, which can work to your advantage, whether you’re a male or female.

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The Bridal Portrait: Everything You Need to Know

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Everyone knows that a woman is the most beautiful she’ll ever be on her wedding day.

She’s in love, and happy and excited about the wonderful day she’s about to have, and, if you did your job and insisted that she has a wedding planner, she’s stress free.

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Wedding Couture: How to Shoot Brides

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Ok, I must admit, I’ve been shooting weddings for the past 22 years, but I can’t say that they’re my favourite thing to shoot.

It’s a lot of pressure, there are a lot of emotions, my feet hurt at the end of the day, and I shoot pretty heavily, so it means a lot of work after the shoot, but what is more beautiful and pure than love? Nothing, right? Clearly, I’m confused.

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7 Essential Tips for Shooting Portraits on Location

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I have so many friends who have the good fortune to travel the world, but they always come home frustrated because they either try to take portraits in obvious places, standing on top of the landmark with thousands of people all around, or they don’t show the things that they found interesting or personal about where they were.

So let’s dive in to solving for these common location fails.

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Anatomy of a Green Screen Shot: How to Use It Right

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I have a family that I shoot several times a year, They’re “show people” , all outgoing and crazy and fun, and after at a certain point, the mom, Ginette, said to me, “You know, I love all of the perfect and beautiful shots that you get of us, but I think it’s time to show the world the kind of circus that I live in.

Ooh! Fun!!

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How to Photograph Babies from a Week Old to Sitting up

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There is a huge trend among baby photographers to do all of those awesome shots of babies all curled up and almost “in the womb” looking.

I LOVE those shots, but they have very definite parameters, meaning that you have to catch the baby while she is still curly; so 3 to 7, or sometimes, at the very oldest, 12 days old.

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Posing Guide: How to Pose Groups without Losing Your Mind

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The other day I had mom bring her daughter in for fine art dance pictures. “Oh, just snap away while she’s doing her competition routine… she doesn’t like to be interrupted,“ the mom said as the daughter grand jeted halfway off my roll paper half in the storage room, facing completely away from me.

Shooting that would be crazy, right? If you don’t know what’s going to happen, where should you place the lights to make a beautiful and amazing silhouette?

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Gear Guide: The Ultimate Authority on What to Put in Camera Bag

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I remember my first time in a Real Professional Camera Store, Samy’s Camera, in Los Angeles. I had money to burn in my pocket so that I could buy the right equipment to be a Professional Photographer, but instead of being a kid in a candy store, I was a vegetarian in a hunting store. Nothing looked familiar.

There were old guys who smelled like darkroom talking about things that I didn’t understand, like metering and emulsion. I slunk out of there and ate massive quantities of ice cream.

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30 Ways to Become a Better Photographer in 30 Days

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So you want to be a better photographer, and fast, right? Here are thirty things that you can do in 30 days to make your work a LOT better.

Remember that while there are rules, the most important thing is to experiment and see what looks great to you.

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Valentine’s Day Photography Tips for Your Inspiration

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Ahhh, Love. It can be giddy, maddening, complacent, jealous, warm and gooey, and downright crazy, usually all in the same day. And the weirdest day for love?

Valentine’s Day, The Amateur Night red headed step child of New Years Eve, but instead of drinking too much and waking up pantsless while in a pool of your own vomit, you’re forced to purchase heart shaped everything in order to prove to your beloved just how in love with them you truly are.

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