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One of the most common questions I get about compositing storytelling imagery is: HOW DO I GET MY SUBJECT TO BLEND INTO THE BACKGROUND? Shooting a subject in studio, cutting them out and placing them into a different scene is one of the holy grails of Photoshop skill and expertise. Students of the digital age […]
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The phone rings. It’s a number you don’t recognize. Your heart skips a beat as you realize it’s either a telemarketer or a potential client who’s curious about what you offer. Which one is it? Mustering up all the courage in the world, you answer. It’s a new client. The booking phone call is one […]
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I don’t know about you, but every year at this time I get completely, utterly and hopelessly UNMOTIVATED to do ANYTHING. Honestly, it’s a pain in the ass. I want to do things. I want to make progress. I want to set goals, but my brain and body do NOT sync. All I want to […]
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I get asked almost on a weekly basis what kind of lighting should I buy? Continuous or strobe? ACK!!! The issue isn’t what you should buy, but WHY you should invest in either strobes or continuous. They both are amazing lighting systems, but accomplish entirely different tasks. I have used both systems ranging from lower […]
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Just recently a student of mine emailed me in a frenzy: “I’m totally freaking out and need some advice!! I was shooting a newborn this morning without my assistant because the parents wanted dad in the images and found out last minute that he couldn’t come on their original date. Baby was on the bean […]
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Why you need an Area of Innovation Being In Business, General Photography, News & Info, Tutorials, Workshop News Available online course: Studio Systems: A Photography Business BootCamp I like to call it the triad of competition that really gets us as businesses to dominate or flop in a market. In Mike Michalowicz’s book “The Pumpkin Plan,” he calls it an Area […]
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Competition is fierce. Women are notoriously mean to one another. And in a female targeted industry like portrait photography, it’s no wonder we all get our feathers ruffled when the competition “steals” our idea, copies our work or seems to be killing it with clients while your phone is as silent as a death march. […]
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As a passionate photography educator (on CreativeLive, in her online school Jewel Education, and in person all over the world), Julia teaches photographers how to elevate their photography skills and business strategy. Photographers love her for her no-nonsence, authentic personality and approach to business. Parents love her for her kind, baby-whisperer effect on newborn babies. So more often […]
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Julia and Belinda are in Nashville for Imaging USA this week. Music City, oh yeah! Imaging USA is created and led by the professional photographers of PPA, the largest photography non-profit in the world assisting 27,000 photographers through protection, education and resources for their continued success. Imaging is a gigantic trade show attracting tens of […]
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As if we all weren’t excited enough about this week’s CreativeLive course “In the Studio with Anne Geddes,” this story has us all completely giddy here in our studio in Bend, Oregon. Julia got to meet Anne Geddes! Yes, really! On Friday, Julia flew to Seattle to take part in an exclusive, soon-to-be-announced Anne Geddes event. She visited […]
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You may have seen our Facebook post last week teasing Julia’s return to CreativeLive. Well, photographers, we’re here to tell you that yes! It’s true! (Insert happy dance here!) Since the moment we posted the video (which almost 13,000 of you watched) we’ve been getting amazing amounts of inquiries from photographers all over the world […]
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Dawn Martin of Apple Blossom Photography in Beaverton, Oregon recently visited the studio for a mentoring session with Julia. We welcomed her with a set of beautiful babies, siblings and parents for this two-day private workshop and we’re so happy with the results! Thanks to Dawn for being such a great student and also to […]
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