photo by MarioGuti via iStock Portrait and landscape photography are a lot of fun to do and can also provide extra income for established professionals in any genre of photography work. The images for each genre also look fantastic when we get creative with shooting, post-processing, and...

 photo by Lyndon Stratford via iStock Portrait photography is one of the most popular types of photography in the world today. Unfortunately, not all lenses deliver the same results when shooting portraits.  That’s why I created this guide covering the best Nikon portrait lenses. To...

 photo by PeopleImages via iStock Let’s be honest, when most people think of portrait photography, hands aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. Yet, in my experience as a portrait photographer, they are without a doubt the body part that most people have no idea what to do...

 photo by standret via iStock Love them or hate them, selfies have become one of the most popular types of photography in the world. Mirror selfies, in particular, are seeing rapid growth in popularity and are all over social media these days.  If you want to find out how to take...

 photo by monkeybusinessimages via iStock  Families love photos of everyone together! Whether you’re taking pics for yourself and your own family or taking photos for another family, either for fun or profit, here are some family portrait ideas that you will find...

 photo by electravk via iStock Creating emotion in photos, how to evoke emotion in a portrait, is a skill that can serve us well when photographing portraits for fun or profit. How does one actually do that?  There are many methods of how to create emotion in photos, we’re going to...

photo by kate_sept2004 via iStock We’re getting so close to the holiday season!  Taking holiday family photos is an enjoyable part of this time for many photographers, but I know I always wonder how to take better family photos. Plus, seeing some other photographers’ Christmas photo...

Photo by Cecilie_Arcurs via iStock I'm a landscape photographer, but I occasionally like to take portraits of friends and family, just to challenge myself to try something a little different. And if you've done the same - hopped from one genre of photography to the next - you know...