The studio is a great place to work and create. In the studio you have the freedom to adjust your own lighting schemes, to set up props and set designs. In the studio you have control. Sometimes photographers get too comfortable in the studio where they have the ability to manipulate their subjects as needed and keep the air conditioning cranked up. (more…)

One of the best ways to learn photography, or any kind of art for that matter, is to surround yourself with people who are equally passionate, equally devoted to their art as you. TCPA is grateful and honored to have Dawn Hope Stevens, founder and CEO of Clickers & Flickers photography, lecturing on “The Art of Connecting the Dots”. (more…)

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Let’s face it, people, there are no rewards without taking some risks. If you feel you are ready to start your own photography business, now is the time to plan. Time to turn those pro bono shoots with your coworker’s kids into some real money. But first, you must come up with a strategy. What are you going to charge? What will your specialty be? How long before you can hire employees? (more…)

Friday, February 8, 2013

Money! The issue of money, or lack thereof, has never been more relevant than it is now. The economy is effecting us all. Purse strings are cinched a little tighter, savings accounts are dwindling a little faster. It’s a scary time for everyone, especially small business owners. Tax season is drawing near and you need to start preparing. (more…)

Saturday, February 2, 2013

From the dilapidated ruins of an abandoned farmhouse to the towering majesty of a steel and glass big city skyscraper, architecture has been the subject of some of the most beautiful and most famous photographs around. But how does a photographer achieve this by shooting an inanimate object, how do they make a building feel not only alive, but alive with stories to tell? (more…)

Friday, February 1, 2013

Turn the lights down low, light some candles, crank up the Barry White, and….smile. Okay, so Fine Art and Boudoir shoots are more complicated than just soft lights and mood music. (more…)

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Ah yes, the picture of the out-of-focus bride standing in front of her in-focus adoring husband, the picture of the ring on the bride’s finger, and the one of the couple holding hands, walking off into the sunset. These are all beautiful pictures, to be sure. They have their place in any wedding album, but did you ever think a little more creativity can be infused in your wedding photography? (more…)

Friday, January 25, 2013

If everyone can do it, why would they go to you?

We live in the age of Flash Photography. Not ‘flash’ as in the burst of light that comes from the camera, but ‘flash’ as in fast. Pictures are taken, edited, and posted to the internet faster than a person can say, “Cheese.” Now, more than ever, photography is the everyman’s medium of the art world. Everyone has a camera, everyone can take pictures, and everyone can have those pictures seen by a large number of people, immediately. (more…)

Friday, January 18 2013

Storage is a difficult business. It doesn’t matter if it’s storing clothes, books, art, or vintage Elvis Presley dinner plates. Space on this planet is limited. Space for our junk—erm, treasures—is even more limited. Storing and archiving our photographs is no different, space is limited, and really, not every photograph is the work of art we hoped it would be, so why keep it. (more…)