Photo Tips

Jen — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:00:24 +0000

Welcome student of photography! Here you will find some helpful tips and tricks when it comes to everything photography and some business thrown in.

Got a Question: Email Jen at jen@jenosullivan.com
LEARN SOMETHING NEW!

PHOTO TIPS
Using Clean Light
Bounced Light
Diffusing Flash Photography
Passion Is Everything
Window Lighting
Darkening Day
Lens Flare
Be a Copy Cat
Catching the Moment
Cocktail Hour Candids
Getting It All Done
Senior Portraits (To The Senior)
How to get an “A”
Image Concepting
Composition Basics
Tangancies
Framing
Angle of Vision
Reflections
Foreground Background Relationships
Depth of Field

WORKFLOW
Photo Actions for Watermarks
Surveys and Feedback
RAW vs. JPEG
Black and White Conversions
Photo Actions for Watermarks
Blogging
Free PhotoShop Actions
Batteries
Group Portraits
Shooting Singles
Paper Cutters
Computers
Album Design: Principles and Elements of Design
Album Design: Printers and Binders
Album Design Tricks
Adobe RGB vs. sRGB
Post-Production Services
Printing
Proper Image Labeling
Creating Categories for Online Wedding Previews
Archiving
Staying Healthy

TECHNIQUE
Bounced Light
Shutter Drag
CF Card System
Tips to Give Your Clients For Great Photos
Interior Photography
Irrational Composition
Going Unnoticed
Camera Handling
The Beginning
Portrait Lighting Using Reflectors
Studio Strobe Lighting
The Magic Hour
Camera Control
Manual Camera Operation
Understanding ISO
ISO Offenders
Custom Function 4 (focus tracking using the * button)
Canon EOS 500D Rebel T1i
Best Starter Camera For Your Money
Understanding Lenses
Sigma 50mm 1.4 EX DG HSM Lens
Printers
Hard Drives
Tripods
The Essentials

STUDIO BUSINESS PRACTICE
Your Identity
Branding Yourself
Picking a URL
Your Email Address
Surveys and Feedback
Retouching
Insurance
Etiquette
What’s In a Name?
Be a Pro Photographer
Pricing
Client Profiling
Contract Writing
Terms of Service (Copyable text for your contracts.)
Writing a Business Plan
Creating a Theme
Belief Setting
Goal Setting
Creating Your Catch Phrase
Portrait Studios
Assisting
Assistant Wages

MARKETING
Who’s Your Market?
Doing Charity
Branding Yourself
SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
Who’s On Your Team?
Got Print
Staying Connected
Custom Booklets
Twitter
Promo Printing

Beverly Hills Wedding Photographer, Jen O’Sullivan is a boutique wedding photographer who specializes in portrait journalism.

489 South Robertson Boulevard, Suite 200, Beverly Hills, California 90211 ~ 120 West Bellevue Drive, Suite 20, Pasadena, CA 91105

jen@jenosullivan.com ~ 310-890-8174

How to get an “A”

Jen — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:16:14 +0000

In life isn’t that all we want… to get an “A?” Your new job, your friends, your new boyfriend, wife, kids. The list goes on. Most of us strive to do the best job we can do with the things we care about the most. As a photographer, I want to do work that not only are my clients in love with, but that I am proud of as well. Photography is an art-form, that in my opinion, when in a fairly controlled environment, can be learned and mastered by anyone. [don't negate the "X" factor, however which is needed for someone to become noteworthy. more on that later.] I am creating a series of short lessons to help any student of photography [aren't we all.] learn some basic tips, tricks, and techniques to learn how to take better photographs [not snapshots!] While the process is an extraordinarily important part of getting great photos, I will be posting some easy-to-use-right-now ideas that will take your photos from “nice snap-shots” to “wow great-shots” So get out there, and shoot, shoot, shoot. Check back often and learn how to get an “A” in photography [with honors!]

The above photo was taken with a point-and-shoot camera with available light! no joke.
You can get great photos with the most basic equipment.
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital Elph 8.0mp
Settings: F/2.8 1/20 sec. ISO 80
Date Taken: February 2, 2008
Subject: My husband and son’s feet (Tim & Jake)

Beverly Hills Wedding Photographer Jen OSullivan » money-shot

Photo Tips

How to get an “A”