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What makes a photograph stand out? What makes the human eye linger?

Help advance the skills of your loved one this holiday season with classes and gifts for the experienced photographer. This collection of gear and goodness was assembled to help the hobbyist photographer get to the next level.

The key to shooting a silhouette is all about lighting. Whether its studio lighting or natural, you need your subject backlit well in order to help your image truly pop.

[caption id="attachment_40825" align="alignnone" width="1020"] credit: Ian Shive[/caption] Photographs are the perfect travel memento. On the ground they motivate you to really take in your surroundings and appreciate the view; after you've flown home they accurately reflect the time, season, and sky of your destination–as you experienced it.

[caption id="attachment_17790" align="alignnone" width="620"] credit: Brooke Shaden[/caption] Join Brooke today on Skype to have your questions answered and watch the final week of her Fine Art Bootcamp. In my career as a photographer, I have made several changes in my journey that have all been beneficial to making a living, how I feel about myself, and how I can benefit others.

Childhood is running, jumping, playing, giggling — pretty much the exact opposite of sitting still and saying cheese for perfect kid's portraits. The task of sitting perfectly posed for pictures is torture for active kids, terrifying for shy kids, and impossible for many kids.

[caption id="attachment_40453" align="alignnone" width="1000"] credit: Dylan Goldby[/caption] I’ll go out on a limb here and say that most family photographers in the market are not part of a large organization or multi-photographer studio that has a cookie-cutter approach to photography and a marketing budget to drive enough clients to support that. A good portion of the industry is made up of solo-shooters who love family and all that it means.

[caption id="attachment_40285" align="alignnone" width="1000"] source: Dylan Goldby[/caption] Let’s start with a simple look at some facts. You and I are not happy all the time.