When taking portrait photos of newborns against a black or white background (fabric), when editing the digital pictures, how can I easily make the background look solid where you don't see color variations & wrinkles in the fabrics? I want it to look like they're floating in a way! I'm...

I need some ideas for upcoming family portraits. A couple of things that I'm concerned about is composition and glasses glare-- I only have one Alien Bee 800 with a giant softbox. I will be shooting candids at a birthday party for a 100 year old grandmother and family and friends. The client also...

Hello I am new to this forum and I am sure I am much more of an amateur than the many talented professionals here. I prefer to shoot portraits and people scenes of travel photography. My Canon XTI Rebel Kit lens, the 18-55, broke (actually I have a theory that the security of a recent foreign country...

I delved into the world of wedding photography a few months ago and am trying to decide on a photo books I can offer my clients. I have read just about every post about these books on this forum and have come up with a list of albums/providers that photographers seem to use. I'm curious if some of...

anyone knows how to fix an old photo like this one?

can anyone tell me how to resize a photo in cs2? any help will be apreciated. Thanks

I'll be doing my first wedding soon and was wondering if the sigma 50-150 is good to use during the ceremony? I was planning to use my sigma 24-70 but its noisy & not as quick or sharp as the 50-150. Is this wide enough, or should I stick with the wider lens? (I plan to use my canon 85 1/8 for...

FloridaJewel: Hi, I am trying to prioritize what to buy next. I have a Nikon D80 with a 18-135 lens and also a 70-300 lens.Looking for soe opinions and advice!Jewel, At only $100, every Nikon shooter should have a 50 1.8 in their bag. I don't think the additional $200 for a 50 1.4 is justified or...

I work for a not for profit company, we are going to remote areas in Southeast Asia and South Asia to photograph, collect, and study traditional kite makers. This means that we can only carry limited equipment, and have very limited (mostly none) lighting options. We need to be able to take really good...