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Creating HDR in Photoshop

Mira Crisp — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:59:30 +0000

A friend and I went for a photo walk the other day and I decided to take my new baby (Tamron 24-70mm) with me, to test it. Although I always had a wider angle lens somewhere in the back of my mind, I wasn’t actually planning to get it just yet. I mainly shoot portraits [...]

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Four Cloud Options for Storing Your Photos Online

Mira Crisp — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:47:28 +0000

Although I may or may not be one of them, most photographers I know are sticklers for file organization. For some of us, the thought of having random image files littered around the desktop is enough to have us chewing our nails with anxiety (again, I may or may not be just that neat ), [...]

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Contemporary Portraits Meet Grainy Film

Mira Crisp — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:56:23 +0000

I am a contemporary portraiture photographer but I have a thing for old-fashioned film photographs. Digital is nice, convenient, fast, crisp, and clean and so much more but there is something about film photographs that makes me stop and look at them just one moment longer than I initially planned. The last time I used [...]

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Why Should You Learn to Use Photoshop {in Crestview, Fl}?

Mira Crisp — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:09:36 +0000

Would you like to learn to use Photoshop but you dislike online classes? Well, you can learn to use Photoshop at Crestview Public Library. I am teaching Photoshop on Wednesdays and all skill levels are welcome. No, I am serious. All skill levels are welcome. If you never touched Photoshop before, I’ll teach you how [...]

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Free Adobe Photoshop Class in Crestview

Mira Crisp — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:40:22 +0000

Starting this week, I will be holding Adobe Photoshop classes at Crestview Public Library and everyone is invited! The first class will be, guess this – FREE! Yes, that’s right. It will be free! Just show up with your laptop and start learning Photoshop. If you don’t have Adobe Photoshop installed on your laptop, you [...]

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Developing the Best Marketing Strategy as a Small Photography Studio

Mira Crisp — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:27:05 +0000

Most professional photographers are in it for the art. You love going out and capturing the most precious moments in life with just the right amount of personality and flare. You enjoy the creativity and ingenuity you put into Aperture or Photoshop to add the fine touches on your piece. You also get excited about [...]

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Get Smooth Water Effect Photo at Night

Mira Crisp — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:46:20 +0000

I went to the beach a while ago to take a few night photos. I waited for a clear and starry night to avoid the haze and get nice and crisp images. The night was perfect; moonless, no haze, a few stars and no people. The below photo was my first photo that night. I [...]

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How to Improve Photography Composition using Triangles

Mira Crisp — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:54:18 +0000

When we talk about photography triangle, we mainly refer to the exposure triangle: ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed. However, a triangle plays an important role in photography composition, too. I wrote about the Golden Triangle Rule here and this post will focus more on triangles in photography. Triangles are used in architecture, art and design and [...]

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When is Enough, Really Enough When it Comes to Photoshop?

Mira Crisp — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:13:44 +0000

I’ve been struggling with Adobe Photoshop lately. Not technically though… It’s been an ethical struggle wondering when is enough, really enough. I started learning and using Photoshop in 2001. That’s 11 years of using Photoshop during which I’ve found many ways to hack Photoshop and get results using my own shortcuts. These days, I am [...]

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Celebrating Women with Sue Bryce and Jill Conley

Mira Crisp — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:10:51 +0000

Those of you who have been around for a while know how much I love Creative Live. Creative Live is one big virtual knowledge library for photographers and my main and prefered educational source. Many great things have started at Creative Live or because of it and the most touching one I have seen in a [...]

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How to Pose Woman for Photos

Mira Crisp — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:42:32 +0000

Last year I watched a few photography workshops by brilliant photographer Sue Bryce. She bases her work and success on careful posing; that’s what I am working on. Even though I am an experienced Photoshop user, there are two things that Photoshop cannot fix: out of focus images and wrong poses. That’s why I am spending a [...]

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Promotional Valentine’s Day Glamour Photoshoots

Mira Crisp — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:28:12 +0000

It’s finally time for glamour photography and is there a better occasion to offer promotional glamour photoshoots than Valentine’s Day? To help girls in Ft. Walton Beach – Crestview – Destin, Fl. area find a perfect gift for their loved ones or even just for themselves, I’ m offering a promotional glamour photo sessions at an incredibly low price. I [...]

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The Best of 2012

Mira Crisp — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:13:45 +0000

I can’t believe 2012 is almost over but to celebrate 12 months of memorable moments I’ve rounded up a selection of my favorite things to share with you. While this year has been pretty eventful for me, selecting five favorite things in different categories has actually been pretty easy. So, let’s get started! 1. Enhancing Images Using [...]

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Why are 8×10 Prints Photography Standard?

Mira Crisp — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:03:46 +0000

Is an 8×10 print a standard in photography industry and why professional photographers work with 8×10 prints rather than with 8×12 prints? This question usually brings a smile to my face. You see, when I started taking photography classes, I was not aware that professional, full-frame (FX), cameras can actually take images at a 5:4 aspect ratio (an 8×10 print) while my DX [...]

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What to Wear for a Family Holiday Photo Session?

Mira Crisp — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:11:32 +0000

The question everyone asks, researches, and doubts is the one what to wear for {any} photo session. And the answer is never simple as it always depends on the type of session, location, personalities, and even our ever-changing moods. For one of the holiday sessions this season, the family I worked with wore bright red… I loved [...]

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How to Create a Multicolored Watermark

Mira Crisp — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:25:40 +0000

A while ago two readers asked me to write a tutorial on how to create a watermark. I wrote the first one here; it shows how to create a brush that can be applied as a single color watermark. But how do you create a multicolored watermark? The advantage of using a brush as a [...]

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How To Get Blurry Backgrounds Using Aperture

Mira Crisp — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:10:31 +0000

Earlier this year I shared Photography Advice Worth Remembering series with you. Each advice was written by a photo-blogger and today I am going to share one more with you. Today, Courtney of Click it Up a Notch is sharing her advice on learning and using aperture. An aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. (Wikipedia) Courtney, [...]

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It’s Time to Introduce JoJo to the Blogosphere

Mira Crisp — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:34:04 +0000

Her name is Jo but everyone calls her JoJo because it better suits her sweet personality. We got her three months ago when she was only eight weeks old. What can I tell you – she is the best dog ever and we feel like we had her forever! It took us a week to [...]

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Holiday Photos with 10 Weeks Old Baby

Mira Crisp — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:16:08 +0000

Working with kids is something you, as a photographer, love or just prefer not to do. As a portrait photographer, I find adults easier to work with but kids are much more rewarding clients with their precious faces. And as we all know, kids are very spontaneous and free of that “do-I-look-good” fear that is [...]

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La Bella Donna in Venezia

Mira Crisp — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:27:13 +0000

Do you ever stumble upon your older photo or photos and get an urge to work them all over again? That’s what happened to me a few days ago. I was sorting my 2011 photos and I came across maternity photos I took at the island of Burano, Italy. Not only I instantly had to [...]

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