I Like Your Picture

Learn how to select your best portrait after completing a session. It's daunting when you have dozens or hundreds of photos. We'll show you how to choose the best portrait. You'll learn how to use groups to divide and conquer with your portrait session photos. Then we'll show you what criteria to use in order to find your best portraits and eliminate the rest from consideration. As a result of using this process, you'll do better on your next portrait session when you know what you want, so you can eliminate taking photos that don't serve your purpose. The post Select Your Best Portrait from All of Your Photos appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode224  

Deciding which type of print to select for your photo can be tough, but we try to help in this episode. Check out our advice on paper, canvas and metal prints for your photos. We'll share the importance and impact of printed photos and why you may want to start printing your own photos. Then we'll delve into how you can prep your photos for printing, and decide which type of material, frame and features are right for printing your photos. The post Which Type of Print is Right for My Photo? appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode223  

Introducing a New Search Tool for Our Podcast. Now you can find anything mentioned on the I Like Your Picture podcast with a quick search on our blog. Audio search is real and it's now available to you on the blog. Just listen to this episode for instructions to search and some examples of how it works. Not only does this tool provide audio search, but it's also creating transcripts for the podcast episodes to help you find information from past episodes and posts. The post Introducing a New Search Tool for Our Podcast appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode222  

I answer 5 questions about lighting from an experienced photographer who isn't familiar with off-camera flash. We'll share different answers that can work for everyone. Have you been a photographer for a while, but just never got into off-camera flash? That's exactly why I asked Lee to come up with questions for me about lighting. You don't have to spend a lot of money to use off-camera flash in your photos, and sometimes the answer doesn't require any flash at all. Be sure to listen to this episode, and we'll give you an option to ask your own questions for a future episode. The post 5 Questions About Lighting appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode221  

Learning how to convey a mood in a portrait helps your audience understand the story you're sharing. A mood immediately tells viewer's what's going on in your photo. You can use mood to set the groundwork for a positive or negative feeling within your story, which helps support the emotion you want your audience to feel. We'll share a bunch of elements and ideas you can use in your portraits to define the mood of your story. The post How to Convey Mood in a Portrait Session appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode220  

Your portrait session isn't done until you deliver your photos. How you deliver your photos says something about you and the experience you create. There are three broad categories of delivery, and we'll discuss all of them. Digital files Print Books and layouts Delivering the photos you took in your portrait session is the last thing people will remember about you. We'll help you think of ways to impress your subject and team so they want to work with you again. The post Deliver Your Photos to the People Who Need Them appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode219  

Knowing how to post process your portrait isn't just a matter of slapping on a preset. We'll tell you how to select your best photos and provide a workflow to process your portrait. Learn how to review similar photos to choose your best shot. Then we'll talk about how to clean up your images and the right order to do it. Finally, we'll discuss methods to enhance your photo and sell your story to give your audience a portrait they'll love. The post How to Post Process Your Portrait appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode218  

Ever show up for a portrait session and just wing it because you have no idea what to do? This episode gives you a framework to help your odds of success. We'll share things you need to know and communicate with your talent, how to review your set and get the most from your portrait session. Portraits are collaborations by nature, and the size of your team may vary. We'll discuss the different roles that you need to consider, even if someone has to double or triple-up on their responsibilities. The post How to Execute a Portrait Session appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode217  

Learn how to plan a portrait session so you're prepared on the day of your photoshoot. We'll discuss the people and things you need to organize for your portrait session. You'll need to gather your team and start assembling the things you need to bring your portrait concept to life. The post How to Plan a Portrait Session appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode216  

Understanding that photography is not reality is the gateway to artistic expression. Photography is just a representation of something, so give yourself permission to be an artist. You'll never see a waterfall the same way as a long exposure photograph, so what are we trying to achieve? The truth is that photography is merely a representation of something. If you're caught up in trying to capture reality, you'll never progress. Give yourself the freedom to create something and let go of the illusion of reality. The post Why Photography is not Reality appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode215  

When it's time to develop a portrait concept, you want to let your imagination flow. However, we'll give you some guidelines to keep your concept in the right direction. Think of this episode as a framework for your creative imagination. It's good to come up with an original concept, but also daunting if you don't know where to begin. We'll give you a few guidelines to consider as you explore your imagination to develop your portrait concept. The post How to Develop a Portrait Concept appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode214  

How much light do you need for your photos? We're not just asking about the total volume of light, but what parts of your scene do you need to light and how many light sources do you need? While some photos with a lot of brightness and light work well, there are also times when you shouldn't overnight your subject. How do you know the difference, and how can you work your scene with one or more light sources to get the right look for your photograph? The post How Much Light Do You Need? appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode213  

Does every photo need to tell a story? This episode dives into photos and art that's a bit more abstract and doesn't tell a story, yet still has visual impact and interest. Why is abstract photography interesting? How can you use color, shape and light to create a visually interesting photograph? We'll cover all of that in this episode of I Like Your Picture. The post Does Every Photo Need to Tell a Story? appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode212  

Are you stuck at home? It happens to all photographers sooner or later. We have 10 ideas to help your photography while you wait out the storm or whatever else keeps you at home. There are plenty of opportunities for photographers to get organized, learn something new, practice, or have some fun with  a family portrait session. The post Ideas for Photographers Stuck at Home appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode211  

We've identified four common photography obstacles and have some advice to overcome them. Is something getting in the way of creating the photos you want to create? We'll help you identify when you need to learn something new, how to have confidence, gaining approval from others or just overthinking the situation. The post Common Photography Obstacles appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode  

When we get more experience as photographers, we learn how to create unexpected compositions for our audience. The goal is to give our viewers something new, unexpected and interesting for them to enjoy. What is the ultimate goal of photography? Is it merely to document a person, place or object? Maybe for some. For others, it's an artistic expression.  While we grow as photographers, our audience expects more from us than merely repeating the same old things. They get bored if we don't show them something new. The trick with an unexpected composition is not just to show the audience something new, but something new that they'll like and enjoy. That takes time, practice and maybe a bit of luck. You start to see opportunities that you didn't realize before, and that's what leads you to create new photographs to share with your audience. The post Create an Unexpected Composition appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode209  

Use our Lightroom Classic Development Workflow Checklist to get the best results processing your photos and save time wasting tactics that cause rework. If you think that working your way through the Lightroom Classic Develop module panels from top to bottom is the right order, you're wrong. We've broken down your post processing flow into three sections to Prepare your photo, Enhance it and then Add Effects. You'll learn the right order to resize, crop, clean up, apply global adjustments and local adjustments to avoid one control overpowering another one. Download our checklist so you always have the guide with you to make quick work of developing your photos in Lightroom. The post Lightroom Classic Workflow to Develop Your Photos appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode208  

Rhythm and Proportion in photography are two elements of composition that you can use to engage your audience. Rhythm shows patterns that draw the eye closer, while proportion shows how to use objects of different size in your photos. Rhythm in photography happens when you use patterns, like rings of water emanating out after you drop a stone in a still pond, or rows of seats in a stadium. One of the interesting things you can do is show how to interrupt that pattern, and cause your viewer to pay attention to the interruption. Proportion deals with the relationship between objects in size and space. We'll talk about how to use either perfect proportion or distorted proportion - and when to use them to engage your audience. The post How to Use Rhythm and Proportion in Photography appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode207  

Use texture in your photography to create a bit of tactile sensory input for your audience, to direct the eye, and add create contrast in your photos. Texture helps you create a bit of an illusion with your viewer's mind. When they see something with texture, they start to imagine how it feels. That increases their engagement with your photo. You can use texture to direct the eye to your subject, or create contrast between your subject and background. Some photographers add their texture in post processing, and we'll discuss some methods to capture texture and combine it with a subject using composite post processing. The post How to use Texture in Your Photography appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode206  

Contrast in photography is more than just tonal differences. You can add contrast with color, texture of concepts. We'll help you understand why contrast works and how to use it for your audience. Contrast helps your subject stand out from its surroundings. You can help emphasize your subjects with color, tones, textures or concepts - like a fish out of water. The post Why Contrast in Photography is So Important appeared first on William Beem Photography. Visit the show notes at:  https://williambeem.com/episode205