Inspiration Photo Editing Photography Fabulous Tips for Higher Print Scores from PPA Judge Keith Howe Part II Whether you are new to print competition or experienced, we all want to know how to maximize our images to get the highest score in print competition. I decided to go direct to the source and tap into one of PPA’s most respected print judges – Keith Howe. He and his wife Holly own and operate […] Written by Mark Weber May 12, 2022June 28, 2022
Inspiration Photo Editing Photography Fabulous Tips for Higher Print Scores from PPA Judge Keith Howe Part I Whether you are new to print competition or experienced, we all want to know how to maximize our images to get the highest score in print competition. I decided to go direct to the source and tap into one of PPA’s most respected print judges – Keith Howe. He and his wife Holly own and operate […] Written by Mark Weber May 10, 2022June 28, 2022
Inspiration Photo Editing Photography 10 Reasons Why It’s OK to Manipulate Your Photos What is Photo Manipulation Altering your photo in any way is a form of photo manipulation, from composite and photo painting to simple hue and lighting adjustments. Photo manipulation can be done in-camera, such as double exposure or post-editing in a dark room or digital editing software program. Photo Manipulation and editing are integral […] Written by Carly Sullens M. Artist, CPP April 28, 2022April 28, 2022
Inspiration Photography 10 Ways to Become a More Creative Photographer Creativity is not a personal trait or talent some photographers are born with and others are not. In fact, research shows everyone can be more creative and innate talent is a weak predictor of creativity. Creativity is a learnable skill that can be enhanced through practice and hard work. By just adding ordinary tools […] Written by Carly Sullens M. Artist, CPP April 7, 2022April 7, 2022
Photography Product Info Technology Uncategorized Choosing the Right Paper for Incredible Professional Portraits One of the most common questions I get from Marathon customers is which papers I recommend for portrait images or what are my personal favorites. Being a Fine Arts Degree graduate I am a self-admitted paper junkie. I’ve not only done a lot of research on paper but I’ve even gone so far as to […] Written by Mark Weber April 5, 2022April 5, 2022
Business Photography You Don’t Need a Studio to Create Portraits All Year Long – Part 2 of 2 Intro by Skip Cohen There’s so much great content in this post from Sarah Petty’s archives that I chose to split it into two parts. Even before the pandemic, there were too many artists who had a mindset that was simply too restrictive for them to grow. Stop worrying about having a studio and keep […] Written by Sarah Petty March 24, 2022March 25, 2022
Business Photography Uncategorized You Don’t Need a Studio to Create Portraits All Year Long – Part I of 2 Intro by Skip Cohen Sarah Petty’s Joy of Marketing blog should be required reading for every photographer in business! It’s jam-packed with great content. Sarah never slows down on giving back to the business community. Over the years, at hundreds of workshops I’ve attended, presented at, or worked on as a corporate sponsor, I’m always […] Written by Sarah Petty March 23, 2022March 25, 2022
Inspiration Marathon Marketing Moment Photography Benefits of Print Competition Intro by Skip Cohen Working together with Mark Weber on the Marathon Blog, we decided to have some fun and build a new series of short podcasts. The idea is to help you grow through our years of experience, share ideas from around the country on marketing, business and help you learn from […] Written by Mark Weber March 17, 2022March 17, 2022
Photography Technology Taking the Mystery Out of Monitor Calibration Have you ever thought about color calibration with your monitor but got confused after reading or watching a video about it? Sometimes the information can get overly technical right? All you want to do is calibrate your monitor not launch a rocket to the moon! What is Calibration? Have you ever walked into a […] Written by Mark Weber March 15, 2022March 15, 2022
Inspiration Photo Editing Photography Before You Take Another Photography Class, Take a Step Back By Carly Sullens Of all the art mediums, photography has one of the steepest learning curves. It is the most technical and requires learning multiple facets to master, which includes; camera mechanics, lighting, editing, posing and more. No matter where you are on your photography journey, there’s always something to learn. Photographers learn from […] Written by Carly Sullens M. Artist, CPP March 7, 2022March 7, 2022
