Photography Business

By Jen Davis, Featured Writer for Rock My Photography and Owner of Photography by Jen Davis With so much competition in this industry now, a photographer gets defined and measured by a lot of yard sticks.  Price of course is one.  But a lot of times, word of mouth is king.  And nothing gets people [...]

By Jen Davis, Featured Writer for Rock My Photography and Owner of Photography by Jen Davis When my daughter was born, my world got pretty small, pretty fast.  I went from a world-traveling corporate nerd (with style, mind you…but I do have a degree in chemistry so nerd is kind of a given) to a [...]

{By the way, I’m baaaaccckkk and I’ve missed you all!} I’m using this post to talk about this dreadful illness that has been making the rounds with my little clients recently!  I’m sure you have seen symptoms of it too in your shoots: Constant frowning Tantrums Absolutely no desire to pose…or, worse than usual Not [...]

By Jen Davis, Featured Writer for Rock My Photography and Owner of Photography by Jen Davis When you first start a business, the learning curve is pretty steep.  From contracts, to legal mumbo jumbo, taxes, props, gear, getting clients, marketing, branding, and editing… the list of ‘things’ you need to tackle can seem endless.  Rock [...]

by Elaina Cowdell, quick tip writer for Rock My Photography     Understanding Depth of Field (DOF) is important in getting the creative results you’d like in portrait & macro photography.  When you use a shallow DOF, a low f-stop such as 1.4 -2.8, you can help draw attention to a specific area in your [...]