Are you following business practices that could cost you?  Design Aglow asks our own Lena Hyde ten important questions that will help keep you out of hot water and place you into cold, hard cash.

Sara Morris Photography found a delightful new home the summer of 2009 in the Broad Ripple neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana. Sara is tickled
with her new space, which she describes as, “Inviting, whimsical and inspiring.” With no distractions, there’s nothing else to do but the work she loves, and she’s thrilled to have a home away from home that’s all about photography.

When it came time to find her niche in the world of photography, Erin let her heart (and her beloved Great Dane) lead the way.  Find out why niche photography is truly the next big thing!

In Part 2 of our high key seminar we will go over how to process the images from our shoot, some great high key design ideas, and how to duplicate high key light outdoors when no studio is available.

Coming up with words to describe photographer Michelle Moore can leave on all to easily stumped.  Young, hip, zesty, quirky and passionate just seem insignificant in capturing the energy of this woman, whose youth combined with her go and get it attitude are awe-inspiring.

Mindy Harris is brand new to the business, still in her early twenties, and just out of college with an education major.  So how does someone only in the late spring of her existence produce some of the best faimily and childhood portraits today?  Design Aglow speaks with the next big thing in portraiture to find out.

The best photographers have a secret: they have an innate vision of how to take a beautiful image and make it sing with their own unique touch. Much of that creative process is done before the image is taken – the right lighting, mood, and composition all create stunning portraits.

Who are the people in your urban tribe? If they include Tinywater’s Daniel Craig and Caroline Winata, it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Armed with social skills to rival their taste in fun furnishings, movies, treats and video games, the two share why it’s important to be who you are and to appreciate others in the process.

Being yourself on the road to wedding and portrait photography success doesn’t necessarily mean being a dork, unless you’re Tanja Lippert.

Somewhere in Naga, Bicol, in the Philippines four years ago, twenty-four year old Randall Dagooc is taking pictures of hog feed. “Can you get all the different kinds of feed in the frame and make it so they are all smiling?” the client asks. “What the f$@#?” Randall thinks and starts packing his mental bags for Manila.

Style is very important, so Nicole Hill Gerulat wants to make sure her name is represented well, and her style is evident in her local commercial photography business in San Francisco, California. With a wide variety of projects in the works and under her belt, her emphasis is on still-life, food and lifestyle—pictures which beautifully illustrate her gorgeous, lively and vivid talent.

Could it be that the next big thing in wedding photography is a return to more controlled, high-fashion look? We wouldn’t mind at all. Striking, but anything other than striking just another pose, we’re on the brink of a huge, delicious trend where silver screen meets ratings gold. Check out these poses to get those creative juices flowing.