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Dana Suggs

A Beginner’s Guide to Low-Key Lighting

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I have a very talented photographer-friend that had an idea for a fun photo shoot with our local photography group:  low-key lighting.   Honestly, I had no idea what that was, so I Googled it. According to my Google search, low-key lighting is the use of shadows to create a mood.  (In contrast, the term high-key [...]

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{Photographers Giving Back} Jasmine’s Heart

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Continuing our Photographers Giving Back Series, we are happy to feature Jasmine’s Heart, a charity dedicated to capturing beautiful photo-journalistic portraits of babies in neo-natal intensive care units (NICU), founded by our very own Creative Team member Dana Suggs. I have always loved babies!   My baby brother came home from the hospital on my 3rd [...]

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Creating Holiday Shaped Bokeh & Fix-It Friday

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How to Make Shaped Holiday Bokeh We are excited to be bringing you lots of new content this holiday season, but we have some great photography tutorials in the archives that you won’t want to miss. Making shaped bokeh can add a touch of fun to your holiday photos. In this free tutorial, our Contributor [...]

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Photographing Beautiful Catchlights in the Eyes

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As most of you know, from reading my other photography tutorials, I may be a tad long-winded, and may find humor in everything.  Today’s probably won’t be any different.  If you don’t have the time for the long-winded or humor…..in a nutshell: Find the light. If you do have time for long-winded, humor, and probably [...]

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Using Texture as a Composition Tool

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If you missed Dana’s first three tutorials in this photography composition series, be sure to take a few moments to check them out.  They are inspiring and packed full of photography tips that will help you improve composition in your photos. ‎Photography Composition {The Rule of Odds} Photography Composition {The Rule of Thirds} Photography Composition [...]

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Photography Composition {The Rule of Space}

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This is the third in a series of Photo Composition Tutorials & Tips written by Dana Suggs for I Heart Faces this month.   Follow along with the rest of this Photography Composition Series here: Photography Composition {The Rule of Odds} Photography Composition {The Rule of Thirds} Using Texture as a Photography Composition Tool Rule [...]

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Photography Composition {The Rule of Thirds}

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This is the second in a series of Photo Composition tutorials by Dana Suggs. Follow along with the rest of this Photography Composition Series here: Photography Composition {The Rule of Odds} Photography Composition {The Rule of Space} Using Texture as a Photography Composition Tool I remember when I first started in photography, I had someone [...]

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Photography Composition {The Rule of Odds}

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This is the first in a series of Photography Composition Tutorials by Dana Suggs, I Heart Faces Creative Team member.  Follow along with the rest of this Photography Composition Series here: Photography Composition {The Rule of Thirds} Photography Composition {The Rule of Space} Using Texture as a Photography Composition Tool Rule of Odds – Why [...]

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