I head out to Los Angeles later today to speak about Expressive Portraits at the Creative Photo Academy. I will present a seminar in Torrance Friday evening. In addition, I will lead an all-day workshop on Saturday in Palos Verdes. During the workshop, we will photograph portraits near the cliffs overlooking the water. If you’re […]
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Photographing Alpacas with Personality: ReDefine Show – Animal Edition! with Tamara Lackey I believe some animals are just better at loving each other than we are. Join me on this episode of reDefine Show – Animal Edition! and learn about photographing alpacas on location at Perry Farm Alpacas in Hillsborough, North Carolina. When you walk […]
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Save, Give, Learn and Create with Contributing partner Tamara Lackey benefiting Beautiful Together 5 Day Deal of Tons of Software, Education & More PLUS 100% Match to Beautiful Together For the next FIVE DAYS, I will be offering my Portrait Shoot Playbook, valued at $99, as part of an overall huge amount of products, software […]
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Join me (and about 12,000 photographers) at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas for the upcoming WPPI Conference + Expo Feb 24-28, 2018. This link will get you a FREE WPPI Expo pass, w/live talks & demos & 15% off classes + photo walks. ALSO! Win the opportunity to receive a $500 Gift Card […]
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Capturing Candid Portraits Candid photography can be challenging, even for professional photographers. Capturing unscripted moments is something Michael Bonocore loves about his work as a photographer. He shares his favorite moments in photography when he sees intimate images and captures the fleeting expressions of people in every day life. Adorama https://www.adorama.com […]
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Tamara Lackey Workshops: The New Year is here! And with this comes two new workshops with Tamara Lackey at the NEW studio in Chapel Hill. 3-Day Portrait Photographer’s Workshop, April 4th-6th, 2017, Chapel Hill, NC Register here: 3-Days Photographer’s Workshop – Two spots left! This highly interactive and hands-on shooting clinic will help you to master your technical skills […]
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Effective Immediately – 50% of Lush Albums proceeds now to go directly to Beautiful Together! A very exciting shift for Lush Albums and Beautiful Together! As many of you know, we started our Beautiful Together non-profit to work to improve the quality of life for children waiting for families and those living in extreme poverty. […]
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An Update on Lush Albums – Photo Albums by Tamara Lackey for the Portrait Photographer We had our first soft release of our beautiful Lush Albums in April of this year, and I wanted to share a quick update on how things have been going. Like some of the best things in life, getting to this […]
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Beautiful Together’s Orphanage Bathroom Renovation: Officially Completed!! We are thrilled to announce that the orphanage bathroom renovation that has been in process for nearly two months is finally, totally, beautifully completed!! When we first announced this Beautiful Together project, we weren’t sure exactly how long it would take or what kind of complications we might run into, […]
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When we founded Beautiful Together, our 501(c)(3) all-volunteer, non-profit organization focused on supporting children without families, we knew that one of the benefits of doing this type of work would be meeting others who were doing similar work. We knew we would want to partner with a few key organizations and have found that it has […]
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Best Gallery Opening EVER. Last week I wrote about my concept for a portrait photography gallery for the Kidane Mehret orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. And I spent two full weeks photographing the approximately 65 children who live in this orphanage with the intention of creating this gallery, feeling a strong desire to create it for a few reasons. First, one […]
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As many of you know, I recently had the opportunity to teach again on Creative Live with a class on Children and Family Photography. And, like all the previous times, it was an amazing experience – amidst the whirlwind of actually getting it all done! Over the length of the program, I photographed a variety of […]
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The Switch from Canon To Nikon – Why I Did This post may seem overdue, since I’ve fielded quite a number of questions related to my switch to Nikon, but I think it’s kinda timed perfectly. Sometimes all the answers aren’t delivered all at once, and I wanted a more comprehensive overview in response to […]
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Last month I stood in front of 3,000 people on a Sunday night in Las Vegas, while at WPPI 2012, and delivered a 5-minute talk about The Fascinating Truth About Lying. After giving a number of much longer presentations to even larger groups, you wouldn’t think this would have been that difficult. It’s just five […]
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The Fascinating Truth About Lying Last month I stood in front of 3,000 people on a Sunday night in Las Vegas, while at WPPI 2012, and delivered a 5-minute talk about The Fascinating Truth About Lying. After giving a number of much longer presentations to even larger groups, you wouldn’t think this would have been […]
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