Inspiration: The family's style. Hands down. The mom's ability to always look so effortlessly chic has long inspired me. I knew I wanted to build off of their sense of style so the mom and I discussed a color palette and she took it from...
We are so excited that our Photo Challenge NAPCP Gathering was a success! As busy season for photographers is almost here, we wanted participants to take some time to get inspired, at this month's Gathering.
We asked Gatherers to snap photos of the following subjects, then...
Inspiration: My inspiration for this maternity studio session began when I was first contacted by the father-to-be. I had never before booked a maternity session directly with a husband. When the expecting couple had their styling consultation with me, the husband shared that he wanted...
I spent a couple of years as a small group leader for women photographers in Indiana. One of the things I found myself telling women repeatedly was, "Don't worry about what everyone else is doing. Do what works for you.” As individuals and as business...
NAPCP: To start off, tell us a little about yourself and your photography.
Layla Zakaria (LZ): I was born and grew up in Berkshire, England. I loved photography from an early age. I had my first dark room in my bathroom when I was 17 ....
Tell us a little about what's inside.
- 5D Mark iii (pictured with my awesomely monogrammed Fotostrap)
- 5D Mark ii
- Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II
- Canon 24-70mm f/28
- Canon 50mm f2.5 macro
- Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 & Edge 80
I squeeze all of this and...
Photographing children or your family may be your passion and what feels natural to capture and share. We hope to spark new creativity in you with a short checklist of photographs you can challenge yourself to capture this month, with sample images provided by our...
With Mother’s Day this weekend, NAPCP feels it is imperative to celebrate all the moms and mother-like figures in our lives. This year, we want to emphasize to our membership and readership how important it is, as mothers, to get out from BEHIND the camera,...
Freelensing is, quite literally, freeing the lens from the camera body. You may wonder - why on earth would anyone want to do that? Couldn’t you drop and break the lens, or allow dust inside your camera body? Possibly, yes. But aside from the cheap...