May was a busy and exciting month for Project MCP. The possibility of one lucky participant winning a Tamron lens has had the Flickr gallery flooded with creative interpretations of this months’...
Are you a Lightweight or Heavyweight photographer? Do you travel light? Or do you like to bring all your gear with you on trips, never knowing exactly what situations and opportunities you’ll h...
If you are ready to take your newborn photography to the next level, then you don’t want to miss this opportunity! The “Newborn Photography Group Mentoring: Start to Finish Workshop”...
In 2010, I became friends with a wedding planner and during that very first meeting, we hit off as colleagues, but also as artists. An idea had been brewing for months in my mind about an opportunity...
As photographers we are constantly striving to stop time, if even for a brief moment, in order to create a lasting impression, a memory; however, the truth is, life moves fast. Things and people are ...
I’m a young photographer and just getting my business off the ground. I find that I am quickly learning the techniques and strategy of managing a photography business. One thing I have not seen...
*** FLAG IN A FLASH *** Enjoy our Free Patriotic Photoshop Template for Memorial Day, Independence Day/4th of July, Veteran’s Day and beyond. This is a very special freebie for Photoshop and El...
If the “talking about this” number on your Facebook business page, bothers you, as it does us, learn how to hide it now. When Facebook forced all business pages to the Timeline layout at ...
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If you want better newborn images, take our Online Newborn Photography Workshop. I am so thrilled to finally have an entire workflow set just for newborns! I love that MCP’s Newborn Photoshop a...
The winners of our contest are: Grand Prize: The winner of the iPad 3 + 1 Year of Sticky Albums Pro is: Adrianne Sizemore (entry 1803) The winners of $100 Gift Vouchers to StickyAlbums Pro are: Mark ...
Do you ever wonder how newborn photographers get their newborns posed so nicely that they look peaceful? Here are 10 tips for a successful newborn photography session. 1. Keep the baby warm: N...
Hello and Welcome to the May, Challenge #2 Highlights post. The highlight of a sunflare photo, is, of course, the sun, so I hope everyone has had plenty of sunny days to shoot! The sun is definitely ...
Introducing the Quick Clicks Collection for Lightroom 4! We’ve completely re-worked our Quick Clicks Collection presets so you can enhance your photos in Lightroom 4. The best news is that the ...
Have you ever tried taking pictures of someone wearing glasses? When my daughter Ellie got her first pair of glasses in early 2011, I found a new photography challenge. Since she wears glasses all th...
Photoshop CS6 is now available for purchase. There are some amazing new features. You can read about our favorites in the Best Features in Photoshop CS6 for Portrait Photographers article. We love th...
May is shaping up to be another busy month for Project MCP. The Flickr gallery has been quite busy with the opportunity to win a Tamaron lens on the table! This week’s challenge was to capture ...
How to Composite Newborn Images and Keep Babies Safe Sleeping newborns, with such precious little faces, can make for amazing photographs. Who doesn’t love a pair of chubby cheeks squished stra...
This contest is now over. The winner is Laura Van Ravenswaay – entry #2205. We appreciate all who entered. Come back soon for more great newborn photography tips and help. And future con...
Many people like myself are addicted to props. I get asked many times where I find my newborn photography props and how I choose them. I consider prop shopping a hobby. My favorite places to find uni...
April was a fun and productive month for Project MCP. The Project MCP Team really enjoyed perusing the Flickr gallery and seeing your interpretations of the challenges. This week we are going to surp...
Since I was a little girl, I always dreamed of visiting Australia. While I dreamed about it, I did not imagine it becoming a reality until I was older than my current age of 40. Well, it’s happ...
This contest is over. The winner is entry #: 1,234 – Teresa Schmid Look for an exciting, new contest starting this Wednesday. Every female photographer with a d-SLR wants a stylish way to carry...
Do you ever wonder how so many newborn photographers seem to have perfect blankets and beautiful blanket fade in their images? I am going to share some tricks that will show you how to achieve that b...
Hello Everyone and Welcome to this week’s Project MCP Highlights edition! Perusing the Flickr gallery this week definitely made me wish I had a green thumb. There are several beautiful shots of...
My fashion photographer friend Laura Marino wanted to do a shoot with this Lion. This Lion is found at a local Cemetery, and where It sat it was difficult to use the Lion. So I was on a mission to ...
Do you spend far too much time editing your newborn images? Do you struggle with skin tones? Do you ever have sessions with babies who are very jaundiced or red? As a professional newborn and baby p...
MCP Actions recently celebrated six years of business as an Adobe Photoshop actions design and training company. Sadly, a trend that has taken shape this year is not worthy of celebration. It is cons...
It’s Here! The Newborn Necessities Action Set for Photoshop and Elements When you photograph newborns and babies, our newest Photoshop actions will save you time and make editing easier. Wheth...
The pool of inspiration for April, Challenge #2′s highlight post was not “shallow” (pun intended). In fact, the Flickr gallery is waist-deep with beautiful, interesting and creativ...
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