Learn my wedding photo biz secrets: what I take to every wedding after shooting 60+
So, I was asked this year by a budding photographer. I've shot over 55 plus -60 (I don't even know) countless weddings over the last 12...
Spooky Halloween Photoshop overlays when you don't have a smoke machine
I can’t wait to show you this trick- especially in time for Halloween. My favorite way to use smoke overlays from PNG sites. My favorite...
My favorite Headshot poses and outfits to build your brand
We're going to talk about my top favorite headshot poses and outfits of the last couple years to help you learn to help you pose, better...
10 Easy Poses in a small Space | Virginia Photos and Films | Chesapeake
So many artists struggle with posing. Especially when it's in a small space. Don't let posing intimate you. Just moving a hand to the...
How to fix a backdrop in lightroom | virginia photos and films | Marshall Arts Studio | Chesapeake
After shooting an 8 hour photoshoot at rentasetstudio in Virginia Beach recently and after looking over 1,000 photos, I realized pretty...
DIY DSLR Photobooth | Wedding Photobooth | Event Photobooth| virginia photos and films | Marshall Ar
Wondering how to turn your DSLR into a photobooth for your next event? There are apps like SLR Booth that connects a phone and a small...
3 tips to better phone photos
3 TIPS to BETTER PHONE PHOTOS: Ever wonder why everyone’s instagram photos look so good. Yes they could’ve be using stock photography...
Do You Have What It Take To Be A Wedding Photographer?
The Skill Sets Most Needed In my experience of over seven years of doing wedding photography, wedding photography is not about...
How Extend a Background in Photoshop
Every want to get those seamless images in the studio, but yet getting bigger paper is so much more money? Watch my video on my youtube...
Why is wedding photography so expensive?
It might be sticker shock to you when you are looking for a wedding photographer to find that their prices are not hundreds of dollars,...
Simple Lighting Hacks
Lighting does not have to be complicated to be good. Lighting doesn't have to be expensive to be good. Here you go behind-the-scenes with...
Studio on the CHEAP: building your lighting knowledge
Christal Marshall is a mom of three, photographer, videographer, homeschooler and just a straight hustler. She was voted top 20 wedding...
All you need to know about submitting your photography to get published (Plus over 40+ blogs to subm
Want to get your work out there, but don't know where to start? Let me walk you through what publishers are looking for, PLUS over 40 bl
How to do a "Magical Christmas" Edit in Photoshop
Ever Wonder how to make your photos look magical on photoshop? First you must start with a good photo. The trick to this photo is that I...
Plus Size Model Studio Headshot Session with Branisa from Bran_did
Branisha from www.brandidbranded.com asked to come to our new studio to not only do some headshots, but to celebrate her one year of...