Fan Favorite Fall Palette Colors

Fan Favorite Fall Palette Colors The leaves are turning and falling. The world is alive with color, but with the earthy colors of autumn, not the vibrant colors of spring. Out gothe tank tops and into our closets come cozy sweaters. This is also a prime time for family portraits since holiday card season is almost upon us. Thus I’d like to share a popular warm seasonal color palette. Maroon:A

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How to Take Great Photos of Halloween Costumes

The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, and the one night of the year where you’re encouraged to dress up is coming up! Some people put months of effort into Halloween costumes and then after the night is over, they’re left with only poor images. Here are some tips to take great photographs of costumes on your own! Shoot before the sun completely sets. Natural light is

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Strategies for Good School Photos

  With everyone going back to school, it means it’s almost time for school photographs, one of the days you do your best to make sure children are looking their best. Unfortunately, you can’t go to school and watch over their shoulders to make sure they’re looking beautiful for the camera, so here are some quick tips to follow so you don’t have to stress from afar! Don’t have an

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Everything you need to know about small business partnerships

Everything You Need to Know About Partnering with Another Small Business

Having your business partner with another business can be of great benefit to you both. A good partnership can allow you to grow your business by reaching new customers you wouldn’t have had access to otherwise. The two main types of partnerships are peer partners and promotional partners. We’re going to introduce you to both, with examples, so you’re better able to seek out your own partnerships and better your

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Win a Free Newborn Photography Session from Gabby Carr Photography

This contest is now closed. Check out our Facebook page for any current contests. One of our favorite things to do at Gabby Carr Photography is paying it forward. There has been many times that when we needed help that someone reached out and helped us. It’s not unusual for us to give away a photography session to someone who could really need it. This time, we want you to

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Featured Session: Valentine’s Day Minis

For Valentine’s Day we paired up with a great local bakery, Party Delights, to offer a special package. People celebrating their special day were able to decorate cupcakes, color special cupcake themed tokens, pick out a rose, and have their picture taken. We had such a great time! Enjoy the pictures and we hope you can join us for our next event!

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How to Edit Perfect Skin in Adobe Lightroom

Everyone wants nice clean skin and while it’s not always achieved in person it can happen with a little photo editing help. It’s possible to give your clients beautiful skin while working in Lightroom so you don’t have to interrupt your workflow and switch over to Photoshop.   If you haven’t already done so, go ahead and edit the white balance (abbreviated as WB), tones, and presence of your photo

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What You Need to Edit in Your Photos (and What You Shouldn’t)

Your pictures are ripped off your memory card, uploaded to your preferred photo-editing program, and now you’re staring at your pictures on the screen wondering how to make them the best they can be. It’s important to know what you need to edit with your pictures and what you absolutely shouldn’t touch. Editing is where you can completely take your photos to the next level of art, but it’s important

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What You Need to Do After Shooting a Session

You’ve managed to find a client, and actually booked and completed a session. Most of the work is done now, right? Wrong. There’s still plenty of work to do even after you’ve put in the face-to-face work. Here are five things I do after every session to make the client as happy as possible, to take full business advantage of the session, and to lay down the foundation for booking

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