One of the biggest mistakes preschool photographers make is taking far too many photos of each child. While it may seem like offering families more choice adds value, over-photographing often creates unnecessary costs, slows down workflows and reduces profitability. Why photographers over-photograph For many photographers, it comes down to habit. Some carry over workflows from other areas of photography without adapting to the fast-paced nature of preschool sessions. Others l

High-volume photography in early-learning settings is often a race against the clock – especially when you’re working with preschoolers who don’t exactly follow a script. In our latest sit-down, Glen Nelson chats with Leigh Woolford from Blue Wolf Photography about stepping away from the traditional “shoot to card” method and moving toward a fully wireless, tethered setup.

Securing photography consent is now an essential, mandatory process in the early learning photography environment. Many childcare photography companies are taking a proactive approach by gathering consent and registration simultaneously, instead of leaving this responsibility to the centres. This strategy showcases their professionalism in the industry, ultimately helping them secure more centres. Are your procedures and explanations clear and ready for the centres you work w

Preamble There are a few different ways to interpret how consent works in childcare photography — and it’s easy to see why confusion sometimes arises. Part 1 will focus on who is legally and operationally responsible for obtaining photography consent in childcare settings. Part 2 (coming soon) will explore how this works in practice, with real-world procedures and examples. Today, we’ll start by looking at who holds responsibility for childcare photography consent. In Austr

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After discussing aspect ratios with photographers many times, it’s become apparent that it still confuses many people, which is why we have produced this easy-to-understand document. The first step is knowing what ratio your camera is using, so find out if you don’t already know – ‘full frame’ (2:3) or ‘cropped frame’ (3:4 or 4:5)? Aspect ratios are extremely important to understand when you have a fully automated high-volume photography workflow that includes a webstore. The

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Glen Nelson speaks about two challenges that face the school and sports photography industry and demonstrates how they are connected.

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