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Tips for Snapping Pics: How to Take Perfect Family Photographs

Jared Hodges
Jul 14, 2017
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Welcome
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Polls
1m 55s
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Speaker's Introduction
1m 11s
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Introduction
14m 10s
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10 Tips for better Portraits
6m 23s
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What's in Your Camera Bag
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Lenses
7m 46s
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Speedlites and Strobes
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The Right Location
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White Balance
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JPG or RAW
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Time of Day
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Sharp Photos
8m 58s
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Photoshop or Lightroom
1m 55s
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Editing Demonstration
7m 35s
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Announcements / prizes
8m 37s
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Questions / answers
8m 15s
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After-webinar Party
13m 18s

About this webinar

Make your next family portrait the one you will be proud to hang on the wall or mail for the holidays. Learn from professional photographer, Jared Hodges, how to compose and shoot the perfect shot. You will learn about proper lighting, the right poses, what to wear, and more.

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Jared Hodges
Jared Hodges’ love for photography began in 1984 when his parents purchased his first camera out of a JC Penny’s catalog. During the last 30 years, capturing the important and beautiful things in life has been his passion. Jared has been published
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