I would love nothing more to have a giant studio with lots of room to let my imagination run wild but the fact of the matter is like most of us, I am limited in space and gear so I have learned to make the most of it! I love clean, simple artistic images and
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Hi! My name is Carrie Carpunky and I have been a full-time family and newborn photographer for almost six years now. I live in Alton, Illinois with my wonderful hubby who is a light photographer. My studio is housed inside of a 100-year-old schoolhouse that has been rehabbed. The classrooms have all been transformed
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If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly looking for ways to improve your skill set and separate yourself from the pack. One way I’ve found success in this is by implementing the use of off camera flash in my wedding and portrait business. There were a few reasons for this decision early in my career.
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I set up a medium soft box to camera left at 1/200, f/8, ISO 200 with the strobe’s power at 1/4 power. I had them stand in front of a plain white wall and stand super close to each other. It’s always a bit awkward at first but then they laugh because it’s uncomfortable and
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