101 Mistakes Photographers Should Never Make: Lessons from Professionals Who Know

Karen Dorame presents hard-won tips and techniques that allow you to smooth out the bumps in the road toward a career in professional photography. She covers equipment selection and use, light source options and lighting setups using natural light and studio lighting, and shows you how to get the most out of your store-bought backgrounds and posing aids and “found” backgrounds and posing implements on location. You’ll find sage advice on avoiding posing mistakes for individuals and groups. Of course, Dorame also offers pointers on avoiding common post-production traps, saving you time, frustration, and compromised image quality.

The balance of the book details problems that aspiring professionals often face in handling the business side of photography. You’ll learn what not to do when it comes to booking sessions, conceptualizing shoots, and more. Finally, you’ll learn how to weather the changes and stay at the top in this exciting, demanding field.

Karen Dórame Karen Dórame has had a camera in her hand since elementary school when she was given a twin lens reflex by her award-winning photographer mother. A BS in journalism eventually landed her a public relations job where photographic experience was put to valuable use in creating brochures and public displays for a California public health department. Most recently, she has taught a variety of photography classes at Dixie University in Southern Utah. 101 Mistakes Photographers Should Never Make is her fourth published book to aid photographers along their path to perfection.