Twig & Olive Educational Videos
Many photographers and creatives identify as visual learners. When a PDF just won’t cut it for you, then you’ll want to check out the many educational videos we have available. These are the same techniques that we use with our own clients, so we know they work!
We cover all the big subjects in each video, talking through each part of our process, so you understand exactly why we do what we do, and you can see the results for yourself.
If these leave you wanting more, More, MORE, then you’re going to want to check out our Editing Academy, where we release weekly videos that teach shooting, editing, and workflow techniques.
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Watch us walk through a simple newborn bucket pose. Video length: 10m23s Format: 720p mp4 Video Size: 215MB
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Watch as we dissect five common wedding photography mistakes and how to avoid them! Video length: 18m47s Format: 720p mp4 Video Size: 390.1MB
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Watch us walk through a newborn simple swaddle wrap. Video length: 8m55s Format: 720p mp4 Video Size: 208MB
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Watch us walk through our four favorite motion sequences for our wedding couples! Video length: 10m03s Format: 720p mp4 Video Size: 288.5MB
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Watch us walk through our four favorite motion sequences for our wedding couples! Video length: 10m03s Format: 720p mp4 Video Size: 297.9MB
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Working with a family during the Covid-19 Pandemic can be tricky if not handled carefully. Join us as we work through our setups and settings while maintaining social distancing. Video length: 14m03s Format: 720p mp4 Video Size: 474.6MB
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Working with natural light inside a studio can be tricky if not handled carefully. Join us as we work through our setups and settings to get gorgeous images from a mommy and me session. Video length: 17m35s Format: 720p mp4 Video Size: 534MB
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In this video, we safely demonstrate how to swaddle wrap a baby for newborn photography posing and then transition that setup into a bucket pose.
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Let us show you how to do the womb wrap and move your newborn setup safely into a bowl for posing.
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We will walk you through the crisscross wrap with toes out pose.
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Complementing our Toddler Led | Short comes this featured video on working with the most demanding age group. Watch how we gain the trust of this shy two-year-old and create an excellent experience for him and his parents. We'll set up interactions than are fun but also guided by our toddler's interests. Included in this download are the low-res gallery of images from the session for you to view and study.
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Let us take you through a basic bucket pose from start to finish!
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That special bond between mother and daughter is always one to be celebrated! Let us walk you through some of or signature sets. Video length: 17m21s Format: 720p mp4 Video Size: 747MB
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We love a gorgeous maternity session, and we always follow a few basic rules:
- Find gorgeous vistas filled with flowers or grasses;
- Use the most ideal light;
- Put people into those places ... and let them be naturally gorgeous.
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Sale!If you have ever been in a situation where you don't have a lot of room to work with your family or couple, fear not! By paying close attention to your surroundings and thinking about your framing ahead of time, you can photography a complete session in just a few square yards. Video length: 14m54s Format: 720p mp4 Video Size: 624.3MB
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We know that some photographers excel at working with young children. Others work better with pre-teens and up. But without a doubt is the challenge of working with a family that has both teenagers and toddlers. The silly games and antics don't work well with the older kids while the younger kids aren't yet voice-activated. In this video, we'll demonstrate how we bridge this gap and create a fun and successful session for everyone. As a HUGE bonus, we're including all of our steps on how we cull and edit this session. Watch as we quickly cull the chaos in little to no time at all. Then, take note of how we're able to effortlessly edit the session in less than 20 minutes because of the sound shooting techniques we employed while working with our family.
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So much of what we do as photographers go beyond just clicking the button on the camera. For child and family photography, we really have to behave like psychologists and being able to read our families and interpret the whimsey of our toddlers. Video length: 13m08s Format: 720p mp4 Video Size: 550.2MB
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One of the biggest challenges for a photographer is to have their work look consistent across their entire brand. In this video, we're going to give you all our tips for success on using Adobe Lightroom and some shooting techniques to get beautiful branded images.
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Backlit sunset images are among the most beautiful images we as photographers create. The warm tones are so inviting! But it can be a real challenge to get right in editing, and honestly, so much of it depends on how you shoot. In this video, we'll walk you through step-by-step details on what to look for in your images that will ultimately be needed to create stunning imagery.
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There are several pricing models for your photography business such as In-Person Sales and Digital-only. In this video, we offer up an alternative that works extremely well for us - one that includes both the selling of digital files as well as prints and products. This Digital Hybrid Model has to be properly set up to work, and we take you through step by step.
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No doubt babies are just adorable squishy cute bundles of love, and when photographing them we love to add all sort of wonderful texture to the shots to create an elevated composition. In this video, we reveal all of our secrets for searching out and purchasing the very best props to add to your newborn ensemble.
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We’ve head time and time again that when photographing families, dads can be some of the most difficult clients you have to work with. In this video, we work through eight step that will help ensure that never happens to you. Plus, there is a shooting segment of us working through a family session that keeps the energy level up and our dad very happy.
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One of our favorite sessions to photograph are newborn sessions done outside. There is just such an incredibly natural feeling to the shots, but it can be a challenge to leave the sanctuary of your studio. Watch as we work through the technical and creative challenges necessary to create gorgeous compositions and do so with the utmost care and safety.