Photography Tips
Black and White Portrait Photography: When and Why
When and why Photography Shark shoots black and white portraits — visualizing luminance, wardrobe choices, and tonal contrast for studio and location.
January 2025
Photography Tips
Mastering Sunrise and Sunset Portrait Photography
Golden-hour portrait tips from South Shore sessions at Minot Beach, Duxbury Beach, and North River marshes — how Photography Shark shoots late-day light.
January 2025
Photography Tips
Rembrandt Lighting: A Guide for Portraits
How Rembrandt lighting works in portraits — the triangle, the geometry, and when Chris McCarthy applies it at Photography Shark's Rockland studio.
December 2024
Photography Tips
Mastering Light in Portrait Photography
How portrait photographers use natural and studio light — golden hour, open shade, overcast, backlighting, and strobes — with South Shore examples.
December 2024
Photography Tips
Mastering Photography Composition: A Practical Guide
Portrait composition from 10+ years of South Shore sessions — rule of thirds, leading lines, and framing applied to headshots, seniors, and family.
December 2024
Senior Portraits
How Much Do Senior Portraits Cost in Massachusetts? Packages Explained
What senior portraits cost in Massachusetts — the four package tiers, what drives the price, what prints and albums cost on top, and how to read a quote. From $495.
December 2024
Headshots
How to Use Headshots Effectively on Social Media
How to optimize your professional headshot for LinkedIn, Instagram, and company websites — platform specs, cropping, and what each audience expects.
December 2024
Photography Tips
How to Use Event Photos for Social Media and Marketing
How to turn event photos into weeks of social media and marketing content — shot lists, platform sizing, repurposing, and post timing.
November 2024
family
How to Take Beach Pictures
Practical guide to South Shore beach photography — golden hour timing, midday workarounds, and composition for Duxbury, Scituate, and Nantasket.
November 2024
Photography Tips
How to Style Your Graduation Shoot at Emerson or Suffolk
Graduation portrait guide for Emerson and Suffolk grads — best campus locations, wardrobe tips, and timing from a South Shore photographer with 10+ years.
November 2024
family
How to Pose Naturally in Beach Photos (Without Looking Stiff)
Chris McCarthy shares proven beach posing techniques from hundreds of South Shore sessions — from Nantasket to Duxbury — so you look relaxed, not stiff.
November 2024
Senior Portraits
How to Make Your Graduation Photos Stand Out at MIT or Tufts
MIT and Tufts graduation photo guide — campus locations, timing for Killian Court and Stata, wardrobe, and why a pro session matters for LinkedIn.
October 2024
Photography Tips
How to Become a Model in Boston
A practical guide to breaking into modeling in Boston — the commercial market, portfolio strategy, and how Photography Shark helps South Shore models.
October 2024
Photography Tips
How Photography Shark Studios Brings Out the Best in Every Family
How Photography Shark's Rockland studio creates relaxed family sessions — studio and outdoor South Shore locations, starting at $395.
October 2024
Senior Portraits
How to Choose a Senior Portrait Photographer
What to look at in a portfolio, the questions that actually reveal how someone works, and the warning signs worth walking away from.
October 2024
Senior Portraits
Senior Portraits for Athletes: Uniforms, Gear and Two Looks
How to shoot a senior athlete without ending up with a team photo — what to bring, why two looks beat one, and how uniforms and equipment actually photograph.
October 2024
Senior Portraits
How to Look Confident in Senior Pictures
Most seniors are not photogenic or unphotogenic — they are directed or undirected. What actually makes someone look confident on camera, and what to do with your hands.
September 2024
South Shore Locations
Hanover Headshots & Senior Portraits: Off the Boston Commute
A Hanover photographer's guide to professional headshots and senior portraits — studio vs. on-location along the North River, pricing, and how to prepare.
September 2024