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Holly Schippers is the FingerNailFixer. She's a nail tech, an educator, and an industry cheerleader, and she'll offer useful ideas and information to you with a smile.

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How to Avoid the Annoying Back Ledge in Enhancements

by Staff

Have you noticed clients coming back in with an annoying place at the back of the enhancement where it jumps off a little bit and you can catch your nail on the back of it? Here's a tutorial for how to avoid that.

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Nail Photography Tips, Day 6: Final Thoughts

by Holly Schippers

Here are a few general tips for photographing nails that may help.

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Nail Photography Tips, Day 5: Editing Imperfections

by Holly Schippers

Once you figure out how to take a great photo, all that’s left is to edit a few of the imperfections.

When focusing on a specific nail or detail, crop with intention.

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Nail Photography Tips, Day 4: Getting Up Close

by Holly Schippers

Sometimes a tiny amount of zoom will improve focus; however, try to avoid using zoom as your cropping mechanism. Get close to the nails instead.

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Nail Photography Tips, Day 3: Lighting

by Holly Schippers

The key is to light the nails without washing them out or creating additional shadows.

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Nail Photography Tips, Day 2: Poses

by Holly Schippers

Give your client a little model coaching to position hands in the best pose.

No editing has been done to these photos other than adding a watermark. See the difference just...

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Nail Photography Tips, Day 1: The Background

by Holly Schippers

Here are a few tips to make nail photography easier, starting with the background.

Apparently, I like using drinks as props for nailfies.

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What Are Your Favorite Nail Photo Props?

by Holly Schippers

Look back through your “nailfies” from the last six months and tell us what your most frequently used prop turns out to be.

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Using Nail Things to Make Non-Nail Things

by Holly Schippers

My recent moment of pride was receiving a text from my mom in which she used “nail sticks” to make a cute cake decoration after noticing she was out of kabob sticks!

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The Perils of Incorrect Pricing — and What to Do About It (Part 2)

by Holly Schippers

Guest blogger Claudia Cordova Papa continues her story about how competing with discount salons on price nearly resulted in the loss of her salon — and how she changed her ways.

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