Sweet light. Magic light. Whatever name you give it, we all know it is that time of day when the light level drops from the sunlight and the night starts to “rise.” The evening lights are beginning to come on in buildings and homes and it can be a spectacular time to take pictures. It [...]
For 3 ½ weeks starting on May 20, I worked with Gregory Heisler and Tamara Behar reviewing 200 portfolios of this year’s graduating class at Hallmark Institute. We looked at 5,600 prints, doing 10-12 public critiques each day. It was grueling, but remains one of my most favorite projects and can only be described as [...]
Wow, check out the comments from people about being involved. Some are posted in the comments section here on the blog, but some additional ones from facebook have been cut and pasted below. The key is being involved. No matter how big or small the group is you’re working with, photography gives you a chance to [...]
Last week on facebook, Sunny Sommers posted, “Thursday we volunteered at Camp Dreamcatcher. A camp for epileptic kids funded greatly by donations to the Cincinnati Epilepsy Foundation.” She continued with a pretty good description of spending the day being involved in an event she seriously believes in.
Even though more and more photographers are giving back [...]
I’m always amazed at photographers who pay no attention to violating copyright laws when it comes to soundtracks for their slide shows, CDs and DVDs, but then are the first to complain when they anticipate a violation in the use of their own images. Come on guys, in this day and age, you need great [...]
What if you knew there were incredible opportunities beyond what you are doing today that could shape your company in vast ways as we move out of the information age and into the connected age? Would you start learning as much as you could about how to get connected, how to find a voice, and [...]
A great shortcut from Kevin…
If you use Lightroom, like I do, then you really owe it to yourself to learn the shortcuts. Lightroom is full of time-saving shortcuts and using them is an essential part of any workflow system. Work smarter, not harder, as they say. When I’m editing my images, I use the Pick [...]
Have you ever gotten stuck figuring out what to do when making an ad or thinking about what to do next or better? This can improve these things (or practically anything for that matter).
ALWAYS put your work in context
Examples:
* If you’re writing a PPC (PayPerClick) ad, Google the keyphrases you want to advertise with and [...]
The Johnson Family came to me as a result of my participation in an auction to benefit a local school. Michael Van Auken (my associate photographer) and I are very passionate about helping local businesses and virtually anything related to education. The client, from an auction especially, is typically very focused on their family and interested in more [...]
Five years ago Bambi Cantrell’s business was almost exclusively wedding/event photography. Today, her business is a mix of wedding, family and children’s portraiture together with high school seniors. She’s even done an occasional commercial shoot and her outdoor landscape work, recently previewed in Rangefinder Magazine, was incredible.
Think about the mix of your own business. If, for [...]
