Ideas, Inspiration, Information and Discussions for Emerging Commercial Photographers

Portraits: Four Simple Approaches

Posted by on Feb 1, 2012 in LE News and Info, Natural Light |

I had the chance to do some portraits of some of the talent we had at the LE Weekend Meetup. They were Briana’s dance company and all...

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“Average is Over” or Why Good Enough Sucks

Posted by on Jan 26, 2012 in Featured, Going Pro, Rants & Raves |

Thomas L Friedman, in a post today at the New York Times, says that “average is over.” And he is right. It is. You can see it...

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The Myths About Creativity – And The Consequences

Posted by on Jan 23, 2012 in Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info |

Have you ever heard… That creative people are weird? That creativity is best created in a group? That creative people are sloppy,...

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10 Simple Ideas for Creating a Sustainable Photography Business

Posted by on Jan 21, 2012 in Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info |

It’s one thing to get a shoot now and then, and another to create and sustain a commercial photography business. Here are a couple of...

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Project 52 PRO Launched Today. Building a Business in Photography

Posted by on Jan 17, 2012 in Featured, Going Pro, PROJECT "52" |

Project 52 started last year as a way for photographers to get critiques and assignment in a real world setting. In a no BS arena of...

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Project 52 Photographer: Don Fadel

Posted by on Dec 26, 2011 in Featured, Going Pro, LE News and Info, PROJECT "52" | Comments Off

Another Project 52 participant, Don Fadel, checks in from Florida. “First of all I would like to thank Don Giannatti (historically...

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What Happens When You Do Everything Right, And It Still Doesn’t Work?

Posted by on Nov 18, 2011 in Going Pro, Rants & Raves |

There was a very interesting post over at Kirk Tuck’s blog this week. It had to do with only being as good as the last shot, and how...

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Rediscovering the 50 – Working To Know My Least Favorite Lens Better

Posted by on Jul 30, 2011 in Natural Light |

I am not a ‘normal’ lens kind of guy. Never have been. My Hasselblad has two lenses – the 250MM and the 50MM. Yeah,...

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Your ‘About Me’ page image: Make it part of your brand

Posted by on Jul 26, 2011 in Going Pro, LE News and Info |

Over at Project 52 we did an assignment to do a self portrait, or at least a portrait of ones self. An “About Me” page is such...

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Creating an Asset List for Your Photography Business

Posted by on May 24, 2011 in Going Pro | Comments Off

We are all familiar with lists. Lists of gear for our insurance agencies and reporting. Lists of our clients. Lists of our images. Lists...

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