Ideas, Inspiration, Information and Discussions for Emerging Commercial Photographers

Project 52, Assignment #2 Photograph a Stranger: and Selina Maitreya Interview

Posted by on Jan 10, 2011 in PROJECT "52" |

Audio from this past week’s discussion. This is from the Friday afternoon chat. I had a wonderful opportunity to discuss the...

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10 (More) Website Strategies for Photographers

Posted by on Aug 15, 2010 in Going Pro, LE News and Info |

A little over a year ago I posted “10 Web Site Strategies for Emerging Photographers.” I think the article holds up very well...

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Interviews on Lighting Essentials: Get to Know These Photographers

Posted by on Aug 1, 2010 in LE News and Info |

I have had the wonderful opportunity to hear from lots of terrific, upbeat and successful photographers at Lighting Essentials. We have...

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Enough Negativity: Ten Things to Positively Affect Your Photography

Posted by on Jul 25, 2010 in Going Pro |

While some pros are worried about kids shooting Facebook and concert pix for free, I think that the perspective is really skewed when we...

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No Assignments Without Experience, No Experience without Assignments… Yeah, That Makes Sense, Right?

Posted by on Jul 23, 2010 in Rants & Raves |

Rant/Rave today. So it kinda sounds like this to a lot of young photographers: 1. You can’t get gigs unless you have experience. 2....

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On the Matter of Style: Some Examples

Posted by on Jul 16, 2010 in Going Pro, Rants & Raves |

We were talking about style and vision in the last few posts. I thought I would take this point to show some photographers who I believe...

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A Few Portraits from the Archives

Posted by on May 6, 2010 in LE News and Info |

On the heels of my E-Book on Portraits, “The Heart of Portraiture”, I have a few other portraits to share. And I discuss why I...

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Getting Over a Creative Block: Some Ideas For Breaking Out

Posted by on Apr 4, 2010 in Going Pro, LE News and Info |

Did you ever have one of those ‘blocked’ periods? The ones where things you are trying to do just don’t resolve? Maybe...

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Use Google to Track the Popularity of Your Images

Posted by on Mar 31, 2010 in Going Pro, LE News and Info |

Finding your Creative Center with Google by Daron Shade A few months ago, I recommended that you sign up and implement Google Analytics....

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“No Plastic Sleeves” a Review of the Book

Posted by on Mar 21, 2010 in Rants & Raves |

This is one of the best books on the holistic creation of a creative’s portfolio in quite a while. There are certainly quite a lot...

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“So You’re a Photographer, Quick… Tell Me What You Do”

Posted by on Mar 16, 2010 in Going Pro |

How’s that for a panic inducer? So could you tell them? Say someone walks up to you at a mixer for the Art Directors club meeting,...

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Meet My Friend, Ken Easley, Photographer, in Phoenix, Arizona

Posted by on Mar 10, 2010 in LE News and Info |

Full disclosure… Ken and I have been friends for about 25 years or so. We have traveled the back roads of the Sierras together and...

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Do You Know Your Camera Well Enough to Master Your Craft?

Posted by on Mar 8, 2010 in Rants & Raves |

A sorta Rant and sorta Rave: Knowing your instrument in music means knowing it so well that you can pick it up and play whatever note you...

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Nick Onken’s New Travel Photography Book, “Photo Trekking”

Posted by on Feb 23, 2010 in Going Pro, LE News and Info |

I discovered Nick’s work a couple of years ago. Surfin’ from link to link, I stumbled upon his opening page and the image...

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Content is King: Guest Post by Daron Shade

Posted by on Feb 21, 2010 in Going Pro |

Content is King In preparation for the Social Media Marketing article, I came to the realization that most of us have trouble figuring out...

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