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One Red Balloon… a Challenge
A recent assignment in my 2014 Project 52 group was to shoot one red balloon... but to stay away from cliche's as much as possible, while definitely creating an interesting photograph in which one red balloon features prominently. The students wee wonderful. Here are...
John Sharpe, Photographer: Calgary, Alberta
Meet John Sharpe, a commercial photographer in Calgary, Alberta. The great frozen north (at least in winter) has many roads to artistic and business success. John has been a photographer for 25 years and has shot for local, regional and national clients. I thought...
What Do You Charge For… (Part Two)
Part Two of our Thinking about our rates post. (Part One) Understanding what we are worth, and how to construct a pricing structure that we feel good about is quite challenging for many of us. But it is a necessary challenge for us to overcome - see previous...
Irene Liebler is Giving Her Book Away…
Project 52 Alum, and incredibly talented photographer Irene Liebler is giving her book away... and you can snag a copy of it. Head on over to her site and download some amazing photography.
Michael Clark’s 2014 Summer Magazine
I love these photographers magazines. From Michael: "This issue includes an editorial about why there was no Spring 2014 Newsletter, a review of the SmallHD DP4-EVF external video monitor, an article my recent expedition in the Amazon with the CauseCentric Production...
Bret Doss: “Fashionista”
My bud Bret Doss turned in a wonderful editorial assignment for "Viva Fashionistas", a Seattle fashion magazine. I want to have Bret on for an interview soon. See more about his shoot at his blog. "Hard to Call It Work" has links to more of his fashion work as...
“What do you charge for…”
Five scary words to a lot of photographers. There is so much of US wrapped into those five words. I think they may be the scariest words we self employed folks ever hear. Although it is exactly what we want to hear… someone wants to hire us. All that marketing paid...
Meet Josh Ross: Product Photographer, Portland, OR
I met Josh several years ago on the stobist forum. We have stayed in touch and I am knocked out by his wonderful still life and product work. I asked Josh to speak about his photography, and we chatted for an hour. Josh walks us through his transition from LA to...
Knowing Your Subjects Well
One of the most important considerations of a photographers work is the subject matter they choose to make photographs. Sounds almost simplistic, doesn’t it? But there is a great deal of thought that goes into this part of what we do. If we have chosen subject matter...
Just an Idea
Getting some pushback. Maybe need more messaging work.
ReBranding With Photography
This was an interesting week. An old friend and colleague reached out to renew a friendship and to discuss some epiphanies she had recently experienced. Lunch was near my studio and it was with a bit of trepidation that I had agreed. While I think the world of this...
Going Back in Time
The great shooters of Project 52 Pros, 2014 just completed an assignment I would like to share. The work was to be shot in a style or period and be as faithful as possible in presentation. The reason for the shoot was to introduce them to the special difficulties of...