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Project 52 : Working to Go Pro With a Real World Approach
I just got off the phone with a wonderful photographer in the Midwest. Bill is working the direct consumer market, but looking to break into the commercial market. His area is not the most cosmopolitan, being a small town about an hour or so from Memphis, but Bill is...
On Location with the GamiLight: A New Softbox for Speedlights
I use a mix of lighting as anyone who reads these posts know. I do not favor convenience over ability at all. I will pack a ton of gear - and be fine if we don't use a quarter of it. It is there if I need it, and when I do, I really do need it. There have been some...
My Drive Through the Wet Foothills of the Sierras
Last weekend I did a workshop in Sacramento. It was a small, but very vibrant group. It also rained both days... all day. We made do with a nice rental studio on Saturday, and a hotel conference room on Sunday. When it would clear for a few minutes, we headed out to...
Lessons. Learned: How One Photographer Fought Back Against a Very Contentious Client
The article below was written by a friend of mine in the New England market. He has asked to remain anonymous, so we will respect that and only say that he is a damn fine photographer, and this story of determination against a client that had much more means, is a...
Six Photographer’s Blogs that “Get It”
I love blogs. I think they are a revolution in publishing, and the effects of a democratized publishing platform have not been truly revealed. They give people who may never have had a chance to publish an elegant and rich platform. Words, video, photographs, graphs,...
Why Being a Photographer is Like Being a Jazz Musician
I love jazz. I always have. I can remember the first recording of jazz my dad played on our brand new stereo. It was a recording of Benny Goodman's Quartet with Buddy Rich on drums. I thought it was fascinating and glorious music. I didn't tell a soul that I liked it....
Featured Photographs from Project 52: Part One
Project 52. 52 weeks of assignments and critiques for those wanting to go pro, or be more professional in their approach to photography. The site is Project52.org and there is a ton of stuff there already. Audio crits with images to follow along with, information on...
A “GPS” For Our Photography… Yeah, That’d Be Nice
I have been quite busy this past two weeks. Many, many distractions taking me away from the work - and lots of work to be taken away from. It has produced a quagmire of challenges. I rarely miss a deadline, and I work very hard for my clients. Even the ones I don't...
Deciding What “ART” Is, Or Is Not, Can Be Quite Instructive
A Little Rant today. "I saw Cady Harran wearing army pants and flip-flops, so I bought army pants and flip-flops" -- Mean Girls. Recently at APE a post entitled "Why We Love Bad Photography" made me pause and consider what that meant to me. It ended up consuming quite...
Setting Goals: Is It Important for Photographers?
Yeah, we heard it all through our early schooling; "Set you goal to achieve..." And there are countless gurus out there teaching seminars and workshops and holding 'retreats' on the "Art of Decisive Goal Planning and the Strategic Paradigm of Unilateral Ubiquity..."...
The Sassimi Collection: The Ins and Outs of Shooting a Catalog
I recently completed a job for Tera at Sassimi, a boutique fashion designer in Seattle. And while she is small for now, she wants to grow her business. I think she will do well. Oh, and you can visit her site here at Sassimi.com. (For those looking for Project 52,...
A “Visionary Website”: My Talk with Selina on Clarion Call on Saturday, 2-12-11
Thanks to Selina for a wonderful opportunity to discuss the 'visionary website' and how being engaged with your clients and prospective clients through your website can be a strong tool for photographers. I will be speaking at 11:15AM EST so for you in CST it is...