REALLY GREAT WORK from our second assignment (2) free Tabletop Workshop for those who are not able to get out and do things. And for those of you who are, but just want to up your skills.
Here are the top ten images this week:
Our Second Annual Photography Contest, “Summer in My Town” Begins Today, June 1, 2011
IMPORTANT NOTE: Registration for the contest has ended. If you missed it, look for our next contest in the Spring. If you did register, an email with important information was sent out on August 11. If you did not get that email, please let me know and I will find...
Two Different Approaches to Discussing Art and its Future
Well, it seems we have had some interesting discussions on the future (or lack of it) of photography as a career. I personally find the whining very unattractive, and somewhat arrogant. I found two different approaches to discussing the difficult changes facing those...
Kirk Tuck and I are doing a Workshop in San Diego: Focus on Portraiture and Light
OK... this has been in the works for a while, but it is time to take off the wraps and announce a truly special workshop with yours truly and Kirk Tuck of Visual Science Lab. We discussed it a bit last month when I was in Austin, and yesterday we decided to pull the...
Creating an Asset List for Your Photography Business
We are all familiar with lists. Lists of gear for our insurance agencies and reporting. Lists of our clients. Lists of our images. Lists of all kinds of things. When I talk about an asset list, I mean to also consider the assets that are not 'tangible'. Sure that...
Two Book Reviews on Styling for Food
Today we look at two books on food styling directed toward the photographer and the commercial approach to food images. With the lowered budgets these days, the commercial photographer is being called on to style food on many assignments. And while the pure food...
Featured Photographs from Project 52: Part Two
We are really having a blast with Project 52 - "52 weeks to go pro" and I need to share a few of the images from a few weeks projects. If you aren't participating, you should be. Whether or not you go pro, or want to, it is a mind-sharpening, skill enhancing...
