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:
Selina Maitreya: Trends… or Not. (Interview in Three Parts)
We present the second of a three part look at the current business of commercial and editorial photography through the 'lens' of Selina Maitreya, photographers coach and consultant. First things first: Selina's website is 1PortAuthority.com, and it is there you can...
Selina Maitreya: What’s Working Now (Interview in Three Parts)
We present a three part look at the current business of commercial and editorial photography through the 'lens' of Selina Maitreya, photographers coach and consultant. Selina's 30+ years experience working with photographers all over the globe has given her a unique...
Recharging the Soul with Personal Projects
This is kind of a personal post for me. There are challenges that I face as an artist and writer. And photographer. And sometimes those challenges can take its toll on me, and us. Creativity, for me, takes nurturing and constant practice. I have always felt that...
Controlling Your World With the Lens Cap On
Seems like a crazy thing to say... put the lens cap on. Lens caps make taking photographs impossible. They don't let any light in. Maximum Density Filters ya know. They keep the lens clean and don't let images be made unless the photographer wants them to be made. But...
Shooting Fast: Keeping the ‘Mojo’ Going
Well this was a fun gig. Once per year my friend Troy asks me to photograph his choir kids for a year of marketing for them. We spend about 4 hours and shoot a gazillion images. Neat part... he lets me do what I want. I can be as 'creative' as I want - as long as we...
24 Examples of Emotional Lighting from the LE Flickr Pool
Photograph by Evan Romine. At least they strike me as being lit with the 'feeling' or 'mood' of the photograph foremost in mind. I have made some notes on what intrigued me about each of the images. They will get the ol' juices goin' for thinking about light before we...