I’ve always called myself a natural light photographer. If you visit my site and peruse my portfolio, you’ll be hard pressed to find a single portrait on the site where I used a flash. Like many other photographers, I’ll bring out aflash for the reception, but when I shoot portraits – whether at a wedding, engagement session,
Archives for July 2012
So you have a camera that shoots video; you must be a filmmaker!
To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them. – Elliott Erwitt You’ve got the gear – wireless mics, a slider, a monopod, some kind of
5 Traits Professional Photographers Can Learn from FastCompany’s 100 Most Creative People
Creative types are all alike. That may be a sweeping generalization, but there are undoubtedly some specific traits that distinguish creatives from the general population. In Fast Company’s annual celebration of business innovators who dare to think differently, they name 2012’s 100 Most Creative People in Business. The individuals they dubbed “most creative” represent a cross-section of industries
12 Questions to take Wedding Photography Pre-Planning to the Next Level
You’re the visionary, the service provider, the confidante and the photographer. When a bride hires you, she’s envisioning her wedding photos as the perfect reflection of her special day. If you’re like every wedding photographer I’ve ever met, nothing would make you happier than to exceed her expectations! Yet I can’t tell you how many
Film vs. Digital: Why do we still debate it?
Film is dead. Well, maybe it’s on life support according to some experts. In April, the British Journal of Photography reported that Fujifilm had plans to drastically increase the retail cost of its film. Most professional film will now be twice the price. That may mean that film photography will become a true niche art form. And if it’s a
5 Rules for Better Website Design
Your website is your storefront, and in today’s marketplace it’s increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd in a virtual world. Consumers are bombarded with web-content on a daily basis, so keeping your audience’s attention is challenging. As a professional photographer, you may be working harder and harder to drive traffic to your website.
7 Ways Photography Business Owners Can Use ShootQ Studio Management
There is a reason Apple coined the term, “There’s an App for that.” If you need to get something done there’s most likely an app that can help you get it done faster. As creative, small business owners we try to do it all. Photography, accounting, advertising, sales, social media guru, Photoshopper, blogger, janitor… and
4 Photography Business Keys for Scalability and Sustainability
To build a scalable and sustainable photography business, you must first acknowledge that there’s a difference between “being a photographer” and “running a photography business.” Not only is there a difference, you can actually do either – without doing the other! You can be a photographer without running your own business, if you work