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Ten Things to Remember As You Begin Your Photographic Odyssey
Ten Things to Remember As You Begin Your Photographic Odyssey I stopped doing what I was doing and began to be a photographer one day. I had been around photographers, but I didn’t have any clue what being a "professional" really meant. I simply started out as a...
Portraits, Portraits!
More amazing portraits from the last portrait group. Just so impressed with the hard work and growth that was the hallmark of all these classes. [gallery link="file" columns="4"...
Catherine Vibert Delivers Social Media Headshots
P52 Alum and member Catherine Vibert explains the necessity of having a perfect headshot for Social Media. This kind of client centric marketing will create an interest in those needing to have the best headshots they can get. And - that is EVERYBODY on social media...
Large Format Shooters: This Looks Really Interesting
GALAXY HYPER SPEED Direct Positive Photo Paper I love shooting large format cameras, but the hassle of developing 4x5 and 8x10 negatives can be daunting unless one has a full darkroom. Paper is easy... safelight and some trays and you got it. This project will bring...
Portraits from the Portrait Workshop
Last week we saw a bunch of amazing portraits come in from the students in the 9 Week Portrait Class 102.
24 Frames In May II, 2015 Edition
We had an assignment on Lighting Essentials that was fairly easy to be involved with... sort of. The assignment was to load one roll of 24 exposure film into the camera of your choice and shoot each shot as though it were the ONLY shot you...
Time to Put the 8 Week Portrait Class Away for A While
Winding up one of the Portrait Classes: I have loved teaching these mini classes and studying some of the great modern portrait photographers. I believe much can be learned when one immerses themselves into the work and looks deeply into the work and styles of those...
More Portraits from the Portrait Class
(Image © Adi Talwar) Tuesday nights image review was a blast. So many good portraits that I have to share them with you all today. These portraits were influenced by the photographer Albert Watson who we studied for the week previous. [gallery link="file" columns="4"...
Moving From the Studio to The Great Outdoors: Meet Ken Howie
Ken Howie is a friend of mine and an excellent photographer. Ken used to have a studio in the same space as my old studio (and now, Dave and I are in his old studio). Ken was a consummate studio shooter. He was nearly 90%+ studio work - from product and still life to...
Portraits: June 2015
Student Work: A few of the amazing portraits students in the Portrait Workshops have turned in. There are dozens of truly great portraits. I am choosing only 16 for this post. [gallery columns="4" link="file"...
Perhaps It’s Time to Rethink “Photographer”
I got a beautiful pen as a gift from a client recently. Thanks for that, Randi, it is an absolutely gorgeous writing implement. And, I assure you, I will write with it. Because I am a writer as well as a photographer. Millions of pens are sold daily in the world. How...
Sometimes the Nonsense We Tell Ourselves Can Make Us Crazy
Sometimes the Nonsense We Tell Ourselves Can Make Us Crazy. Today, I have a challenge for you all. Not one that I make lightly. And one that comes from a deep and abiding point of wanting you to be successful. Really successful. It has to do with barriers. Barriers to...