Shooting Too Much? Slow Down & Shoot Film
A friend returned recently from a long adventure in Asia. In recounting his trip, his thoughts weren’t about what he saw and experienced, but of the nearly 10,000 exposures he made with his DSLR, only to say he put it away and shot with just his iPhone on the last few days of the trip. ...
Lights Out: Sears & Walmart Portrait Studios Close
CPI Corp., operator of portrait studios inside Sears and WalMart stores across the country, has abruptly ceased operations, according to Wall Street Journal Online. Perhaps a victim of the growth and ease of digital photography, COPI’s workflow included the outdated method of processing prints at a central lab then having customers return weeks later to pick them ...
Boudoir Photography: Stepping Outside Comfort Zone
Generally I’m quite comfortable photographing events as they happen, without directing or controlling anything. The best pictures from events, as well as a true and accurate representation of the event itself, result from my usual documentary style of photography. Recently I stepped outside my comfort zone to attend an boudoir photography event sponsored by a Meetup ...
PhotoBiz 101: Free Isn’t Sustainable
I read a recent post by an aspiring young photographer who, finding herself in a professional trough, has been hoping for more opportunities to use her photography to help others, as she put it, to make more of a difference: “…in the past few weeks, i have had 4 requests for my photographic abilities…all sans payment ...
Las Vegas, NV: A Bright Spot In The Desert
Back to Las Vegas last weekend to see what it’s like there in the middle of summer. The previous week, the mercury reached 114 degrees for a couple of days, before monsoon rains moved in and cool things off. While cooler this past weekend, heavy humidity lingered. I got this lightning shot during my walk on ...
Las Vegas, NV: Side Trip To Red Rock Canyon
Having heard so much about Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area as a location for weddings, fashion photography and other outdoor shoots, and since it was only 15 miles or so from the glitz of The Las Vegas Strip, I had to see for myself what all the fuss was about. The area apparently has quite ...
