SO I’m working on a coffee table book with a local restaurant. This is for a great cause and should give me oodles of exposure, plus a warm fuzzy feeling. I’m truly honored and excited. When we sat down to discuss and figure out the details, which are far from figured out, I thought about […]
Wanna dance?….and make some sales with dance school photography….
Two webinars, two photographers, two systems for dance photography sales and success. If you were around last month we had Nancy Tillberg join us with her take on dance school photography she calls “Boutique Volume…” Her system is meticulous and tight, and it works. She goes against the grain on what many would think is […]
Photography lighting tip: When “idiot” lighting works….
Photography lighting tips from the trenches Some of the best photography lighting is also some of the most basic lighting. Two lights, one on either side, both with the same, or near same output. Wash the subject with light. Kinda flat, kinda boring…. We used to call this idiot lighting. Maybe we still do, as […]
“Pair of spare underwear and two pairs of socks….”
I love motorcycling. It’s like a disease. But NOT that the big ‘ol biker riding in a huge condo-on-wheels with monkey bars style of riding. I’m more in it for the fun and adventure. That’s me in the image above, riding across Canada summer of 2008 heading to Alaska. I’m more of a “…get on […]
Finding, seeing and using the light you randomly find on location…
When I show up at the brides home for pre-ceremony photos, I look around for creative lighting and posing options. In this example, you can see the light reflecting in my assistant Danielle’s eyes. I spotted that right away, looked to my right and noticed the source. The same light is, in this shot, bouncing […]
Bring the best you got to each and every shoot…
It’s easy to lose focus. Our equipment, our personal ideas about how things ought to be done, our personal neurotic messed up voices constantly telling us what to do…good and bad. All, or part, of it can get in the way of our clarity and intention. And clarity and intention is what we need most […]
Who are you? What do you have? Why should I care?
People do business with people they know, like and trust. It’s that simple. Your challenge? Create your brand as a photographer known in YOUR community that folks can trust. Not one based on best price. Not one based on “best equipment”….etc etc Trust. Trust that you’ll deliver the goods. Create offers that make sense, and […]
In an industry where so many of the blind follow the blind, he’s a refreshing voice…
Friends in photography, Brian DeMint is one of my favorite photography peeps. In an industry where so many of the blind follow the blind, he’s a refreshing voice. Why? Mainly because he’s good. Dam good. His artistic shooting skills are through the roof. He’s rocket-engineer NASA level smart when it comes to art. And photography. […]