Apple’s departure from Mac World makes a differance?
At first, the crowd at Mac World 2010 looked like a bustling metropolis as hordes of attendees waited in line to pick up their badges or register. The ride down the escalator even looked promising as the sea of spectators stretched for what seemed like miles.
Are You Planning To Get Married In San Francisco?
Getting married requires a lot of planning. But, getting married in a major metropolitan city requires a more serious thought about how you are going to transport your wedding party and provide information or access to parking for your guest.
Did You Dress For The Occasion?
There is nothing worst than a great photo of the bride and groom walking down the aisle only to have a guest in the background improperly dressed. There are all kinds of themes you could have for a wedding, but the most important point to remember is your guess attire should match the theme of your wedding.
Mentors Are Essential To Photographers
Having a mentor is one of the most important elements in the grow of a photographer.
“Post Wedding Photography Risk”
A friend from back East called and asked my advice on a problem she was having with a photographer her daughter hired for her wedding. She informed me that her daughter has tried numerous times to contact him about her wedding photos, and he has not return any of her calls.
In their contract the [...]
Times Are Tough But Lawsuits Are Tougher
This is not intended as legal advice, but intended to illustrate a non-legal opinion or situation that can occur while working as a photographer. You should always consult professional legal advice.
You’re talented, outgoing, and creative. And, basically you have it going on for yourself, as a photographer- business is great!
At some point your mentor, a [...]
Photographers- Work the Work, Don’t Let The Work Work You!
Over the years there have been a lot of photographers that have inspired me for example, Gordon Parks and Douglas Keister. But the biggest inspiration for my business has been Joe McNally.
The Non-Intrusive Professional Photographer
Should you be more concerned with your video photographers skill set or their equipment? You should be concern with a video photographers skill set as well as their equipment. Your video photographer can ruin your still photos with the tactics and the equipment they use
!Rookie video photographers are easy to spot. They move around [...]
Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words Or A Sale-2
This is the 2nd of a three part article that discusses the quality of photo you should use when listing a property.
I Got Lucky This Weekend!
As a photographer, the one thing I appreciate is a well-planned event. Well-planned events are easy to photograph, relaxing, and produce a great story. This weekend “I got lucky” because all the events I photographed were well planned and organized. However, there was one event in particular, the Isabella Bowens 5th birthday party, which was well planned and thought out.
For the last fours years I have photographed a ton of events and the most common problem I have found is that most events ran late and didn’t provide a lot of visual content or detail. I will be the first to admit that planning an event is a tough and time-consuming task. Yet failure to plan your visual content could spell disaster.
Finding The Right Wedding Photography For My Wedding
Finding the right photographer is a critical task for most brides outside of picking out a great dress, location, and reception hall. There are tons of photographers out there so how do you find the one who is right for you? This article not about your typical advice on checking references or interviewing a photographer, you can do all the checking you want and still end up with bad photos or not what you expected. This article is about weeding out the best photographer fit for your special day based on style.
Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words Or A Sale?
As a photographer I have worked with some of the most professional, top producing, Realtor? and agents in the country. The one correlation I found between them was top producers always work with the same people, and they built relationships over the years with their stagers, brochure designers, marketing companies, and printers. The [...]
Destination Weddings Can Be A Photo Nightmare!
A few years ago my wife and I got married on 7/7/2007 after 10 years together- it was time. We planned a destination wedding and believe me it was a challenge! You might think that I am referring to the planning and transportation challenges but that was the least of my problems.
Let me [...]
“Why do photographers charge so much for services?”
There are 3 reasons why wedding photography is expensive. The first one is simple- risk. A wedding is one of the biggest days of a bride and grooms life. There are no second chances for a picture if a photographer misses a critical moment, so skill level is a factor in the cost.
Having [...]
“That’s It”- that was fast!”
Most of my assignment are rarely planned, somewhat rushed, and involve quick wit and thinking. The clients are medical and business professionals who have very little time to waste.
Here is the setting:
The assignment was to shoot a cover shot for MD News of a doctor in their medical library. The publisher mentioned that we would [...]
