Archive for May, 2008
Wal*Mart Is Cheaper for Portraits?
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008I’ve heard this several times. “I can go to Wal*Mart and get pictures of my kids cheaper.” Is that true? Maybe so, in some sense. But I am going to tell you how to do your own mall-studio portraits and you may never pay for those services again.
What you need is a camera. Then you [...]
Sunday’s Website Outage
Monday, May 19th, 2008Yesterday, which was Sunday the 18th, the server hosting this site was down for more than half the day. While annoying, I have to say that in the last several years I’ve been using this company, this is by far the longest they have been down. It was an inconvenience, but they are back up [...]
Featurepics.com Front Page Featured Image
Thursday, May 8th, 2008My mother and child image of a mother kissing her daughter while the child drinks from a bottle made the Featurepics.com front page feature image selection. 13 photos were chosen for their Mother’s Day theme. I must say, it feels pretty darn good to have a photo on the front page.
The Art Snob
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008One of my favorite types of people one encounters when dealing with art is the “art snob”. We’ve all met them. They are in every facet of art from artist to seller to buyer to looker. Basically, the art snob is someone who has an opinion and anyone who does not share in their opinion [...]
Trashy Vs. Artistic - Some Thoughts On Technique
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008Okay, so I’m on Model Mayhem now with a minimal portfolio. As any good photographer would, I spent some time checking out other photographers’ portfolios. Some of these are really good. Some are not so good. One of the things I have noticed it that a number of photographers - not in the majority, mind [...]
Photographer Test Drive Cancelled due to weather
Friday, May 2nd, 2008The photographer Test Drive I had planned for this afternoon has been cancelled due to the weather. I do not want anyone getting injured due to the thunderstorms and rain we have running through this area at the present time.
On Photography Awards & Contests
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Every year there are thousands upon thousands of contests and awards handed out to photographers. You’ll see this listed on many photographer’s websites and in their promotional materials. Personally, I don’t do contests nor do I try for awards. Many of the people I know have asked why. The answer is simple: I have no [...]