Jobs Act To Help Small Business
One thing we don’t touch on much here is the business of photography. But I’m going to go into it a bit here because the newly proposed Jobs Act is of interest to me as a small business owner. A lot small businesses, studios included, have taken a major hit with the state of the [...]
Refresh Your Mind For The Holidays
The holidays are right around the corner which means a surge business for portrait photographers! Photography is one of those arts that is constantly changing and we need to stay on top of all the changes. Everyday a new camera, accessory, tutorial or software is coming out and challenging us to evolve. However some things [...]
Is Hurricane Irene Keeping You In The Dark
If you are / were one of the over 200,000 people on the east coast that lost power you may have missed the big changes to Facebook. Facebook has once again made a bunch of changes that have some users in a panic. Comments pop up with complaints and compliments alike. But shouldn’t we be [...]
World Photography Day
If ever there was a day you should spend with camera in hand, it’s today! August 19th is World Photography Day! According to Flickr “World Photography Day originates from the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic processes developed by Louis Daguerre. On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype process. A few [...]
Top Ten Photography Techniques
I thought today we would look at a great article about some of the top photography techniques. In addition I compiled a list of my top favorites as a photographer from my fav gear to quote! So to start here’s a glance at some of my favs! MY TOP TEN My fail safe lens- Canon [...]
Photography Detectives-Finding Stolen Images
One thing I worry about is image stealing, it has happened to me a few times in the past. That was before I slapped a message on my site stating that a fine of $30,000.00 per image was the penalty for stealing them. In truth we know some continue to steal images from our blog [...]
Techie Dreams
Here is a great list brought to us by CNN, featuring some tech tools you may or may not have heard of. Of course as photographers, it is important we stay on top, not only to keep our business tech savvy. Also to keep on top of trends and things our clients are into! Google [...]
Top 10 Photography News
I thought today I’d give you what we feel is some of the current top 10 buzz worthy news stories found around the web! Photographer Captures His Own Heart Surgery- A true photog to the core, when Charles McQuillan found out he required heart surgery, he took his camera with him! In a series of award-winning pictures, [...]
Facebook To Reveal Something Awesome
Facebook is about to announce something new and exciting today! Well at least new, and according to them it’s “Something Awesome”! Speculations run wild as people try to figure out what todays news conference will announce. Some say that Facebook is working on a video chat ability. That leads me to wonder if there will [...]
Is Technology Hurting The Art Of Photography
Here is a quote, we have all as photographers, said or heard time and time again “Just because you have a camera, doesn’t make you a photographer”. In today’s digital age it is easier and easier for mom to put out some pretty amazing images. The software available today has more camera owner branching out [...]
Should I Hire a Second Shooter
It seems that more and more brides are requesting a second photographer at their wedding these days. There are a good deal of photographers who offer a second shooter standardly. However a lot photographers are a bit uneasy about this practice. There are some great benefits to adding a second shooter! I’m sure there are [...]
Tennessee’s New Photo Law
Stop the presses! I could not even believe this story when I first got it, Tennessee has passed a law banning photos that are deemed emotionally disturbing to viewers! This new law could have you ending up with a huge fine and even jail time! According to an ars article I received today: “The ban [...]
Are Photography Workshops Worth It
One mistake I think we tend to make as photographers is getting to the point where we feel we know it all. While yes, photography is an art, it is also a business. As with any business you must keep in tune with the growing trends. And workshops are a great way to do that! [...]
Twitter Photos
According to Techcrunch at D9 Twitter reps will announce the upcoming additional to Twitter! Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is set to speak at D9 on Wednesday, and what will we hear? The word is that Twitter will announce it’s new photo sharing tool. Currently users who wish to post photos in their tweets must host them elsewhere. [...]
Canon and Ron Howard say Long Live Imagination
LA Times state: “Ron Howard looks to digital generation for inspiration”! I’m not huge into contest and stuff, but this I like! According to a recent interview from the LA Times, “In short, a man who grew up as the definition of Hollywood professionalism thinks he has plenty to learn from the collective amateur imagination [...]
How Much Is Your Photo Worth
Holy Cow! I came across an article today about the highest prices paid for a photo. The information was gathered from Wikipedia. According to the information $3.89 million is the current highest paid price for a photograph. The photo is “Untitled #96,″ shot in 1981 by Cindy Sherman. The photo’s origin is perhaps one of [...]
PicScout and Getty Help Photographers
Getty Images has teamed up with PicScout to help you feel a bit more in the know about your online images. Newsline recently reported, “The ability to safeguard and manage creators’ content has become more critical than ever,” says leading media provider Getty Images — and to do just that, the company acquired PicScout to “bring [...]
Posing Tips from a Royal Wedding
A great article recently came out with some info into posing the Royal Wedding Party! In a recent interview Royal Photographer, Hugo Bernand, admitted even posing a Royal family has its set backs. Posing the children, How did he do it..Candy! In the interview Bernand states he bribed the children with Jelly Beans and Gummy Worms! [...]
The Royal Wedding Gown
I did a little surfing around Google images and found some amazing images of past Royal Weddings and gowns! I thought I would share the evolution of royal gowns as well as the way the image was captured. Some of the images also show some traditional posing which I thought was interesting. And to start [...]
The Royal Wedding- Prince William & Catherine Middleton
We are only one day away from what may be the wedding of a lifetime! We have been watching numerous shows about the upcoming wedding as well as past royal weddings. We have been reading a ton of articles. It’s evading thousands of lives and we all love it! Thousands will be on [...]
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