Photoshoot and Beyond
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I’ve long been a believer in the need to showcase your work. Showing your work will make you better as a photographer, whether you’re a professional or not. But what makes this different from sharing on social media? When I started to get into photography as a hobbyist, I posted everything I could on Flickr.…
It’s no surprise that over the past couple years, Flickr has had lots of ups and downs. Back in the day, Flickr was the social site to use to view and interact with photographs. But since its sale to Yahoo!, things have gone downhill. With its drastic relaunch in 2013, shutdown of the Flickr marketplace, it’s CEO…
Over the holidays, I had the pleasure of seeing “La La Land.” You know, the musical movie that won seven Golden Globes last week, including Best Musical or Comedy Movie. And while critics and the public alike are praising the movie for its acting, music and story, I’m praising it for something else — its…
Some of you may have seen earlier this week the previously-censored photos taken by Dorthea Lange, who photographed the Japanese concentration camps run by the United States during World War II. This got me to thinking, so I started to look back on some of my past photographs. I usually go back and look at…
Recently, I was asked to give a wedding photography referral. While I certainly found some great photographers, what amazed me was the lack of professionalism in terms of developing a website that showcased the photographer’s work in a way that clients could easily follow. Don’t get me wrong — some web portfolios were spot on.…
Backgrounds are important no matter what you’re photographing, but especially when photographing products. Layering different elements together can help make for an interesting yet non-distracting background, and can lead to a more “complete” photograph. When photographing any type of product, it’s important to keep in mind what you’re using for a background. I shoot a…
Adobe has just released an update for Lightroom, version 2015.8/6.8. Amongst the bug fixes and changes is an additional develop mode, as well as macOS Sierra enhancements. Improvements to macOS Sierra Compatibility When macOS Sierra was released, there were a few minor bugs with Lightroom. The app would crash whenever you right-clicked in the Import…
Adobe has just released an update for Lightroom, version 2015.8/6.8. Amongst the bug fixes and changes is an additional develop mode, as well as macOS Sierra enhancements. Improvements to macOS Sierra Compatibility When macOS Sierra was released, there were a few minor bugs with Lightroom. The app would crash whenever you right-clicked in the Import…
Adobe has just released an update for Lightroom, version 2015.8/6.8. Amongst the bug fixes and changes is an additional develop mode, as well as macOS Sierra enhancements. Improvements to macOS Sierra Compatibility When macOS Sierra was released, there were a few minor bugs with Lightroom. The app would crash whenever you right-clicked in the Import…