We constantly harp on people to not try and do their own photos, to pay a professional photographer to do them, and then we turn around and design our own logo. Seriously? This does not get to be a “do as I say, not as I do” activity. Pay a professional logo designer to do …
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Do I have to buy Adobe Photoshop? and other post-processing quandries…
The short answer is “no.” Most pro photographers are using some version of Adobe Photoshop for their post-processing. I personally use CS5. I understand that looking at the pricetag on the latest version makes you want to throw up a little, so I’m going to suggest an affordable alternative. It’s called Adobe Photoshop Elements and …
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Props do not a portrait make…
I cannot count the number of times that I’ve had a high school senior and parents come into the studio for their appointment and one of the parents has requested the big number 10 (or 11 or 12). Seriously? Did you even LOOK at my website? Where in the world did you get the impression …
Is it okay to offer CDs?
Greta asks: In your opinion, do you think its ok to offer CD’s? I can’t decide whether or not to offer them or not. I don’t want some of the problems that come along with it (i.e. re-editing/posting) I personally do not want a CD from any photog OR studio (back in the day) when …
Go to Sears. NOW.
What I am about to say will probably tick a lot of people off. But I’m going to say it. Go get your family portrait taken NOW. Grab the kids and run down to Sears. How much money is in your purse that you can spend? $72? Find someone who can give you something for …
Our clients DO value photography!
I’ve been in the middle of a LOT of conversations with other photographers that boil down to someone exclaiming “Our clients just don’t value photography!” and then there are lots of nods of agreements from others listening and perhaps several others launch into their own woe-is-me-I-lost-another-client-to-a-newbie story. For a long time, I agreed with this. …
REVIEW: Education – TriCoast Photography Workshops
The other day I wrote a general article about some of the photography workshops out there that I wasn’t too enamored with. Now, I’m going to talk about a workshop that was HANDS DOWN, THE BEST WORKSHOP EVER. As per my usual review policy, these guys have no clue I’m reviewing them, I have received …
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Get thee to an insurance agent…
I’m going to tread back into the waters of hot topics and ask a very serious question… If you are in business, do you have insurance? If the answer to the first part of the question is “yes,” then the answer to the second part better damn well be “yes,” too. And don’t give me …
What’s in my bag? Part 1
Yesterday I cautioned everyone to not buy new equipment without knowing fully the capabilities of the gear and whether it meshed with your personal photography interests and skills. I’m now going to present a series of articles that go through the equipment I have in my bag and why I purchased it. Perhaps it will …
Is Wootness!™ your mirror?
Oh, how a woman loves mirrors, especially if she’s young and beautiful. But add a few years, a few wrinkles and a few gray hairs and we stop looking so closely. We give mirrors the briefest of glances to make sure our eyeliner is on straight and our hair is combed and quickly look away …