What are you doing to think different

Tweet One of my favorite ad campaigns has to be Apple’s “Think Different” slogan and the TV ad they created back in 1997 which looking back was the start of a very pivotal time in their company. As many of you know the start of the 90′s were not good years for Apple, they were [...]

Backlighting for indoor portraits

Tweet One type of light I am always looking for when photographing brides is a nice source of backlight. Normally if they are getting ready in a hotel there is always a nice big window in the room that I can use for some really beautiful bridal images. Why do I love backlit images? Mainly [...]

Photographer’s Workflow iPhone app

Tweet In our post earlier today I talked a little bit about all of the tasks that are needed when you shoot a wedding. Keeping track of all of these tasks is important and that’s where this iPhone/iPod app comes in. I helped with the creation of this app to make something that we could [...]

Photographer’s Workflow

Tweet One question that all of my friends used to ask me when I first started shooting weddings was “That’s awesome you get to go to weddings every weekend and then hang out all week, what a great job!”. At first I didn’t want to even waste the time trying to explain to them every [...]

Black and White Lightroom Presets

Tweet I know that everyone loves Lightroom presets and who doesn’t love free presets! I am always on the hunt for great presets to share with everyone and today have a nice group of Black and White presets. Since the topic so far this week has been around black and white film here are 6 [...]

Have you ever shot film?

Tweet Yesterday’s post (Film vs. Digital for the Analog Junkie/ Traveling Photographer) got me thinking a little bit about my background and a few discussions I have had with some newer photographers at my workshops. I sometimes find it strange when I talk to photographers who have learned in this digital age and have never [...]

Film vs. Digital for the Analog Junkie/ Traveling Photographer

Tweet Debating the Merits of Film vs. Digital for the Analog Junkie/ Traveling Photographer A guest post by Crystal Street author of Storytelling from an Independent Traveler. Are you an analog junkie at heart? If you answer yes to any of the follow questions, then you have analog roots. And for a traveling photographer, this [...]

Importing Lightroom Presets

Tweet I know most new Lightroom users love the Presets that come installed with Lightroom. Adobe ships LIghtroom with 18 different Presets that are a collection of some basic editing Presets like Black and White, Sepia and are actually quite useful. But for those of you who want to have some unique Lightroom Presets there [...]

Amazing photos of Venice

Tweet Venice, what an inspirational place to visit and photograph. Venice is one place that I think is just truly magical. It is one of the most photographed destinations but for a good reason, there is just so much beauty in Venice. The buildings, narrow passageways, the mix of water and buildings all coming together [...]

Creating professional food photos at home

Tweet Guest Post by Alessandro Festa http://www.alfweb.com I’m a foodie, there is no doubt about that. I love food; I love to eat, cook, look at, touch, and smell food. But I’m a photographer too so I’m constantly have the urge to hear that “click” sound of the shutter and “freeze” something with my camera. [...]

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