Someone, recently, asked about the idea of photographer giving out a price list, at bridal shows. I don’t do shows, but one thing that has always been true, in sales, is that the more information you give to a prospect, up front, the less reason she has to speak with you, personally. In any sales...
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Free Photoshop Class on Masks
FREE Photoshop class on Masks at 11AM, PST: http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/free-6-month-photoshop-course/
Advice from an Experienced Wedding Photographer
OK, I’m not even gonna tell you that I agree with everything Louis Torres says, but I can’t fault his passion and enthusiasm. He does regular Audio Tweets and they are worth a listen — especially if you are, or are thinking about becoming, a wedding photographer. Check him out: http://tweetmic.com/p/ov9l3hl5kyx
I’m not so good about posting on Facebook – but if you are interested, I’d love to have you as a ‘fan’.
More Close-Ups
Fairly often, I’ll have people tell me that they have nothing to shoot – no where to practice their photography skills. Yesterday, I posted some images in an article called Macro vs. Crop. Today, I went back out on the patio and took a few more shots — my subjects: Flowers in one pot and...
Flash and the Gary Fong Lightsphere
—- Original Message —- Hi Paul! I just read your response to the post on flash…. I hope you don’t mind me messaging you, but I just wanted to get your opinion since you’re an expert on all things “Fong” I am a Canon user & have the 580ex flash… Which of the different lightsphere...
Macro vs. Crop
Did you ever wish you could shoot a nice close-up, or macro, but didn’t have the right lens? Sometimes, you can crop the photos to get the effect you want. OK, that really wasn’t what I planned on writing about, but I’ve merged two topics together. The original idea: The was a recent ‘challenge’ inside...
Flash
Recently, there was a question in the [b] School: “I have only ever used natural light. I don’t know anything about flash, what flash to buy… I am totally clueless. I shoot Nikon…” There where several other responses, and then mine: Reply by Paul Edward on 09-17-09 2:50pm Full disclosure. I was once the Tech...
Creative Techs Training
Do you sometimes wish you have time to take a photography or post-productions class, but just can’t fit it into your schedule. A friend told me about Creative Techs. While they offer classroom training, in Seattle, they also offer webinars. The webinars are free to attend, at noon, most days. They following day, the webinars...