I describe my experience at the parade, and get a bit technical in my use and description of the sunny 16 rule of photography.
In the digital photography era it's become commonplace to have our equipment make all or most of the decisions about exposure. The existence of an AUTO dial makes it all too tempting to think your camera knows better than you. This is not always the case, in fact in the real world of photography your camera knows much less than you do. The digital sensor and built-in camera light meter have certain inherent limitations of which a
I've been asked this question directly a few times this year, and the answer I gave always boiled down to something like "Get a handle on all of your general expenses and your specific job expenses." This made sense to me because I know that having an idea of this allows you to know where you stand with each job. It was a no brainer answer. Don't worry about what the market prices dictate. If you want to earn money, this was what
I just saw this video over on the Fstoppers blog and thought "yes, I'm going to try this for a shoot later this week!" Especially since clouds are in the forecast.
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Speedlight Mastery Trailer from Damien Lovegrove on
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Patricia and Andrew diptych on Flickr.
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Susan and Delroy diptych on Flickr.
It now marks one year on the calendar since last year's Mermaid Parade. This time, I DO have that 85mm f1.8 lens that I wished I had last year. That AND a new Camera body. I'll be rocking the Canon 60D for its first tour of duty during the parade. The forecast
With so many photographers spawning in all metropolitan cities across the globe, the competition can be fierce, making it difficult to stand apart from the swarm. Perhaps this is why photographers have traditionally relied heavily on the importance of personal contacts i.e. referrals to land gigs. This is still largely true of how photographers get hired, however technology - namely the internet, has given photographers direct access
It's nice to see this in action with a real model and in real space. Watch the video to hopefully take be on your way to taking better , more interesting portraits!
The eyes tell it all... and you'll love the ending!
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Mermaid Parade-602-2 on Flickr.
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Mermaid Parade-185 on Flickr.
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West Indian Labor Day Parade 2010-590 on Flickr.