Storytellers purpose is to be the glue of the community
Alive After 5 is the Third Thursday each month, April – October, from 5-9 pm on Canton Street in downtown Roswell, GA. I love living in Roswell, GA. While we are in one of the…
Month: October 2013
Want better posed group photos, pick better locations
Bulloch Hall Plantation is in Historic Roswell, GA Location, Location, Location Like real estate, your photos will look better when you choose your location. Springtime is the time of year for holiday parties, school dances,…
Environmental portrait needs to explore possibilities
The client will enjoy seeing choices when you get hired to shoot an environmental portrait. Having options is even more important for designers. Some of the variations you give to the client are only you…
Simple High Key Head Shot
Let me walk you backward through this process. The top photo is one of the potential retouched photos. I used the software program Portrait Professional to do the touchups. You may not like any of…
OZ Magazine Interview’s Stanley
Oz Magazine called me and asked to interview me a couple of months ago, and the interview is in this October's magazine on page 43. Click here for the link. Above is the interview. HOW…
Shoot to an outline for a Photo Story or Essay
Arabica coffee is grown at high altitudes under shade, as you can see with this plant in Mexico. Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment…
Learning from a “Contact Sheet” or today a grid of thumbnails
Talking of bad photographers, I have often heard it said that one of their characteristics is that they look at their contacts in order to discover which is the best picture, whereas a good photographer…