I was thinking about writing up a little tutorial on how to shoot on a white seamless background. Then I found a link to someone who wrote it up about ten times better than I had planned. His is so detailed, it has FIVE parts to it!
What camera should I buy?!?
I get asked this question all the time: What camera should I buy? Sometimes it is a variation of that question, like: What brand camera is the best? Either way, it’s basically the same idea. What camera will make me a better photographer?
When to pull the trigger…
Don’t think I’m suggesting that every golf shot should be taken in this exact pose. There are an infinite number of ways to capture the action of the game. Instead, I’m just taking one of the most basic positions for photographing the game and pointing out the minor details that can make a shot seem average vs. great. This should be the first shot you learn and the first shot that you take.
Mosh pit, anyone?
It’s been a while since I’ve been to the Curtain Club. It’s a small hard/heavy rock music club in Deep Ellum. Last night, I went to take photos of Ugly Mus-tard – a Dallas industrial band (think Nine Inch Nails, but heavier). They were pretty popular in the late 1990’s, with some decent airplay and successful tours of the US and Europe. The band reunited this year, so now there’s plenty of new opportunities to be pummeled by loud music and wild audience members!
Gallery shows this weekend…
I’ll have a total of five images on display in two art shows, starting this Saturday. One is the 1st Annual Oak Cliff Art Crawl. The other is the Ear Candy show, which is part of the M2S2 event in Deep Ellum.
Wow… a Pulitzer!!!
A friend of mine just won a Pulitzer. I’ve known Damon Winter since I first started shooting pictures for the Dallas Morning News, back in December 1999. He is a great guy and deserved to win! I’m so happy for him!!! The story can be found here, with a link to his Pulitzer-winning images:
Contrails…
I’ll say it again… edit!!!
I’ve mentioned it several times in the past, and I will say it again. If you are going to show your work to the world, you MUST edit! It sounds so simple, but many photographers just don’t get it. You will be judged by your worst image, so that one had better be good. No, forget that… it had better be great.
I didn’t shoot today…
I didn’t have a shoot today, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t work. You can estimate that you’ll shoot about 100 assignments per year as a self-employed freelance photographer. If you are a regular shooter for a daily newspaper, that number may be higher. If you are strictly a wedding photographer, that number may be lower. However, 100 days is a good average to start out with, until you can track and review your shooting schedule from year to year.
Those wigs look itchy…
I had the chance to photograph a Dallas-area band called Chameleon Chamber group for the cover of Quick. They do this classical meets outer space sort of thing. Kind of like the soundtrack to 2001: A Space Odyssey performed by The Flaming Lips. It’s really interesting!