Last night, I attended the Industry Preview for the MCTC Photography and Digital Imaging Fall 2011 Portfolio Show. The turnout for the first night of the show was awesome and the mood was quite festive and abuzz! I believe this is perhaps the third portfolio show to take place at [...]
I’ve been hearing for some time now about Padport. A few friends of mine knew who was developing the app (they wouldn’t elaborate) but, kept it very hush-hush, only to say that it was a portfolio app for the iPad, and that it was going to be all the rage. So, when I heard about [...]
Whenever I meet photo students and new assistants, they will sometimes ask me what it is that they need to know to get the good assisting gigs with all the great photographers. In turn, I will ask them why any photographer should hire them at all. Most students will say something like they [...]
This is part three in the Attracting Work and Staying Visible in the Photo Community series.
A few days after sending out our emails, we will want to follow up with some of the photographers on our list–especially the [...]
This is the second installment of the Attracting Work and Staying Visible in the Photo Community series.
Now that we have some photographers that we want to contact, we can start thinking about HOW we want to get in touch with them. There are many ways to do this, of course–phone calls, snail mail, knocking on doors, working at rental and camera stores–but I have found that sending an email is the best ice-breaker.
This is part 0.5 of 10 in the Attracting Work and Staying Visible in the Photo Community series
To start things off in the Attracting Work and Staying Visible in the Photo Community series, I thought we should jump right in with the one of the easiest, cheapest, and most useful tools [...]
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Photographically Speaking…
"Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them drop the mask, at least for a moment, so he can capture on his film their real, undistorted personality and character. "~Phillippe Halsman
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Elvis: Elvis is the affectionate description given to gold/white fabric reflectors, especially on overheads, as cited by American Grip.
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