Pro Tips

43 Totally Random Pro Tips

43 Totally Random Pro Tips

This is actually an old post from a different blog I dabbled in. It was called Pro Photo Tips and it kind of fizzled out. Still, there are some good posts on there that I want to bring over here. Like this one. Get it in camera whenever you can. Photoshop time is expensive and [...]


Please Don’t Take My Images

Please Don't Take My Images

Dear bloggers, writers, designers, illustrators, anyone that wants my photography on their website: Here’s the deal. If you want to talk me up or talk up my client, I don’t mind if you use my photography in a bloggy editorial kind of way. I just want a heads up. If you take my photography to [...]


AIA Portland Architectural Photo Workshop

AIA Portland Architectural Photo Workshop

Please join me this Sunday, October 11th for a hands on Architectural Photo Tour through the Pearl District of Portland, OR. This workshop is part of the AIA’s 2009 Architecture & Design Festival going on all of October in Portland, OR. Pro Photo Supply is donating use of Canon and Nikon cameras with wide angle [...]


Would You Take Something That Isn’t Yours?

If you’re an artist, you should protect you work. Via: http://www.dontscrewus.org/


Behind the Scenes – Portland Spaces Cover Shoot

Behind the Scenes - Portland Spaces Cover Shoot

Finally had a moment to breath and post this! It’s been a really busy year. I’ll have more on what’s been happening soon. But first, I’d like to present my first cover feature for Portland Spaces!


Top 6 Reasons to Shoot in Oregon

I don’t mean to brag, but Oregon is probably the best place to do a location photo shoot. I would say even better than California, unless you’re shooting models in bikinis and board shorts (the beaches are a little chilly here). I originally moved here for personal reasons; mostly looking a change of pace from [...]


Canon 5D vs. Hasselblad H3Dii

Canon 5D vs. Hasselblad H3Dii

UPDATED: So, as Johnny Danger pointed out in the comments below, I didn’t upsample the 5D to match the native resolution of H3Dii in the original test article. I have added two new slides to illustrate this and it really shows how much better the H3Dii is compared to the Canon 5D. I’m still amazed [...]


Please Use PLUS

Please Use PLUS

One of the most challenging parts of being a commercial photographer is the estimate. It such an essential skill that has taken me years to get figured out (and I still make improvements every time I do one). One of my biggest stumbling blocks was the Usage Language. Usage is how you assign your creative [...]


 

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