If you have never assisted a wedding photographer before or you have and you were never given any guidelines, or you need to hire an assistant and do not know where to start, here is something you MUST read. If you are a pro and would like to add something please make a comment. Every…
Monthly Archives: May 2009
How do you like to get your photos from your photographer? Just on CD with no proofs… CD with proof sheets… CD with proof prints… no CD, only prints straight from the photographer… prints from a professional online printing site loaded by the photographer… The reason I ask: Most of my clients want their files…
“What to shoot, what to shoot. There are so many things out there and I cannot think of a one!” Have you had this conversation before with yourself? Here is some advice to get your brain working. Taken from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards and discussed recently with Tim…
If all else fails, put it in full auto mode and just shoot. I hear this from a lot of pros out there and it is frightening. Here is the issue: when you do not exercise a muscle it becomes weak. If you use crutches you will never be able to run. I think you…
When you are driving down the road and someone cuts you off what do you do? You don’t think about stepping on the brakes or turning your wheel away from the car… you just do it. It is instinctual. That is how it should be when you shoot. You should know your camera inside and…
The above was shot hand held at 8:12pm, 15 minutes after sunset, so it was quite dark outside to the naked eye. It was shot at ISO 100 f/4.5 1/8 sec. ISO offenders… The worst kind! This is quite possibly my biggest “pet peeve” when it comes to other photographers. You know who you are….
In preparation for tomorrow’s wedding I tested out a new lens that came in the mail today. I had recently done some research on a new lens that came out last year (2008): Sigma 50mm 1.4 (same basic specs as the Canon 1.4 but more beefy like the Canon 1.2 and weather sealed unlike the…