As a professional portrait photographer in San Diego, one thing I’ve learned over the years is that not everyone is comfortable in front of a camera. Being nervous is a normal reaction…after all, not everyone is a professional model or Instagram selfie master! But never fear, as one of the aspects of my job that I take VERY seriously is …
How To Hire a Portrait Photographer In San Diego
With all the technological advancements in camera phones, filters, DSLRs and every other way to take and edit a digital image, how can you be sure that you’re making the right decision when hiring a photographer in San Diego? It can be quite a daunting task, and with all the information overload on the ever growing information super highway, its …
Mira Mesa High School Inverter Training Video
As a professional business and event videograrpher in San Diego, we were so happy to be chosen to film and edit the MMHS Inverter Training Video in our hometown of Mira Mesa! It was strange filming in the same gym and high school that I attended over thirty years ago, and to see that not much had changed! Full Reel …
Meet the Master Photographer on a Mission to Help us See the Sea
A circle of barracuda swirls around Dinah Halstead in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Schools of barracuda often form circles in the sea as a defensive behavior. Dinah extended her hand as they swam around her, creating a gesture that makes the picture stronger. —David Doubilet PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID DOUBILET Without photography, the world beneath the ocean’s surface would remain …
Nice Shot! How a Photographer Captured a Once-in-a-Lifetime Image of Lightning
As an evening storm lights up the sky near Wood River, Nebraska, about 413,000 sandhill cranes—tall, bugling, crimson-capped birds—arrive to roost in the shallows of the Platte River, which is fed by the aquifer. PHOTOGRAPH BY RANDY OLSON, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC This shot happened on my last night on assignment. I was working on astory about the Ogallala Aquifer near Wood …
Van Gogh Masterpieces Reimagined with Spellbinding Tilt-Shift Effect
Vincent van Gogh is renowned for his Post-Impressionistic paintings, depicting open air scenes with lush color and swirling movement. Using Photoshop, Redditor melonshade has reimagined some of the artist’s masterpieces, blurring the backgrounds as if filtering the works through a tilt-shift lens. The digital technique appears like a modern cousin to the hyper-stylized aesthetic of the Post-Impressionism movement, warping sharper shapes …
Behind the Picture: The 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year
A horseman charges across the frozen plain in Inner Mongolia. Photographer Anthony Lau captured this misty moment on his trip to the region. PHOTOGRAPH BY ANTHONY LAU, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUR SHOT Nat Geo Travel spoke with the 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year, Anthony Lau, to learn how he made the grand prize-winning photo. Congratulations on winning the …
How Much Should Photographers Charge In 2016?
Photography Pricing How Much? I write this annual article to help photographers with one of the toughest parts of their job, pricing their work. In the 2016 version, I’m going to add some new elements such as a little advise for photography buyers (found after the state of the industry). Another section I’m most excited about is the question and answer portion at …
How to Find Photography Inspiration
What do you do when you can’t find photography work? Pitching is a good use of time, but too much can burn out new artists. Here’s another idea: Watch every movie, go to every art gallery, and dig out every photo you can find to get new visual ideas for inspiration: This advice comes from established fashion photographer Alexi Lubomirski, who’s shot …
Photographs Are No Longer Things, They’re Experiences
TO SAY THAT digital cameras have profoundly changed photography is both true and cliché. But few of the regurgitaters of the idea can tell you exactly how. Stephen Mayes, director of VII Photo Agency, is one of those few. He argues that the rise of digital changed the very nature of photography by moving it from a fixed image to a …