I quick video blog from an event we covered at Jerez. It shows some of the pictures that we take, as well as the context in which they were taken, and shows the access that we have for photographic training.
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You’ve been reading their articles for months or years, have you ever wondered “Who are the photographers who write for dPS”? We thought it would be a good time to introduce them to you through a series of interviews.
Today, we meet Texas based photographer James Brandon, author of the e-book Tack Sharp: A Step By Step Guide To Nailing Focus.
I really got serious about it around 4 years ago on a trip to Mexico with my wife. We went to the Mayan ruins at Uxmal and I was hooked. I don’t know what it was about that trip but I completely came alive with a camera in my hand.
James Bradon & son!
I’ve been doing photography full time as my career for about 3 1/2 years now. I worked at a bank before; selling mortgages, business loans and checking accounts. I made good money and hated every bit of it. I took a good look at my life and couldn’t see myself ever finding happiness on the path I was on. I worked long hours, always came home in a bad mood and just didn’t feel alive. I decided to start seeking out clients for my photography and slowly started building them one by one. I eventually went part time at the bank and a few months after that I put in my two weeks and haven’t looked back since.
Travel for sure. My true passion in photography is traveling the world and photographing all the beauty that this planet has to offer.
I guess it was about two years ago. I had been a reader of DPS for some time and saw a place on the website for people to submit articles. I was really into HDR at the time and hadn’t seen a whole lot of articles on the subject at DPS. I submitted a three part series on HDR that was really well received. After that I asked Darren if I could continue submitting articles and he was gracious enough to allow me to continue writing.
I shoot all Canon stuff. Not because I think it’s better than Nikon, but simply because my first DSLR was a Canon Rebel. I now use a Canon 1Ds Mark III as my primary body and have a 5D Mark II as a backup. My favorite lens at the moment is one of my newest lenses, the Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS. It’s the sharpest lens I’ve ever used and the image quality is just insane. And at only around $ 900 it’s one of the more affordable L series lenses you’ll find. If I was offered a $ 2,000 85mm f/1.2mm prime but I had to give up my 100mm, I would turn it down in a heartbeat.
Don’t waste your life doing something that doesn’t make you happy. That doesn’t mean that everyone reading this needs to quit their job and become a photographer, I’m just saying that if you aren’t happy with your life, change it. If you love your job and love doing photography on the side, then keep going. But if you hate your job and photography is your driving passion, then make a move in that direction. Start somewhere. Start anywhere. Just don’t look back at your life wondering what could have been. Life is too short. When most people think of the word “lazy” they think of someone sitting on a couch in their underwear eating cheetos and playing xbox. I think of my old self; driving day after day, every day to a job that was suffocating my joy and creativity…and not doing anything about it for so long. That’s lazy.
eBooks! My goal in 2013 is to write 3-4 eBooks to start building a collection. My first eBook Tack Sharp has been a huge success and I hope to create more content that is equally as helpful to the photography community. I also became a father back in June of 2012 so my new and ongoing personal project is to document that little guy!
They can visit my website, follow me on Twitter or Google+.
Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.
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Meet The Photographers Who Write For Digital Photography School ~ James Brandon
You’ve been reading their articles for months or years, have you ever wondered “Who are the photographers who write for dPS”? We thought it would be a good time to introduce them to you through a series of interviews.
Today meet James Maher, New York City based photographer and author of The Essentials Of Street Photography.
James Maher
I became interested in photography in 2002 and enrolled in photography courses in 2003. I assisted for a commercial photographer in 2005 and 2006 and started my business soon after that.
I’ve been on my own as a full time photographer since late 2006. The first couple of years were fairly lean times, but I’ve steadily grown a clientele since then and business has begun to take off over the last four years. Because of the rent here in Manhattan, I operate my ‘studio’ out of my apartment, which has a lot of benefits and a lot of downfalls – the biggest downfall being that our refrigerator is about 20 feet from where I work. It would be nice to have more space for portraiture, but I make do. And honestly, the beautiful streets outside of my apartment make for stunning backgrounds with so many unique colors and textures.
I’m not sure I could do that to be honest. I have the most fun with street photography, where I get to walk around and explore. That’s how I got started with photography in the first place, because I had so much fun walking around and seeking out interesting places and people. I love to people watch. However, I love portraiture as well and connecting with people and learning about them. I guess if I have to pick one, it would be any type of photography that has to do with meeting or observing interesting people.
I wrote my first article for DPS in November of 2010, titled 14 Tips to be a Successful Freelance Photographer. I generally try to write for myself and then hope that other people connect with it. That article was a personal reminder of all the mistakes I’ve made and things I’ve learned to help me from falling back into the traps that I used to fall into. I find each article to be a learning experience. I’ve always loved to write and when I first found DPS I knew that I wanted to work with them. I can’t believe it’s been that long since the first article.
I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark II. My three primary lenses are the Canon 24-70mm, the Canon 70-200mm, and the Canon 28mm prime. I love them all, but I couldn’t live without the light 28mm. That’s my street photography lens and it’s so light and easy to use and 28mm is one of my favorite focal lengths. It’s not what I will use on most paid photo jobs, but it’s my everyday walk around lens.
Wow, only one tip – that’s tough. I guess it would be to spend a lot of time looking at photography and art. You need to develop your eye. Educate yourself. Go to galleries, hang out in bookstores or go to the library, and search through photographer portfolios on the web. Spend a lot of time doing this and maybe even make a digital scrapbook of your favorite photos to come back to over time. Also, this is a second tip, but don’t be afraid of failing or people not liking your work. Most good artists take criticism pretty hard but they’re not afraid of putting themselves in a position where they might fail. It can take years of failure to become a success.
Last year’s big project was writing a book, so I’m a little burned out on big projects at the moment. I want to buckle down and allocate more time for shooting and writing. But I guess my next big project will be to focus myself to do more of my own portraits, where I control the outcome. When you become a photographer, your portraiture tends to only be done for clients who want to look as good and happy as possible. When you do portraiture for yourself, you can do whatever you want. So I guess my next big project is to spend more time and resources on this. I stopped doing this over the last five years as I focused on building a business.
Everything is on my website. You can view my street photography, my urban landscape and travel work, my portraiture and commercial work, join my mailing list, and learn more about my book. And if you have any questions, feel free to send me an email.
Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.
Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.
Meet The Photographers Who Write For Digital Photography School ~ James Maher
Professional photographers Bob Krist and Joe McNally are featured in what is far-and-away the best resource to date on Nikon’s speedlight system and how to use CLS effectively. It starts with Krist in the studio teaching you the basics — and nuts-and-bolts control how-to’s — then goes out into the field. There, Bob takes on the roll as the color man to Joe’s lead as they work together to pull off a variety of sophisticated shots using Nikon speedlights. Congrats to Nikon for significantly dialing up the educational portion video as compared to the “Speed of Light” DVD of a few years ago. Yes, it is specific to the Nikon system and designed to help sell gear. But the educational content is there — they show everything you would need to know. (Uploaded with permission from Nikon.)
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[HD] Enjoy this release of some of our past and present clients of 2011! We have 1000’s of photos of our clients so we cant put them all in, but we will be releasing videos now and then showing some of our work, so you may be in the next one… stay tuned! BodyIllusions Tattoo Studio is the finest studio in the area with prices that cannot be challenged by any studio in the area… we don’t overprice our tattoos. Check out the others and their portfolios of their work, then come see us and you will see why more and more clients are coming in to get their next piece of eternal artwork on them with one of our experienced artists! We cover all types and styles of tattoos from blackwork, greywork, portraits to coverups and custom pieces. We will also tattoo your artwork and designs, just bring them in and talk to one of the artists at BodyIllusions Tattoo Studio 🙂 BodyIllusions Tattoo Studio also performs all types and styles of brandings, cuttings, scarification and of course every body piercing available with the most eperienced body piercer in the area with over 20+yrs of experience, so you can feel confident with our epert work and high success rate in healings. The cleanest studio around, check us out. Thanks to all the clients in the video, we appreciate the honor of you allowing us to create your piece of art. We look forward to seeing you again in 2012… Thanks for watching and subscribe if you want to be updated on our future video releases. Seasons Greetings …
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You’ve been reading their articles for months or years, have you ever wondered “Who are the photographers who write for DPS”? We thought it would be a good time to introduce them to you through a series of interviews. No worries, Darren will get his turn too.
Today meet travel, lifestyle and hospitality photographer Matt Dutile.
I’ve been shooting for just over four years now. I picked up a camera in 2008 on a whim while bored in a desk job, and it just started to click for me. I poured myself into it, advancing my technique, honing my perspective and building a business.
2. Do you have a full time job or are you a full time photographer?I’ve been a full-time photographer for a little over two years now. I’m on the commercial side of the business shooting primarily travel, lifestyle and hospitality images for various editorials, ad agencies and in-house corporations.
Travel. It’s my real passion and I’m fortunate that it takes me all over the globe to meet many amazing people, discover new landscapes and generally marvel at the world’s diversity.
I started writing for DPS in late 2009, about a year after I picked up a camera. It was all rather serendipitous. Back then I used to share some images on the forums and they would be highlighted by Darren in the newsletter as posts by members. After that happened a few times I wrote Darren a thank you note and expressed interest in adding some tips. It worked out well and as I continued to learn and refine my craft I was able to share those thoughts with DPS readers.
I rotate between the Nikon D4 and D800. I enjoy the ergonomics, color set and image quality out of those cameras – particularly the large file sizes can be great for big prints with the D800. I don’t have a favorite lens per se, but I’m often using the Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 for my travel work. It allows me the flexibility I need to make shots on the go in any space/environment. I always have packed a 70-200 and few primes as well depending on the nature of the assignment.
Be an art director for yourself. Always be working to improve your craft and hone your eye. Know what makes a good image and what doesn’t – curate your work and it will help you to improve. Be ruthless in your personal honesty.
Well I don’t want to announce it quite next, but I’ve been working on a few cool photo projects that tie together an idea from images across the globe. Aside from that I’ve got Belize, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland up on the travel schedule – and we’ll see where else my clients would like to send me. Always an adventure!
Best spot is probably my website at mattdutile.com. Other than that I keep up a frequent presence on my Facebook page and on Tumblr.
Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.
Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.
Meet The Photographers Who Write For Digital Photography School ~ Matt Dutile
You’ve been reading their articles for months or years, have you ever wondered “Who are the photographers who write for DPS”? We thought it would be a good time to introduce them to you through a series of interviews. No worries, Darren will get his turn too.
Today meet Valerie Jardin, born and raised in France and currently living in Minnesota, USA.
I picked up my first DSLR about 15 years ago. It wasn’t a life-long hobby like many other photographers. It has since become a true passion, almost an obsession!
Valerie Jardin – Photographer, Instructor
I am a full time photographer. I shoot mostly interiors for commercial clients, some food as well as lifestyle portraits. Most of my time and energy is now devoted to leading international photo workshops. Sharing the passion for this beautiful craft and teaching people to see is the most gratifying experience.
I would have to pick street photography but more in the travel sense of the term. Including people in my frame to add life and a sense of place to my images. The quest for the story in a single frame is as exciting as the resulting image itself. I can spend days walking the street of any large city without tiring as long as I have my camera with me.
I started writing for DPS in 2010. I think it’s the teacher in me that drove me to writing articles to help other photographers learn from my mistakes and successes. My articles are all inspired by my own experiences. I love helping others and we are so lucky to be part of such a great global community of photographers from all walks of life.
I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark II and my favorite lens is the 24-70mm f/2.8. Yet, I find myself traveling light and shooting mostly with the 40mm pancake lens when working on self projects or shooting street photography. I love that lens, it’s sharp and inconspicuous!
Go out with your camera as often as possible, everyday if you can. Shoot with intent and make every frame count.
I am adding new photography workshops every year. I am running two workshops in Paris and two on the beautiful Normandy coast in France in 2013, those are all inclusive week-long workshops. I also offer weekend workshops in the US, San Diego in March and Minneapolis in June. I am also excited to announce a workshop in Melbourne, Australia to take place in February 2014! Ultimately for me it’s all about teaching and sharing my passion for this beautiful craft and hanging out with other photographers.
They can visit my website to see my commercial photography as well as my personal work. It also has links to everything such as my blog, my workshops, and social media platforms. I’m the most active on my Facebook page.
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I would like to thank Valerie for her contributions to the photography community through her writing on DPS and also for starting this round of interviews. We hope you come away from these short interviews with a better idea of who is writing for DPS. Please let us know how we are doing.
Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.
Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.
Meet The Photographers Who Write For Digital Photography School ~ Valerie Jardin
You’ve been reading their articles for months or years, have you ever wondered “Who are the photographers who write for DPS”? We thought it would be a good time to introduce them to you through a series of interviews. No worries, Darren will get his turn too.
Today meet Elizabeth Halford.
I’ve been taking pictures since I was about 10 years old. I spent all my pocket money on film for my Kodak 110 instamatic. I’ve been seriously teaching myself photography since 2008.
2. Do you have a full time job or are you a full time photographer?I’m a full time photographer and blogger. I also have a hand in running a charity, Cure Rett.
If I had to choose just one genre of photography, it would be children’s portraiture
I started writing for DPS in 2009 when I first started blogging about photography to keep my own site interesting. Darren hired me and so I was writing for DPS before I really even knew what blogging was all about! Thanks to that opportunity, I’ve built a really fantastic readership on my blog where I write about photography and business in “real.plain.english”. I learned from Darren that being nice to people online is a total win-win and that we highly underestimate the power of giving!
I shoot with a Canon 5DmkIII. A 7D is my backup. My two favourite lenses are the 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II and 50mm f/1.2. I wear a ShootSac to keep my lenses accessible while shooting.
Take pictures!
Well one of my most exciting projects this year has been getting my branded car. It’s certainly made waves! I got the attention of Mini who went and branded one of their test drive models because they loved mine so much!
My biggest project in 2013 will be my first live workshop “How to sell in Plain English” in March in Southampton to teach photographers how to do in person sales so they can actually make money photographing people! It ain’t rocket science!
I’m also the key photographer on the Picture the Hope Photography Tour which is touring the UK to photograph girls with Rett Syndrome. Some of those shots can be viewed here on the blog I write about my daughter, Grace, who has Rett.
To view my photography, you can visit www.graciemayphotography.com and to visit my blog for photographers, www.elizabethhalford.com. You can connect with me and my growing community on Facebook. My full story can be found here.
Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.
Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.
Meet The Photographers Who Write For Digital Photography School ~ Elizabeth Halford
You’ve been reading their articles for months or years, have you ever wondered “Who are the photographers who write for DPS”? We thought it would be a good time to introduce them to you through a series of interviews. No worries, Darren will get his turn too.
Today meet Pye Jirsa from Orange County, California.
I feel like I wasn’t serious about photography until around mid 2008. Before that, it was just dinking around on a point and shoot, which really doesn’t count in my book. We can all say “I have been shooting all my life” but in reality, I wasn’t serious about learning until I decided I wanted to do it professionally in early 2008.
2. Do you have a full time job or are you a full time photographer?I am a full time photographer, it is my job. I am one of the owners of Lin and Jirsa Photography out of Orange County, California.
Wedding photography. I know it probably isn’t what most photographers “aspire” to, but personally I love it. I have tried virtually every type of photography, from landscapes, to runway, editorial, fashion, band, headshots, product, etc. I find that I get bored very quickly with these other types of shoots. It lacks the variety that my ADD personality needs, haha! Weddings have always kept me interested and on my toes because within a single day, I get to wear many “photographic hats” if you will. I get to shoot product shots in the details, portraits, candids, landscapes, editorials with the bridal party, and so forth. I am writing this the day after my last wedding for 2012. It was an extremely technical wedding. Over the course of the day, we counted 19 different lighting setups were used! It’s that variety that keeps me always interested. But, I think best of all, weddings are very uplifting. Being able to document people on such a happy and joyous occasion is something that makes me happy in-turn. After a wedding, I am sort-of on an emotional high which I have never gotten from shooting products, fashion, headshots or any other type of photography.
I think my first article went onto DPS a year or two ago. When we first got into the industry, we had wonderful mentors. They inspired me to want to teach as well, which is why we created SLR Lounge and is why I enjoy writing for other great sites as well, such as DPS.
I shoot with a lot of cameras/lenses. If you were to ask what my all-out favorite camera is at the moment, I would say a Nikon D800. But, out of habit, I am usually shooting on my canon 5D Mark 3. I typically only use my D800 for my personal editorial/landscape work because I find the 5D Mark 3 fits better in our production workflow. My go-to lenses for my 5D Mark 3 are my 50mm 1.2 and my 70-200 F2.8 Mark II. I probably shoot 80-90 percent of my images on those two lenses.
Try out everything before deciding. From types of photography to styles of lighting. Don’t just settle on something because it is “comfortable” or familiar to you. Always push yourself to try new things and develop your own style/look over time, rather than attempting to define it right when you jump in. The biggest mistake I see new photographers making is in trying to define what type of photographer they are, or even what type of lighting they specialize in before having tried anything else. It places an immediate limitation on their technical growth and their development of a unique style.
We completed our Lightroom 4 Workshop Collection mid-way through 2012, and we are just finishing up our 3 Part HDR Photography Workshop on DVD which should be out before the end of the 2012. To be honest, I am not sure what project I want to move on to next. There are so many subjects I enjoy and would like to teach, at the moment, I am just enjoying this short break with family before we decide and kick into the next project in 2013.
Our educational tutorials and products can be seen and purchased from slrlounge.com. We also have a YouTube channel at youtube.com/slrlounge where we post free tutorials and behind the scenes videos on our photography and style. Our studio’s work under Lin and Jirsa Photography can be seen on our website and blog at linandjirsa.com.
Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.
Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.
Meet The Photographers Who Write For Digital Photography School ~ Pye Jirsa
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