Are you a performing arts major? Do you need photography? Would free photography work for you?

July 2nd, 2009

I am anxious to get started on shooting HD video with my new system. I have been a photographer for awhile now, and I think my video will look like film, and would like the aid of some volunteer actors who may have a dress rehearsal coming up. I’m looking for a cast that can allow me to shoot during the rehearsal, you’ll all get credits and all kinds of videos, dvd, etc. and stills for your portfolio.

Please do email vince@weathermon.com if you are in Orange County, LA or surrounding areas.

Thanks for reading :0)

Models Still Need “Polaroids”

July 1st, 2009

Models provide agencies with Polaroids (not necessarily real polaroids, they are no longer making polaroid film) that show basic parts of a model to give an idea of his/her proportions. The photographs are very basic, no retouching, shot from an angle to give true proportions (not real wide, not shooting high/low just at center of the shot). Many beginning models don’t have these, and providing their best images is good up until the photographer or agency says “but what do you really look like”?

The “polaroids” can be done with a point/shoot camera against a plain light colored background, wearing a two piece bathing suit (if you’re a girl that is.)

http://www.jurgita.com/articles-id2058.html

Photographer’s Portfolio & website

June 27th, 2009

http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2009/04/not-working-enough/

Wonderful video about what works, what doen’t for a photographer’s website and book.

HD Movie Making with Canon 5D Mark II: DSLR Gunstock Shooter by Zacuto

June 11th, 2009

Multiple points of contact
Viewfinder
shoulder mount
follow focus control

7 lbs with camera and typical lens

$3582.00 for the “sniper” bundle

http://store.zacuto.com/DSLR-Sniper.html

Photographer suggests going Mobile to increase clientele

June 10th, 2009

In any economy, photographers seek those clients who are willing and able to make orders large enough to allow a photographer to spending significant time applying her talent to each picture and still make a profit large enough to live on. In a down economy, many photographers are looking for additional clients regardless of whether their clients are in the optimal market segment.

To accomplish these objectives, photographers should be ready and able to take portraits in their client’s home, or anywhere else their client’s desire.

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Photoshop tutorials on LayersMagazine.com

June 10th, 2009

http://www.layersmagazine.com/category/tutorials

Great stuff here for those going beyond retouching photographs….

Valerie Torelli Realty Movie

June 9th, 2009

Open HD version: (sorry firefox users, doesn’t do HD if you aren’t on IE)

Valerie Torelli in Costa Mesa commissioned me to do photography at her realty office. I took the resulting images and made this movie from them!

Got Photoshop but need web pages from the file?

June 5th, 2009

http://www.psd2html.com

This service takes your webpage design in a photoshop file and turns it into a fully functional and standards compliant CSS, xhtml or other.   I am pretty good with photoshop and basic html, but when it comes to CSS I’m out of my league.   This looks like a great solution.

Articles for taking better photography: shootsmarter.com

June 3rd, 2009

http://www.shootsmarter.com

Found this site and thought I’d share; great stuff, free too!

Video Tips

June 2nd, 2009

http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/shooting_tips/

Introduction
Planning Your Shoot
Roll Blank Tape Before You Shoot
Check Your Audio
Shoot Selectively
Shut Up When You Shoot
Hold Your Shots
Excessive Panning and Zooming
Shoot in Sequences
Framing and Composing Your Shots
Headroom and Noseroom
Depth of Field
Change Angles and Perspectives
Get People in Your Scenes
Tripods for Steady Shots
Anticipate Action
Interviews
Sit-Down Interviews
Microphones
Avoid High Contrast in Lighting Situations
Manual Exposure
Get All the Shots You Need
Labeling Your Tapes