tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992671970280828102024-03-13T04:48:19.310-04:00That Pixel Chickinspiration and learning for the aspiring photographer... and beyondUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-63648783670155870792011-10-16T11:50:00.000-04:002011-10-16T11:50:07.044-04:00Where on earth IS That Pixel Chick???OMG has it really been over a MONTH since I last posted on here??? I am soooo sorry! Things have been pretty crazy in my life - kids starting school (college & middle school -yikes!) a new job, sessions, and unfortunately the blog has suffered... but I promise I will try to do much better from here on out. I have lots of ideas and not a whole lot of time these days but I will do my best to get on a good posting schedule. If you have something you'd like to see or learn more about, or a session to share... PLEASE dont hesitate to get in touch with me! I love to hear your ideas, and publish your favs! In the meantime... here are a few favorite images from some of the sessions that have been keeping me busy lately! <br />
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<span class="yiv789551789Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;">I recently asked readers to submit recent sessions that they felt were fun, unique or special in some way to showcase here on the blog for inspiration. Sara Ancich wrote to me about this wonderful "down on the farm" session she recently did with three boys and I adored it! I mean really, three boys, a farm, goats... whats not to love??? check it out for yourself...</span></div>
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H Club members (2 out of 3). Dedicated boys...All 3 of them. Sonora
High School Farm in Fullerton is their home
base. I enjoyed this hour long glimpse into their responsibilities,
routine, and incredible care of their animals. This didn't feel like a
shoot, but rather a documentary of their real life. Thank you Kilcullen
Family for allowing me to tag along."</span><span class="yiv789551789Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-60171502029093134232011-09-05T10:32:00.003-04:002011-09-05T10:32:59.026-04:00Sessions that Rock!Have a session you'd like to share??? Something unique? I'm looking to showcase YOUR work here on the blog! So if you have a session that you are so incredibly proud of that you want to share it with the world, let me know! Write to me at denise.snyder@ymail.com... I want to feature your sessions that rock!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">I live in a far northern suburb of Chicago. What do
you love about living there? Summers in Chicago are the best! But
don't get me started about fall and winter...not quite sure why I don't live in
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Consolas;">This photo (above) really sticks out in my mind as an all time
favorite. It is a more recent shot. The tension between the two
really shows with the slight distance between them. And yes, I do
intentionally cut off heads as you'll see in another image. :)</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Throughout my working career I was required to create
presentations expressing different themes and concepts. I always
gravitated towards photographs rather than clip art to portray those. I
finally decided to learn photography and since then it has become a passion for
me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Good question. I do sell my images. However, I
do not make a full time wage. Of course to do that, you must work full
time in order to earn a full time wage, and I do not. I work daily at
photography, but not a full 40 hours a week. My images are sold at </span><a href="http://www.arcangel-images.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Consolas;">www.arcangel-images.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Consolas;">. Arcangel
specializes in supplying highly creative photography to the book publishing
industry. Currently I have over 50 book covers in 12
countries. Describe what you do and why. Every day I am either
shooting or processing photos. I love the every aspect of photography
from thinking of ideas for shoots, actually shooting the images and then bringing
them into Photoshop to create a final image that I'm thrilled with.
I firmly believe every aspect is just as important as the others.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;">What’s in your bag, and what one piece of equipment could
you absolutely not live without? </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">I shoot RAW with a Canon 40D (although a Canon 7D is in my
near future) and use the 17-40mm f/4L lens, the 70-200mm f/4L IS USM AF lens,
the 100mm f/2.8 macro lens and the 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. My
absolutely not live without...strangely enough...would be my 18-200mm
lens. It is versatile and although some cons mentioned about this lens
are vignetting...I love that aspect!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">My best and most favorite post-processing tip is applying
NIK's Silver Efex Pro. Then once I have a b/w image, I change the blending
mode of the layer. Often times Soft Light is the best. The color
comes back, but the subtle contrast of the b/w is still there.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;"><b>Was there ever an “aha” moment when you knew you had found
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">It was the day I started using layers of textures and colors
over my original image. WOW, what a difference it makes! By doing
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-30839104955842044162011-08-22T14:56:00.000-04:002011-08-22T14:56:29.232-04:005 tips for better beach photosI have been fielding a lot of questions lately about shooting on the beach, which I do a LOT of all year round. Since I live in a beach town most of my clients are either locals for whom the beach is a natural setting for family portraits... or they are tourists from other states who want to remember their visit to the Atlantic Ocean. Either way, they want beautiful images that can bring them back to that amazing time on the beach... the sound of the waves... the sunsets... running bare foot in the sand. <br />
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The beach presents many challenges to the photographer. First and most obvious - it is BRIGHT. While light is the most important thing to consider in any kind of photography, you CAN have too much of a good thing... which brings me to my first tip:<br />
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1. Shoot during "golden hour"... that hour or so before sunset. If you MUST shoot before then, try to find some kind of shade, whether from a building, a pier, or anything else you can find. If there is no shade, you can use a scrim (this will require an assistant, or a willing client to hold it). Or you can do what I do in a pinch, as in this image, and position another person between your subject and the sun. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3MsTjV_KMBSKlNRBPZs750ZSg8g8L0JR-AYmCT3akRIxSEC7tDcTZiIBsbxqs6fFz3IKDYmsfa0lC3iGwktWZFcH8Gpfl4oZdAE6tUDixuzm9O_oI8TMeXGXWl4H7kx559euPlHw5ozG/s1600/PC+blog+image+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3MsTjV_KMBSKlNRBPZs750ZSg8g8L0JR-AYmCT3akRIxSEC7tDcTZiIBsbxqs6fFz3IKDYmsfa0lC3iGwktWZFcH8Gpfl4oZdAE6tUDixuzm9O_oI8TMeXGXWl4H7kx559euPlHw5ozG/s1600/PC+blog+image+1.jpg" /></a></div>In this case, baby's mom was sitting at the baby's right shoulder (camera left) both to block the sun and to "spot" this little guy who was just starting to sit upright. But look how beautiful and soft the light looks! Had mom not been there the right side of his face would have been too bright, and the left too dark.<br />
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Ok... so you've got your clients at the beach and there's about an hour and a half before the sun sets... where do you start? <br />
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2. Think backlight...backlight... backlight! I always try to start the shoot with my subject's back to the sun. If I'm shooting a family, this is when I try to get some nice group shots while everyone is still relatively clean and dry... because believe me as you get into the shoot that will change very rapidly! Shooting into the sun does not have to be difficult. I use my in camera meter, set to center weighted, and get nice and close to one person and meter off of their skin. I then take my position and start shooting, regardless of the fact that my meter is now screaming at me that I've got it all wrong! Remember, the meter is going to try to expose for all that bright sun in front of you, causing your subjects faces to become horribly underexposed. So once you've metered for the subjects face and you've set your camera you can ignore the meter until the light changes. Here are a few examples...<br />
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You can also capture some beautiful sun flare using this method! Such as this one...<br />
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Your clients are going to want images of them with the water as a backdrop as well, which leads us to the next tip:<br />
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3. Save the "water shots" until the sun is very very low on the horizon, or has set behind any buildings. Here's an example of one taken when the sun has almost set:<br />
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See how nice and even the light is, and how it has that beautiful golden glow? Its also a lot more comfortable for your subjects to look at you without having to squint! <br />
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Now, if you're lucky enough to have a cloudy day - that's great! But you still need to keep in mind where your light is coming from. If the light is overhead, even though it is softened by cloud cover, your subject's eyes will be dull and lifeless... not to mention the racoon eyes! <br />
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Now this is by no means a comprehensive tutorial on how to handle this kind of lighting... there are other ways to deal with it such as off camera flash... but that is for another day!<br />
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4. Choose your beach wisely! Last week I had a shoot where I obviously did not choose my beach very wisely. It was overcrowded, and there was litter strewn everywhere. On the plus side, there was plenty of shade from the buildings on the boardwalk, and there were some palm trees... something not often seen in New Jersey! So we made the best of it... we used the shade and the palms to get some nice family shots with some tropical flair...<br />
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5. Go with the flow and be prepared for anything! During that same shoot, perhaps 15 minutes into it, the littlest one got knocked over by a wave. Thankfully I came prepared with a blanket we used to dry him off, and again we made the most of it and just stripped him down to his diaper. To be quite honest, I prefer the shots of him shirtless! <br />
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Its a good idea to advise your subjects before the shoot to bring towels and a change of clothes!<br />
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I hope these tips will help you improve your photos next time you're on the beach, or in any other harsh lighting condition!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-73463074137800070802011-08-16T08:29:00.001-04:002011-08-16T15:56:41.768-04:00Spotlight on... Terry McKaig Photography!<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm super excited about this spotlight interview!!! I have been a HUGE fan of Terry McKaig's gorgeous photography for years. She is such an inspiration to me. When I finally "met" her on a forum we are both members of I was so excited - and definitely a bit intimidated given her amazing talent. But she is such a sweet, down to earth kinda girl... and I'm happy to now be able to call her my friend. So, if haven't seen Terry's work, you're in for a real treat today! </span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Terry McKaig</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Tell us where you live? What do you love about living there?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">I live in sunny Arizona……..Peoria to be exact. Peoria is a suburb of Phoenix on the Northwest side of the valley. The people are very friendly here and when it gets hot for the few months out of the year we can be at the beach in California in about 5.5 hours or up in the mountains in 2 hours. The desert is gorgeous and I love the sun…..it makes me happy…….all of that vitamin D I suppose!! : )</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Describe your photography style.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">I would describe my photography style as chic, modern and stylized. Magazine style comes to mind as well. I come from an interior design background and love to stylize a session when my client is up for it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;">How did you get started in Photography?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">I got started in photography when my husband and I started traveling to New England in the fall to experience the beautiful fall colors and small, quaint towns in Vermont that seem to have not changed in the last 80 years! I wanted a “good camera” so I could take “good pictures”. Boy was I in for an education about photography. Having a good camera will no more produce amazing images than a high end oven/stove will give you a gourmet meal but that is another subject all together!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">After learning landscape and macro photography and learning about my “good camera”, I started photographing models and seniors. I now primarily photograph engagements and weddings but will photograph seniors and families now and then.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Do you shoot professionally? Describe what you do and why?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Yes, I am a professional photographer. I love to make people feel beautiful or handsome and for them to have an amazing photography experience with me on their wedding day or for any given photo session. My goal is for my clients to have images that are works of art, not just pictures that they will cherish for the rest of their lives. When they see their images and feel beautiful and confidant in who they are and the images bring about emotion that they will want to see and experience over and over………..that is amazing!! Just a few days ago a mom of a bride said to me, “you made my daughter look and feel beautiful and even though we have always told her how beautiful she is her entire life, for the first time in her life, I think she believes it” </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">That is what I do and why! : )</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt0cY3BTRafaEVttogXVo2gmCezHQP2vg6SvvwmIFT5E8k6GhjnnTR_eGaS1k0GMUfGWXQAVd2fmfDs77zgeQzeWedQC4SEkXePG3Oj5rKiPZkin_NVUidla6S3RuLCGM9SNkMcMJeofi/s1600/Bethany+and+tory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt0cY3BTRafaEVttogXVo2gmCezHQP2vg6SvvwmIFT5E8k6GhjnnTR_eGaS1k0GMUfGWXQAVd2fmfDs77zgeQzeWedQC4SEkXePG3Oj5rKiPZkin_NVUidla6S3RuLCGM9SNkMcMJeofi/s640/Bethany+and+tory.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;">What’s in your bag and what one piece of equipment could you absolutely not live without?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">I’m a canon shooter. I have two camera bodies on me while shooting. One 5D Mk II and one regular 5D. Normally the 24-70 is on the Mk II and the 70-200 on the 5D. I also have the 35mm in my bag for portraits, 50mm for getting ready images and the 100 mm macro for detail images. I also have two 580EX II flashes and Radio Poppers for my OCF (off camera flash) along with a Sunbounce reflector for natural light.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">My go to lens is the 24-70mm lens with the 70-200 being a close second.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;">What is your best post processing tip?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">While developing your own processing style, learn enough along the way to make your own actions. It will save you a lot of cash and the knowledge you gain is priceless. Lighting is everything, not only in design but also in post processing. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Was there ever an “aha’ moment when you knew you had found your photographic voice?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">When I stopped letting fear have influence in my photography experience…….my photographic voice came to the surface. Fear stifles creativity and does not allow the freedom you need to have a voice. Once the fear is gone…….amazing things happen!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;">What is your best advice for those who are new to photography?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Photograph what makes you happy, be original in that expression.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;">If you could spend your life doing anything you wanted to do with no financial concerns, what would it be?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Probably nothing very different than what I’m doing now, I enjoy my life and consider myself very blessed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;">What inspires you?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Nature inspires me. The beauty that surrounds us each and everyday is amazing. It gives me the energy and joy to be creative.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">It was pretty much impossible to pick a favorite image. My favorite images end up being the last images from the the most recent engagement or wedding I photographed, then the next engagement or wedding images are my favorites........I wonder if that is weird? Anyway, I blew this one up big to show clients, so It must be a fave!! : )</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Thank you so much Terry for inspiring us with your incredible artistry! Be sure to check out Terry's website at the link above, and leave her some love here in the comments!</span><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-31521506444768621242011-08-10T18:07:00.000-04:002011-08-10T18:07:47.068-04:00So you think you're ready to "go pro"?Think again.<br />
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"But I've got a great camera, and my family and friends LOVE my pictures!"<br />
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We've all been there. You want to make some extra dough and photography seems an easy way to make a few bucks. But before you consider hanging out your shingle, please consider what it really means to be a professional photographer. A nice camera is just one teeny tiny factor. Do you know that camera inside and out? Do you understand how to shoot that camera in full manual mode and do you understand the exposure triangle? Do you even know what an exposure triangle is? Do you understand good composition? Posing? Do you have an understanding of light, and how to best light your client for the most flattering portrait? Do you understand how to use a flash? (and not the pop up on your camera... if you're using that you have NO business calling yourself a photographer!) No? Ohhhhh but you're a "natural light" photographer!!! Dont even get me started. You may PREFER natural light... who doesnt??? BUT, if you are going to put yourself out there as a pro, what do you tell your clients when your "great camera" cant go over ISO 800 without your images becoming a gritty mess? Are you really going to try to shoot an evening wedding without knowing how your flash works and how to balance flash and ambient light? And while we're on the subject of weddings... do you have backup equipment? <i>Please please please</i> don't even THINK about it unless you've got at <u>minimum</u> a backup body and flash, and a good supply of lenses! Murphy's law tells us that if you don't, your camera will choose that particular day to die. It happens... don't think for one second you can get by without backup equipment. These are moments that this couple cannot get back... you MUST be prepared!!! <br />
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Can you figure out how to make this happen? This is a balance of ambient (sunset) and flash...<br />
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So, have I scared you yet? Good! You need to be a little scared. Are you legitimate? Are your business ducks all in a row? You need to register your business and pay your taxes. You also need to know how to price your photography. There are plenty of resources out there to help you figure that out. Check out <a href="http://www.served-up-fresh.com/">Served Up Fresh</a> to learn how to get all your business ducks in a row and properly price your photography. You can also check out forums such as<a href="http://ilovephotography.com/"> I Love Photography</a> where you can have some real pros critique your work and help you learn the ins and outs of being a professional photographer. <br />
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Check out <a href="http://improvephotography.com/1521/20-tips-for-starting-a-portrait-photography-business/">Improve Photography</a>, for a great article "20 Myths About Becoming A Pro Photographer (And their Solutions!). There are loads of resources out there, many of them free, that will help you become a better photographer and business person. Take advantage of it and LEARN before you decide to go pro!<br />
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I hope that as "That Pixel Chick" grows it will become a great resource for you as well... and we will certainly be delving deeper into the points I've made above. Becoming a photographer doesn't happen overnight simply because you bought a kick-ass camera! A great photographer can make a beautiful photo with a toy camera. Remember the camera does not make you a photographer! Please check out <a href="http://youarenotaphotographer.com/">You Are Not A Photographer</a>. If you see work on there that looks a bit like yours, then you really need to step back and LEARN the craft before you start charging people. <br />
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I would love to hear from others on this subject... please feel free to leave your comments here on the blog!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-36776478174777366762011-08-08T09:29:00.000-04:002011-08-08T09:29:46.148-04:00Spotlight on ... Cindy Harter Photography!<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cindy Harter-Sims is a very dear friend of mine. Despite the fact that we have never met in person, we have spoken, encouraged, taught, cried and laughed together virtually every day for the last five or so years. So although we have never been in the same room together, we are nonetheless the closest of friends and I simply adore everything about her! We met as part of a Yahoo! group of photographers who came together to learn this crazy obsession together around 2006. That larger group has since disbanded, but a core group of 8 of us remain together to this day. That group has been one of the biggest blessings of my life and I love each one of my girls dearly. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cindy has one of the biggest hearts of anyone I know... and it shows in every bit of her work. She is an amazing woman and artist... come meet her and see for yourself!</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Consolas;"><br />
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I live in Cartersville, Ga. It is a small town about 40 minutes northwest of Atlanta.<br />
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<b>What do you love about living there?</b><br />
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I live in a small southern town that is filled with artistic people. This town really appreciates the arts. We have museums, potters, painters, musicians, actors and many who are big fans of the art world. It's perfect for me!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>Describe your photography style.</b><br />
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I feel so passionate about what I do and why I do it.<br />
My photography style is one of describing the connections between people. I hope that when a viewer looks at my work, they can feel how the subjects feel for each other. It blesses me to be able to create a hard copy image of how people feel about the love in their lives. I believe that a having a special image in your house, that reminds you that the people in your family truly LOVE you, can change how you live out your day. I love being a part of that!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;"><br />
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<b>How did you get started in photography? </b><br />
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My story is a journey of understanding connections between people. I have five grown children, so I always understand the bond between a momma and her kids, but I didn't have a romantic love connection for myself. I knew what it looked like and longed for it in my own life. After a divorce, I began shooting other people's families, hoping to show a family the gift they had in each other so they would appreciate each other and stay together. I truly thought the closest I would ever get to a love story was to photograph other people. Thankfully, other people responded to the message I was saying through my pictures. My business began growing, and it is beyond anything I could have imagined for my life. Not only has my work brought people together, but I have been blessed to find contentment in my work by knowing I am doing something good. AND God sent me the right man, so I have also have my own love story. I keep going on this journey with the excitement of not knowing what is around the next corner! I can't wait to see where my life story goes and would love to have you go with me.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>Do you shoot professionally? <br />
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</b>Yes. Yay!!! (Cindy recently opened a beautiful new studio in Cartersville!)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>Describe what you do and why.</b><br />
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I have always had a gift of being able to read the dynamics in relationships without knowing the person really well. I always thought my gift was so that I knew how to pray for others. I still believe it is helpful in knowing how to pray for someone, but I now realize that it goes much farther than that. My journey was all leading up to this place and this job! When I meet a family, I know who is in pain and why, and I can feel who needs to spend more time with who and who needs to be touched more by whom. I take those needs into account and choreograph a session that shows each person what they need to see. Then, the DVD slideshow reinforces that message. I talk a lot about the gifts they all have in each other during the session. I am an expert in longing for love and am the biggest fan of appreciating the love you have. It is easy for me to communicate this during a session and most couples and families really understand how precious the people around them are, after our time together. When they see their pictures, they see the love they already have and begin that awesome journey of thankfulness. <br />
I had a session with a family where I felt the dad was spending way too much time with his work, and just needed to be reminded of his blessings, by making his kids laugh and making his wife smile. I created an environment where I captured that in a picture and when he saw his final images and heard the music with the DVD slideshow he called me right after crying ... All he could say was "my girls, those are my girls ". I knew I had done exactly what I had set out to do! I knew they would all cling to each other a little closer, and that is something that a special picture can remind you to do! How awesome to play a part in making that happen :)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas;"><br />
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</b>I have 2 5D Mark II's and 2 Cannon 580ex speedlights. I don't want to live without my 24-70 2.8 lens, most of my work is done with that lens. Other lenses include 16-35 2.8, 50 1.4, 100 2.8, 70-200 2.8, 15mm fisheye, 2 Alien B800's and 2 medium soft boxes. I also have reflectors and a studio full of chairs, fabrics, and other fun stuff.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>Was there ever an “aha” moment when you knew you had found your photographic voice? <br />
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</b>The first time someone responded emotionally with an image of mine and they "got the message", I knew I was doing something good. Now I am an addict! I admit it! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFY8Ewtfz7ziyNxzbaj9uZOF6W4RlwQCJVE9aOa1V5K3kby21IFe7ewHgZ8Md2CE4X5wX8vPCDzGy4bPNEiYCCKxkbJ_LnGhHMxFWQn6PY8wgUWdMHGlTe6cdNJ0Nn-x1oQYQa5Y8l3g1/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFY8Ewtfz7ziyNxzbaj9uZOF6W4RlwQCJVE9aOa1V5K3kby21IFe7ewHgZ8Md2CE4X5wX8vPCDzGy4bPNEiYCCKxkbJ_LnGhHMxFWQn6PY8wgUWdMHGlTe6cdNJ0Nn-x1oQYQa5Y8l3g1/s1600/13.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Consolas;"><br />
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<b>What is your best advice for those who are new to photography?<br />
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</b>Practice! Learn everything you can! Do not hang a shingle until you have a professional understanding of exposure and how to paint with light.</span><br />
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<b>What inspires you?<br />
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</b>Seeing love and connections between people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Thank you so much Cindy for sharing your talent and vision here on the blog!!! Be sure to leave Cindy some love in the comments! ;)</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-47668441728856004572011-08-05T09:55:00.000-04:002011-08-05T09:55:25.199-04:00Where children sleep...I was incredibly moved by this photo project by James Mollison, a documentary photographer and wanted to share it with you all. <a href="http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/where-children-sleep/"> Where Children Sleep</a> is a look at children all over the world and the diversity of their lives and living conditions. I highly suggest checking it out and looking at all of the images full sized if you can. The power of a photograph never ceases to amaze me. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-86031016176249614502011-08-04T10:24:00.000-04:002011-08-04T10:24:57.282-04:005 ways to improve your photos right now...For those just starting out, I thought it would be fun to put together a list of things you can do right now to instantly improve your photography...<br />
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1. <u><b> Get closer</b></u>!!! This is one of the easiest things you can to to make a more compelling portrait. Go ahead, fill the frame with your subject! Put the focus on the eyes and draw your viewer right in.<br />
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2. <u><b>Leave some negative space</b></u>. Negative space can help draw the viewers attention to your subject, and make for a more dynamic composition.<br />
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3. <u><b>Lead them with lines</b></u>! Use lines to lead the viewers eye to your subject.<br />
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4. <b><u>Frame 'em</u></b>! Use your surroundings to find natural "frames" for your subjects...<br />
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Try some of these tips today and see how quickly you can transform your ordinary snapshots into images that wow!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-26960527854876411032011-08-02T10:43:00.000-04:002011-08-02T10:43:59.994-04:00Reader Photo of the Day!Couldnt resist posting this one from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thisdayphoto">This Day Photography</a> <br />
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I love everything about this one! To have your own photo considered for Photo of the Day, be sure to "like" <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/That-Pixel-Chick/131253510293457">That Pixel Chick on Facebook</a> and post them to our wall! We love to see your photos!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-65086758371794929092011-08-01T08:41:00.000-04:002011-08-01T08:41:03.745-04:00Spotlight on.... Laura Zimmerman! | Iphoneography<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas;">I dont have an iphone... though I sure wish I did! I've noticed all the seriously cool photos being posted on facebook and whatnot taken by iphones and have been intrigued... to say the least! Photographer Laura Zimmerman contacted me recently in response to my <a href="http://thatpixelchick.blogspot.com/2011/07/call-for-submissions.html">call for submissions</a> to tell me about her obsession with iphoneography. Her photos were so fabulous that I asked her to speak here on the blog! So without further adieu... </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas;">Name: Laura Zimmerman</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas;">Website or blog:<span> </span></span><a href="http://www.laurazphotography.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">www.laurazphotography.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Consolas;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Facebook: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/LauraZPhotography" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.facebook.com/LauraZPhotography</span></a><span style="font-family: Consolas;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Instagram: LauraZim </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>How did you get started in photography? </b> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I got my first SLR when my first daughter was born. I didn’t want to let any moment of my children’s first years go unrecorded, and have been shooting ever since. It’s been just within the last few years that I’ve gotten more serious about it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As far as my start in iphoneography, I am always looking at photo sites, and this past spring I saw a reference to Instagram, which is the gorilla of iphoneography apps. It’s both a filtering (photo effects) app as well as a photo sharing app. I downloaded the free app and was hooked immediately. People from all over the world upload photos to Instagram as they go about their day. Not only do I get to see great photos, they are of everyday life in places like Moscow, Japan, Hong Kong, northern Scotland, Malaysia -- places I may never get to visit.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcfAUPdnS3oWU52p2rzARORrYxd3n5tb3-UmAleUA02uqFy7y0qIanenTebSjdUZHe4fF4TVcqt7LzTpIoVse7l-PWvGL0iIDj4pguPzxczKYgnYfwVwAaaoNVIHeYoxa9FHmj220mA_w/s1600/IMG_5238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcfAUPdnS3oWU52p2rzARORrYxd3n5tb3-UmAleUA02uqFy7y0qIanenTebSjdUZHe4fF4TVcqt7LzTpIoVse7l-PWvGL0iIDj4pguPzxczKYgnYfwVwAaaoNVIHeYoxa9FHmj220mA_w/s1600/IMG_5238.JPG" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do you shoot professionally? Describe what you do and why.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I do shoot professionally. I photograph mostly graduating seniors and some families. I got started about three years ago when a friend of mine asked me to shoot her daughter’s senior pictures. From there, it grew by word of mouth. I also do some art shots that I sell at a local art gallery.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For those who may never have heard the term, what exactly is iphoneography?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Iphoneography is the capturing and editing of photos, all with the iphone. There are dozens, if not hundreds of iphone apps for this, from capturing to editing.</span><span style="font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What do you do with the images you take on your iphone? Can they be printed and how big?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The main thing I do with the images is to share them on Instagram with other iphoneographers. I also have them on my website for sale. Although the native iphone resolution is high, after going through filtering, the resolution is often reduced by quite a bit, but you can get a nice 5x5 print out of them. (Instagram uses a square crop, even though iphone pictures are rectangular.) I have enough now that I plan on printing some for the art gallery, as well as making greeting cards.</span><span style="font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>W</b><b>hat are some of your favorite iphone filters or effects?</b></span><span style="font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I love Dynamic Light, which is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) app that has a lot of neat effects. One of the effects gives a softness to photos that I really like. I also have been using SwankoLab, Camera+ and qbro quite a bit. I just downloaded Iris and the early results are promising! I often like to layer effects, sometimes using up to three different apps to get the look I want.</span><span style="font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BSpS74b8GyJC6vEz_LxqSq_2VkuLHSd4mr-WgKe5Qbg7KuqgKO6gDdCbF0jhBrRR6ats04GXkvOYZep-mO0xfsdfz7SQRWoHc8xAmwoNIPJgPjAYqktprdq-GEwguVKysrFgOEJMEN0t/s1600/IMG_5707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BSpS74b8GyJC6vEz_LxqSq_2VkuLHSd4mr-WgKe5Qbg7KuqgKO6gDdCbF0jhBrRR6ats04GXkvOYZep-mO0xfsdfz7SQRWoHc8xAmwoNIPJgPjAYqktprdq-GEwguVKysrFgOEJMEN0t/s1600/IMG_5707.JPG" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Amazingly, there is actually a macro lens for iphones. It’s only $20 and you can get it on Photojojo.com. You attach it with a magnet and the quality is simply stunning. But otherwise, I think that is one of the huge draws of iphoneography -- it’s just you and the iphone and a handful of apps. And the real advantage is that I may not have my camera with me, but I always have my iphone!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> After I joined Instagram, I was always looking for things during my day to share and so I started to look around me in a different way, a more creative way. It made me realize just how much art there is in everyday things. I’ve become aware of naturally-occurring patterns, leading lines, reflections, silhouettes and shadows -- my favorite compositional elements -- as well as how the light interplays with them. Since Instagram, I can’t even go to the grocery store without looking for those things. My kids are even starting to pick up on it: “Look, Mom! There’s repetition in those coffee bins!!”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take a class. Once I learned the relationship between aperature, shutter speed and ISO and how you could change them to get different effects, it opened up a whole new world for me. Also, look at other photographers’ work. See how others use light and compose a shot and how you might want to apply that to your own work.</span><span style="font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With this photograph, everything comes into play that I look for – light, shadows, patterns, leading lines. We were on a train trip and stopped at a depot in Oregon. We had a little time to explore the area and this bridge was over the tracks. When we climbed the stairs to the bridge and I saw the gorgeous light and shadowing and patterns, it stopped me in my tracks. It was a bonus that an elderly couple was making their way across the bridge. Fortunately, I had my iphone with me!! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Consolas; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> Wow... seriously cool images right??? Thank you so much Laura for sharing your amazing "iphoneography" with us here on the blog! Be sure to leave Laura some love in the comments... and check out the rest of her work at the links above!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-10277046686514096862011-07-31T11:17:00.000-04:002011-07-31T11:17:26.410-04:00Food for thought...I've been on a bit of an equipment selling spree lately, having sold a flash, a shootsac and a black rapid strap in the last few weeks. It felt good to get rid of some things that I thought I'd use, but never really did. I got so caught up in the purging though that I decided I no longer needed my Nikon 60mm macro lens, since I couldnt really remember the last time I pulled it out of my bag. I went so far as to list it for sale... and put it on my camera to test it out and make sure all was well. And then this happened...<br />
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and I remembered how much FUN a macro lens can be! OMG and to think I almost let this beauty go!!! So, just a word to the wise... be really, really sure before you sell off something you may wish you had later!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-34917702429330581192011-07-29T11:21:00.003-04:002011-07-29T11:25:36.516-04:00Reader Photo of the DayThis fabulous photo comes from Jennifer Taranto, who tells me its her all-time favorite family picture. I can certainly see why! Fun!!!!!<br />
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You can see more of Jen's work on her website at <a href="http://www.jennifertarantophotography.com/">www.jennifertarantophotography.com</a><br />
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Want to have your photo published here???? Like us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/That-Pixel-Chick/131253510293457"> facebook</a> and post your photo on the wall for consideration! All photos should be resized to 600 pixels on the long side. I look forward to seeing your work!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-61335559024805914422011-07-27T09:38:00.003-04:002011-07-29T11:23:03.115-04:00Reader Photo of the DayHere's a new feature I'd like to do at least once a week - a photo of the day chosen from the photographs posted on That Pixel Chick's facebook wall. Go ahead and post yours to be considered for photo of the day honors!<br />
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Today's photo of the day comes from Tanya Cremin of <a href="http://www.aynatdesigns.com.au/">www.aynatdesigns.com.au</a><br />
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I love the color, the mood and that bit of sunflare - I'm a sunflare junkie myself! Congrats Tanya!<br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Name: Martha Bravo</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Business name: Martha Bravo Photography</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Website or blog: <a href="http://www.marthabravo.com/" target="_blank">www.marthabravo.com</a> </span></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Right now I live in Panama City, Panama in Central America. What I love of living here are the different scenarios I get to see every day. Even though I was born and raised in Mexico, Panama is completely different from my Country, especially the people. I lived for 10 years in the States before coming here and the change was brutal, but through my lens I´ve learned to love this Country.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>***Martha has been kind enough to share a gorgeous album she created about her new homeland! check it out here:<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.marthabravo.com/book/Panama/">Panama Book</a></span></i></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; line-height: 115%;"></span></span> </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think my style is natural, fun and relaxed, i try people to enjoy their session as much as their images so the whole experience is something they would do again.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Photography was always my hobby. Both my parents were passionate about it so I got my first camera when I was really young. While growing up i always had a camera with me. I studied film production so photography was closely related, just before graduating from college I started portrait and commercial photography studies in a Photo School, but photography remained as a serious hobby. Then when my second kid was born I left my TV production job and started to dedicate more time to my real passion. As everybody else, I stated shooting my kids and close friends, soon after, I was shooting strangers so I opened my studio in 2005. I haven´t looked back ever since. Even though my life had gone through big geographic changes, I always open up shop again wherever I am and dedicate my life to this.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY1U5gQbplst38LDqHpzOb5N5w1Eh8iUVECsKv4yw1rDSv0WE6euzLx4nnrPe7d_xvZM8q5SphGfal0gmQfd4kQdc165VBTCEqK1GThlCC2BY5-Um8LFkkP3iN-rPqdrVzCpVOVD_r5EP/s1600/_MBP8281bw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMY1U5gQbplst38LDqHpzOb5N5w1Eh8iUVECsKv4yw1rDSv0WE6euzLx4nnrPe7d_xvZM8q5SphGfal0gmQfd4kQdc165VBTCEqK1GThlCC2BY5-Um8LFkkP3iN-rPqdrVzCpVOVD_r5EP/s1600/_MBP8281bw.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<b>Do you shoot professionally? Describe what you do and why</b>.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes I do. As I said before I opened my studio in 2005. I do all kinds of photography, newborns, children, families, weddings (just a few a year) seniors or quinceañeras and commercial. I believe that a good photographer has to be ready for every assignment, no matter what that is. Sure it is OK to specialize in one kind of photography or another but the possibilities are endless! Why close all the doors and leave just one open?. Truth is I get bored of doing the same over and over again so I can´t specialize just in one kind of photography.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">I keep my business and my hobby appart. Even though I spent most of the time shooting for my clients, I still dedicate a lot of time to my personal photo projects. </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am a Nikon girl, I have always been since I got my first real camera 25 years ago. I shoot with the D700. My all time favorite lens is the 70 200 2.8 almost 85% of my work is shot with that lens. Other than that I use the 24 70 2.8 and the 50 1.4 I have a macro too for baby parts and my most recent toy is the lensbaby composer which I really really enjoy to play with.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span><br />
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</b><b>Was there ever an “aha” moment when you knew you had found your photographic voice?</b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Photography was always part of my life and I always knew that eventually I wanted to dedicate my life to it. I always knew what I wanted to do: travel and shoot. Even though I love my portraits studio what I really love are my documentary photography projects. I had a mentor from National Geographic and i think that with him I discovered my real passion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEILvGZsPqF0kXBI_cnfWn1fsT5NizeQLTxGLwZaU_qKy4OQZqJVprDWkuTdKGoC_iB1Dc8ZzTa36GjySSsPip0P2_-0ukWpFn0H4ZzYxmsCr4T6HvLahp2JKxLh2l9A8BwFc1wMooK1o7/s1600/092+XIME11+_MBP7234m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEILvGZsPqF0kXBI_cnfWn1fsT5NizeQLTxGLwZaU_qKy4OQZqJVprDWkuTdKGoC_iB1Dc8ZzTa36GjySSsPip0P2_-0ukWpFn0H4ZzYxmsCr4T6HvLahp2JKxLh2l9A8BwFc1wMooK1o7/s1600/092+XIME11+_MBP7234m.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">As the quote says, Owning a fancy camera doesn´t make you a photographer. Learn, read, experiment, shoot in manual and then think about opening a business. This is a hard industry and photography is not as easy and glamorous as it seems. You have to work hard to survive.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">All the things that you can see through the lens: faces, bonds, relationships, the beauty of the world.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you again so much Martha for sharing your beautiful work here! If you'd like to see more of Martha's photography, you can visit her website at the link above, or check out this video ! </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MarthaBravo2011#p/u/3/7zFxlX0MyJg" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.youtube.com/user/MarthaBravo2011#p</span>/u/3/7zFxlX0MyJg</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-22745420812902772862011-07-22T11:09:00.006-04:002011-07-22T16:36:57.436-04:00Spotlight on... Diana Leventhal of K9 Photography!Our very first "spotlight"!!!! Yay! I actually met Diana through facebook... gotta love the way you can connect to the entire photographic community there!!! Separated by thousands of miles and several continents, we quickly became friends through our mutual love of photography and animals. :) Diana is an incredible artist, with a deep connection to her subjects. Her work is bright and colorful and playful, and captures the personality of her adorable subjects in a way that just draws you right in. I am always showing her latest work to my 11 year old son who is one of the biggest dog lovers I know... and it always elicits many ooohs and ahhhhs and giggles. Another thing I truly admire is her work with local dog shelters... Diana volunteers her time to photograph shelter dogs to assist them in finding their forever homes! What a wonderful, loving thing to do... something I may get involved with in my hometown as well. Anyway... I just ADORE Diana and her work... I think you will too!<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">I live on the Gold Coast in Australia. It's a beautiful part of the world! We are very fortunate because we have some of the world's most spectacular stretches of coastline and pristine beaches on one side and dense rainforest on the other side.<br />
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</div><div>My inspiration comes from so many places, its hard to pinpoint it really. I guess my images are born from a combination of the personality of the dog and the location I choose for that particular breed.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;">My photography style is very contemporary, timeless and very unpredictable! Dogs are so natural so when I capture an expression or a loving moment with their owners - my work is done!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;">I've had a camera in my hand all my life however I only decided a couple of years ago to study photoimaging and make it a full time career! It's my passion and what I am meant to be doing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;">I've been shooting professionally now for only 12 months. I take on 2 to 3 clients a week so I can give my full attention to the quality of my post production work.</span></span><br />
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I'm a Nikon gal! I don't leave home without my D700 and my 24-70mm 2.8 or my 50mm! Dog treats, don't forget the treats!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;">My best processing tip is keep it simple! Dogs don't need a whole load retouching. It also depends on the location. If its country I may lean towards a vintage look or if we are at the beach I may saturate things a little.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;">Yes! When I wasn't afraid to show people my work and my facebook fan page reached 1000.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;">Learn your craft! Take your time and attend workshops. I have learnt that you never stop learning!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;">If you could spend your life doing anything you wanted with no financial concerns, what would it be?</span></b><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;">Exactly what I'm doing right now! I was a legal secretary for 20 years and gave it all up to be a Dog Photographer! I'm living my dream.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_5_1311344982003117" style="color: #333333;">Ok... I'll pick! This image says sooooooooo much about the bond between dogs and people! Just incredible!</span></span><br />
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<div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thank you soooooo so very much Diana for contributing your images and your knowledge here on the blog! Now go check out the rest of Diana's fabulous work at her website link above!!! <br />
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However... the 50mm lens can be limited and you will need to use your feet to "zoom". This is actually a fantastic way to improve your composition skills, but we'll save that for another post. :)<br />
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So... suppose you just want a good zoom lens? There are lots of choices out there, but I'm going to talk here about what remains my all time favorite go-to lens. The Tamron 28-75 f2.8. There, I said it. I use and adore several third-party lenses. Bet you cant tell from my photos though, can you??? The Tamron is my favorite focal length for portraits, and I love it so much you'd have to pry it out of my cold dead hands. LOL! But seriously, there's no way I would ever give it up. I loved it on my Nikon D300, with its smaller sensor, and I love it even MORE on my full frame D700. Its simply an amazing lens. This lens delivers seriously sharp images, even wide open at f2.8. Many lenses need to be "stopped down" (using a higher # f-stop, i.e. f3.2) but I shoot this one at 2.8 quite a bit and love the results I get. Its a well-built, professional lens that feels nice and solid. Some would argue that the Nikon version of this lens, which is a 24-70 focal length and costs three times the price is "better". It may very well be, especially if you're a "pixel peeper", but I dare you to really, honestly, see the difference in real world use. The Nikon is also much heavier, which is a consideration for someone like me with hand and wrist issues. So I guess the point I am trying to make is to choose your lenses wisely, but know that there are excellent alternatives out there to the super expensive "name brand" glass. <br />
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To illustrate my point, here's an example from a recent session. This is shot on my D700 with the Tamron lens, aperture f2.8, shutter speed 1/200, iso 400. You be the judge!<br />
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</div>and here's a 100% crop of the eye...<br />
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And a full body shot at f2.8. Just look at the beautiful background blur...<br />
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and stopped down to f3.5... look at those lashes!<br />
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If you've read this far... thank you! I'm sure there are some who will say negative things about this and other third-party lenses. I say give them a chance. If you hate it you can return it, but you may be pleasantly surprised (and save a bundle of cash). If you'd like more information, leave me a message in the comments and I'll do my best to answer you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-80343756881450366172011-07-21T14:45:00.000-04:002011-07-21T14:45:12.746-04:00create your own "designer" camera bagI adore all of the pretty new camera bags that have come out in recent years, and I've owned a few of them too. But generally, they can be really expensive, and I get tired of them easily. Also, I can be quite hard on them as well with all of the beach shooting that I do, and so I dont always like to carry an expensive bag. So, I've come up with a way to have a new bag pretty much whenever the urge strikes... I make my own!<br />
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If you go to B&H Photo's online store you can purchase an insert made by <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/509016-REG/Tenba_638_251_Pro_Digital_2_0_Photo.html">Tenba</a>. <br />
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The insert will easily hold a DSLR with lens attached, two additional lenses or a lens and a flash, plus your cell phone, keys, etc. The best thing is when you are tired of the bag, or just want a change, the insert comes right out and slips into a new bag. :) Gotta love that!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-18803953569784195192011-07-19T13:04:00.001-04:002011-07-21T15:14:55.181-04:00call for submissions!As a regular feature of this blog I plan to showcase the work of many different photographers with different styles, philosophies and specialties. If you have an interesting session to share and would like to be featured on this blog please contact me at denise.snyder@ymail.com I'd LOVE to hear from you!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-50292569424220058442011-07-18T10:58:00.003-04:002011-07-21T23:11:32.380-04:00Its all about capturing the moment...When I bought my very first DSLR, a Nikon D50, I was an avid scrapbooker, trying to capture and record every moment of my kids lives so I could relive those moments whenever I wanted. They were growing so fast! I soon became frustrated with the lag time on the shutter of my digital point and shoot, and thanks to a generous Christmas bonus from my employer decided to take the plunge into the world of digital SLR photography. From the moment I held that little D50 in my hands I was totally hooked! Now I had this wonderful camera that could literally "freeze time". No more missed shots! It was truly love at first click!<br />
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That, of course, was the start of a much bigger obsession for me... and I have since owned a Nikon D200, a D300 and now a D700, my full-frame beast that has exceeded my wildest dreams and has become, truly, an extension of myself... a way for me to record my world the way I see it. I had no idea at the time that I bought that little D50 where it would lead me, or how much photography would change my world... my every waking moment. <br />
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If you are new to photography, remember we were all there once, with so much to learn ... struggling to figure it all out. My advice would be to relax, read as much as you can, join some forums, get involved in the photographic community online. You will find that most of us are more than willing to lend a hand. Just remember to take the advice and even the criticism with an open mind... and remember to thank those who help you along your journey. If you have questions or specific areas you would like more information on, please write to me at denise.snyder@ymail.com and I will do my best to cover them right here on the blog.<br />
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In the spirit of capturing the moment... my way... I had tons of fun photographing my husband and youngest son while they played in the pool yesterday. These images were all shot with my Nikon D700 and lensbaby composer with the double glass optic. In Lightroom 3.0 I did some very experimental (for me) processing, trying to emulate a toy camera look with lightleaks and color shifts. <br />
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I'd love to hear your thoughts on the processing... I've saved them as presets and may offer some of them to you all right here on the blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399267197028082810.post-92231305718004306022011-07-12T13:34:00.002-04:002011-07-21T23:12:13.848-04:00the first post ...What else do you title your first post when you have so many ideas floating around in your head and cant decide what to post first? Well, I thought that if I'm going to blog about photography I'd better open myself up first and show a few of my favorite images so you can get a sense of who I am as an artist. Sound fair? So... here goes! These are a few recent favorites that are still on my computer hard drive at the moment:<br />
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