Last August I made my yearly run to Austin for the Texas Tiki Roundup that happens every year an the property belonging to friends. Usually there's 1 or 2 bands, lots of good drinks and good food, not to mention my tiki bretheren who I love to talk to about our vintage tiki finds from the past year.
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Last November 4th, an excellent article about photographers and their rights to photograph in public appeared in the Dallas Morning News: The Illegal Assault on Photographers by Bill Marvel. It was an article about a subject that is getting more and more attention: photographers being harrassed for taking photos in public.
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It's the time of year when knowing how to work your camera is essential...especially if you live in a house with kids. You know how crazy and excited they can get Christmas morning. This is your opportunity to catch some priceless photos. All too often I've eneded up with blurry photos that get boring to look at after 3 or 4. Here's a few simple things that helped me get better shots.
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I love it when I'm out shooting with a client and they don't really have any preconceived notions of what sort of poses they want to do. It makes my job all the more fun.
A portrait is always better, in my opinion, when my model doesn't really know what they want and we can wander around trying all sorts of different things.]]>
taken with the Argus Cosina 35mm SLR
I said before in an old blog post that people who start out using film may move to digital, but people who start with digital never move to film. Turns out there is a slight exception: me..
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The web is really buzzing these days with regards to retro photography. There seems to be no end to the apps you can download to your phone or computer that will give your photos the look of something old..."old" is now hip.
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Kids are the easiest people to work with when trying to get a good photo. They're also the hardest.
Their age is what usually determines how I'll try to get a great expression. Babies are probably the hardest because they won't always respond favorably to a strange bald guy with a camera. If Mom or Dad are nearby, that's where they'll make a connection. Usually their priceless expressions come as a reaction to what Mom or Dad did. That's been my experience.
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