flower photography
Last year my very good friend and his partner started a Dahlia field and business. They invited me up to spend a day among their flowers and just take whatever photo captured my interest of their blooms after all their hard labor. It was a great relaxing day spent with my friend doing what I love in a no pressure situation that lead to some great images including an international honorable mention.
Read MoreAs an artist donating items to fundraisers can be difficult. The question becomes; Will anyone be interested in my art enough to display it in their homes? Or will my art not draw enough attention to help in the fundraiser.
This came up for me back in September. I was asked to be a vender for a quarter auction fundraiser however the date it was slated to take place I was already booked and thus did not have the availability to be a vender but I was willing to donate a few images for them to auction off.
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As a professional photographer my job is to capture images for my clients. That means meeting their needs, knowing their wants, and capturing them even when it may not be the photographers preferred subject. Because of that many photographers need personal projects that they photograph to keep them sane.
Read MoreSeveral years ago I found a site where you could upload and license public domain images as well as access a data base of free to use images. Pexels.
Read MoreThis year I have decided to enter a couple of the bigger photography comps during the early bird admissions. In part because I took a few images that I think would have been nice contenders after deadlines last year and partly because I want to enter early and then see if I take something later to add to said entries.
Read MoreA cellphone camera is capable of taking amazing photographs in the right hands. In the hands of a professional photographer a mobile phone can even take award winning images and as the technology changes a mobile category is being added to competitions.
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