I was a Photographers Assistant on Semester At Sea

I was a Photographers Assistant on Semester At Sea

I sometimes forget that my first experience shooting for a university wasn’t my home university where I received my degree but rather for Semester at Sea through the University of Virginia— at that time, they have moved universities since.

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5 Tips to Improve Your Portraits

5 Tips to Improve Your Portraits

Portrait photography is one of the most common forms of photography and arguably one that everyone is familiar with. This is because when you see awesome images on social media featuring friends, and families they are portraits.

Portraits are our everyday image.

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My First University Photographs

My First University Photographs

I was a student of Ohio University Eastern and was employed as a student with the media director on campus who knew of my interest in photography and approached me with the marketing director asking if I would take some photos around campus for marketing…

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Coping with Rejection

Coping with Rejection

Rejection is a fact of life. In the photography business rejection can happen more often than not. There is a saying that not every client is the right client, and not every job is the right job. Don’t let rejection hold you back it was meant to teach you something not hold you back.

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Atypical Theater and Performance Photographer

Atypical Theater and Performance Photographer

I was recently reading an article on theater photography and what makes one a great theater photographer. Turns out that a lot of photographers who practice theater shooting tend to shoot dress rehearsals and post the scene to capture it and that is how the beautiful well light shots that gloss billboards and such come to be.

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