Tuning Your Opportunity Radar
I was on the phone yesterday with the vice-president of photography operations for a very large company in New York. (I trust you can appreciate I keep their identity secret)…
Without Risk You Become Irrelevant
I've been wanting to address the issues of failure, freedom and success for quite some time now. And the day has finally arrived. An SECP is compelled to learn…
Success Is Up To You
I am an inspired and motivated person, otherwise I wouldn't have hung around as long (30+ years) in the world of self-employment. (and as an artist no less!) But nonetheless, it's…
An Historic Event: Endeavor
September 21, 2012......a day thousands of Angelenos will keep in their hearts and minds for a long time. Like a lot of other Californians, I spent a huge part…
Entering New Territory
During the past few weeks I put together an RFP package for a government contract. It was submitted on August 22, 2012 at precisely 2:45 pm. How do I know…
Make the Most of Opportunities
I entered the 5th year anniversary artists contest held by the copyright alliance a few months back. My video won in the multi-media category. As part of my winnings…
Lightroom 4 Custom Presets
For years I've been a Bridge and Photoshop workflow geek. I didn't see the need for Lightroom or Aperture even though I purchased version 1 of both applications. But all…
Nirvana & Hell: Time-Lapse Editing with Adobe and Apple
I bought a 27" iMac last September specifically to help facilitate the processing of a 100,000 RAW images into multiple time-lapse videos. You can read about the beginnings of this…
Develop Your Rap
The butter and eggs portion of my business is the corporate headshot. To date I've done over a thousand. Location. Studio. I'll go anywhere clients request. Period. It's called service.…
Pat Swovelin 1951-2012 R. I. P.
Another brother has left us. I've been in a funk because my friend and long-time colleague (12+ years) died suddenly about a week ago, we don't really know. And that's…