The Time-Lapse Challenge
The looming and constant challenge in my niche market is how to explain to potential clients why I do what I do. It’s not the photography but the thinking and…
Time Lapse Compositions
As a still photographer first and a relative newcomer to time lapse stories second, I needed to reaffirm and embrace my core strength: composition and framing. Where I set my…
I’m A Picture Maker, Not A Picture Taker
This is a photograph of how the subject appears during the time of day I prefer to work: I made a number of additional exposures while on the scene. I…
Why Does It Cost So Much?
Why Does It cost so much? –or– Why don’t I own it? Filed under, “If I had a nickel for every time I heard this….” Knowledge & Power The…
Remnants on Display
Next week I'll be attending the opening of a group show that I'm part of at the offices of IDA in Culver City, CA. The show opens April 19…
Light Painting A Sunset
I've been testing a pan and tilt time lapse move I'll be incorporating into a new film. It's important to understand visually how the "move" looks and what result each pan…
Your Intellectual Property Rights!
There's been an interesting discussion lately on Linked In about quoting prices for selling copyrights to another party. People have different ideas about what that should cost and what it…
Light Graffiti
I volunteered to work on a time lapse film crew...three days at 13+ hours per day from 1pm until 3am.....sheesh! Why did I do this? Reason 1: business is slow…
Tilt-Shift Perspectives
One way for an SECP to stay ahead of the pack is by pushing the envelope of their technical and visual creativity. Application of the tilt-shift edge blur miniaturization effect has…