Be Selfish and Volunteer Your Way to Success
September 8, 2011 I volunteered once again to photograph those less fortunate than myself. I did the same thing back in 2009, when I was not getting enough photography assignments…
My Competition is My Past
As part of my daily duties as a professional photographer and self-employed businessperson, I evaluate multiple aspects of running my business: finances, investments creative mojo, technical understanding/practical application, sales, marketing,…
Thy Muse Is Challenge
I've a muse to inspire push and motivate. As an SECP (self-employed creative professional) I want to get my bubbles of influence (creative, financial, relationship) out further and farther (or…
2011 Rose Bowl Time-Lapse of Fireworks Show
Here is the sequence I shot last night. I rendered the frames out at a much higher rate than I thought I would (10 frames per second vs. 2 frames…
RAW vs. JPEG. Which is better?
I'm a member of several professional groups on Linked In and the debate that has been raging for months on which format is better is interesting in that it touches…
Self-Employment Society
I'll be teaching one of three classes at my local community college this coming August. It's an adjunct (contract) faculty position and I'm pleased at being selected. I've been teaching…
Two Camera Tea House Time-Lapse
As many of you know I'm working on a project to deliver a four month time-lapse photography sequence. After capturing the first 5,400 exposures I moved camera 1 to the…
Keywords & SEO, Playing Well Together Part II
In the previous post with the same name I promised to let you know if I got the job.... It took a bit of negotiating (completely normal), but we came…
Keywords & SEO, Playing Well Together
You are but a speck in the vast internet sea...... Keywording, meta tags and SEO work. I received an email last week. It was a request for a quote…
Don’t Burn Your Bridges, You May Need Them Later….
Of the many aspects about teaching that I'm fond of, the process of reaching out to companies and asking for review copies of their products is up near the…