combining photo and video services
Last week a reader asked if Daylight Photo was doing much in the way of video production. Quite a bit, actually. I don’t mention video services a whole lot because, after all, this is a photography blog and my first…
around the net 27: self-publishing to war photography
First, some history on a self-published photo project, then a link to a powerful documentary on war photographers. A couple of weeks ago I received an email announcing my friend Cathy Murray’s newly self-published 11” x 11” calendar, Good Kitty…
the Ansel Mt. Adams camera car
photo copyright 2008 Dave Wendt What do you get by mixing equal amounts of DIY-crazy photographers and The Monster Garage? The Ansel Mt. Adams racer, of course (named after the great photographer, Ansel Adams, and Cincinnati’s historic Mt. Adams area)….
profile: corporate / event shooter Mark Bowen
I recently had a chance to sit down with Cincinnati corporate photographer Mark Bowen to discuss what he does for a living and just how he does it. Mark is well known in local photo circles and, more importantly, in…
a favorite portrait story
Since we’ve been talking about portraits the last couple of days I wanted to share a story about a particular portrait with you. Cleaning up the studio (getting ready for the move) has unearthed some forgotten mementos. Hidden in a…
business: wedding photographers working together
A few days ago I came across this 30 second video of images from Southern California wedding photographer Ira Lippke (subscribers view video here): Ira Lippke Studios from Wedding Life Photography on Vimeo. Though I’m not a wedding photographer the…
why I love news / the new photojournalism
I must admit, it’s hard to concentrate on photography at the moment, given all that’s happening here in the U.S. financial markets. News on the bank failures abound, I won’t rehash them here, but it has us glued to the…
around the net 20 , red hot DSLR wars
The SLR wars are blazing. First, the Canon 50d and it’s 15.1 mega pixel sensor was introduced earlier this week. The next day Nikon’s 12.3 mega pixel D90 with groundbreaking HD movie mode was introduced. The internet is awash in…
a simple year long photo project
I’ve been writing quite a bit lately so today’s post is purposely short and simple. That doesn’t mean it was quick to create, though, it actually took about a year. Over the course of a year I documented the twin…
one wedding photographer’s formula
Last January I ran into my friend Stephanie Carson at Sitwell’s, a popular university area coffee shop here in Cincinnati. Stephanie is a very successful wedding photographer in the region (view her website here and fun blog here) and she’d…
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