tackling a photo a day 2009 – part 1
I’d mentioned trying to get in a couple more updates before winding down on prophotolife so I sure want to follow through. This post is split into two parts: today I’ll mention some of the more philosophical things I’m realizing…
official presidential portraits
Votes for the 2008 U.S. Presidential election are being tallied as I write this. The past year feels like it’s been one long, non-stop political conversation and many of us are relieved to see it finally coming to a close….
(re)discovering the $50 film camera
A couple weeks ago Brian Auer at Epic Edits Weblog mentioned a project he was putting together and I’ve been looking forward to it ever since, for a number of reasons. The short story is this: the project encourages readers…
Switching from Apple Mac OS X to Windows Vista ?
Can a photographer find happiness switching from Apple’s Mac OS X to Windows Vista? This photographer is going to find out in a controlled experiment. Yes, at Daylight Photo we still have our eight Mac machines up and running and…
around the net, volume 14: copyright, links, movies about photographers and a photo a day
Definitive copyright info I just watched a couple of very informative videos on Photoshop Insider: Scott Kelby’s exclusive interview with Attorney Ed Greenberg on copyright, model releases and shooting in public. Many of the questions posed by prophotolife readers regarding…
a letter from a reader – decisions, decisions about a photo education
Today I’d like to share a letter from a reader. Questions like this are always welcome and they give genuine purpose to what I hope to accomplish with prophotolife.com. This young man is the future of the profession… Hi, my…
the DIY Alex Spiderlight
My friend Udi over at DIYPhotography.net has a great post on Alex Campagna’s DIY Spiderlight. If you are into DIY studio lighting this is a must-see. I had made a duplicate post on the Spiderlight but I consider DIYPhotography.net THE…
studio color management system
So why do you even need color management? Well, if you do product photography you need to reproduce your clients products accurately. If you photograph people you need nice skin tones. Even if your photos have random, crazy, vibrant, whacked…
White Lightning 1600X Strobe
Lighting: (1) White Lightning X1600 in Photoflex 293 Medium (24 x 32″) softbox for main light, (1) X1600 background light with 40 degree grid A great thing about the clamp lights used in the DIY videos is that they’re an…
Logos for photographers – The Logo Company review
What does a custom logo design for your photography business cost? With The Logo Company you’ll find high quality and surprisingly affordable logo design services (Logo Design Just $149). An earlier prophotolife post discussed why you should design a custom…
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