Monday - what can I say?
09-29-2009, 11:03 AM
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Would she object if you shot guy models? Your portfolio is mostly ladies, so developing your professional body of work would always be a plus IMHO.
Anything to keep the camera shooting. Later you can reintroduce ladies and have a mixed gender clientele.
09-29-2009, 11:53 AM
#33
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HAWK911...if i remember correctly and from looking at your photo's that you've posted here, you haven't been shooting for long and you are developing your portfolio.
i studied fashion photograqphy and got my BFA degree 30 years ago from the school of visual arts in nyc...i had 2 successful photography companies out of college but it took a couple years to get established and make money...when i moved to seattle from nyc, i was shooting for nordstrom, macy's in san fancisco and worked with alot of high end designers...i dropped all that when i did a deal with the largest modeling school in the USA and sold over $4,000,000 of portfolios every year including babies and adults...it was grueling and took years off my life but i banked alot of $ and it enabled me to invest in other things that were less stressful.
i don't shoot much anymore as we invested in real estate and i manage our properties...i shoot about 14 weddings every year. a few architectual shoots and i do alot of portraits around the holidays but it is very part time
photo business is tough especially these days when everyone and their mother has a digital camera and everyone has a large opinion....
if you develop a style of shooting and continue with it and make it solid, chances are you will win....this also is directly related to shooting models whether male or female...the more poewerful and striking your images the less bull**** you hear from other people and people start listening to you instead of telling you what to do or what you should have done...
i remember several weeks(month?) ago you posted a b&w family portrait you shot w/studio lights...i think you had mentioned in your post that it was a test of your lights?...it was an excellent/solid photo and an example of what i am talking about...
i studied fashion photograqphy and got my BFA degree 30 years ago from the school of visual arts in nyc...i had 2 successful photography companies out of college but it took a couple years to get established and make money...when i moved to seattle from nyc, i was shooting for nordstrom, macy's in san fancisco and worked with alot of high end designers...i dropped all that when i did a deal with the largest modeling school in the USA and sold over $4,000,000 of portfolios every year including babies and adults...it was grueling and took years off my life but i banked alot of $ and it enabled me to invest in other things that were less stressful.
i don't shoot much anymore as we invested in real estate and i manage our properties...i shoot about 14 weddings every year. a few architectual shoots and i do alot of portraits around the holidays but it is very part time
photo business is tough especially these days when everyone and their mother has a digital camera and everyone has a large opinion....
if you develop a style of shooting and continue with it and make it solid, chances are you will win....this also is directly related to shooting models whether male or female...the more poewerful and striking your images the less bull**** you hear from other people and people start listening to you instead of telling you what to do or what you should have done...
i remember several weeks(month?) ago you posted a b&w family portrait you shot w/studio lights...i think you had mentioned in your post that it was a test of your lights?...it was an excellent/solid photo and an example of what i am talking about...
Last edited by groovzilla; 09-29-2009 at 12:21 PM.
09-29-2009, 01:08 PM
#35
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I get where you're coming from Hawk, but just so you understand, we might be pursuing this "other" topic as a means of supporting your interests. We've all become virtual friends, and I hate to see anyone's horizons get smaller, whatever the reason.
Yes Porsches first, but we do all have other interesting lives. Rock on dude.
... so about what oil to use on my undertray... any opinions?
Yes Porsches first, but we do all have other interesting lives. Rock on dude.
... so about what oil to use on my undertray... any opinions?
09-29-2009, 01:55 PM
#36
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hawk...would you mind posting that B&W family portrait again...thx
09-29-2009, 03:14 PM
#38
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yep...thats it...good pic and nice lighting...the whites are true and not overexposed...
soft boxes i presume??
was this shot in your garage or set up w/location lights at their house?
soft boxes i presume??
was this shot in your garage or set up w/location lights at their house?
09-29-2009, 04:14 PM
#40
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good job!
hey its tuesday ...i think this thread is a day old?
hey its tuesday ...i think this thread is a day old?
