BOOKS FOR YOU – NO CHARGE
Recently I decided to clean up my hard drives and simplify the way I am storing files. I discovered some cool gems that I had almost forgotten about.
Here are three publications I have produced over the years. Grab them if you would like a copy.
LIGHTING BOOK ONE
Produced from a set of blog posts from about the time of my CreativeLive shows. Not new, but the information contained IS indeed rock solid.
LIGHTING BOOK ONE (Portrait Lighting)
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SIMPLE GEAR COURSE BOOK
Written for the UDEMY class of the same name (Free on UDEMY) it covers a wide spectrum of ideas and techniques for shooting high quality portraits with simple and inexpensive gear.
PORTRAIT LIGHTING WITH SIMPLE GEAR COURSE BOOK
A SYSTEM FOR FINDING CLIENTS
If you are looking for a system for finding clients in your area, here is one for you. I could go into a lot of marketing platitudes and stuff, but all I will say is “this works”. Period. No matter if you are in a big city or in the country, it works. Not a secret, nor is it a trick. It is a system, tried and true, for finding and keeping, commercial clients. And it involves work.
I hope you enjoy them. If you do, drop me a line.
I am working on new ones for this year. Should be fun.
— don
Introducing Collections III: Fall 2022
Introducing The Collective III: Fall 2022We are a group of photographers who have binding love of the photographic medium, and a desire to share our work with all who love the magic of photography. All of the photographers in this book are members of Project 52 Pro...
TEN WAYS TO STAND OUT IN THE CROWDED FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Everyone tells you the same things… here are a few different approaches. There are more photographers than ever before. And while I do not believe that is necessarily bad, it does create a lot of marketing “noise”. Our mission is to raise ourselves up above that noise...
SEEKING THE “PERFECT” IMAGE MAY BE COUNTER PRODUCTIVE
Sometimes we get focused on the things we think will make us better and ignore the simple things that will indeed make us better. Recently I wrote about not taking enough photographs, now I will take on the idea of the ‘perfect’ image… or exposure or composition....
POLAROID PORTRAITS AROUND 1985
Back in the mid ’80s, I was shooting a lot of fashion and beauty work in my Phoenix studio, and occasionally in New York and Chicago. Those were heady times with shoot schedules coming back to back for weeks and months at a time. My work at the time was mostly focused...
SO YOU’RE A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER… WHY SHOULD ANYONE HIRE YOU?
“Why should I hire you to shoot this job for us?” This is one of the most challenging questions you will ever get. It happened to me once and I had no answer. None. My brain simply stopped doing anything as I sat there wondering what in the hell I was supposed to say?...
BLACK FRIDAY
THE ANNUAL BLACK FRIDAY EVENT RECORDINGS NOW AVAILABLE I have been doing this for several years. My Black Friday stuff is always free, always entertaining, always informative. Everybody else wants your money, I only want you to be better at what you do. THIS YEAR'S...