Photo Talk with Don and Sid
October 16, 2020
We have these meetings every Friday at 1 PM Pacific.
Our discussions are rarely scripted, and we answer a lot of questions from those who join.
This PTF was a big discussion on strobes and their usage with some ideas you may have not thought about.
HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED YOURSELF FROM TAKING A PHOTOGRAPH BECAUSE OF WHAT SOMEONE ELSE WOULD SAY?
Have you ever stopped yourself from taking a photograph? And then thought later “I should have taken that shot”! The excuses and reasons abound for not taking a photograph that presents itself to you. Not the right time Not the right lens. Not exactly what I had in...
WHY I DON’T HATE UNSPLASH
For those of you who do not know, Unsplash.com is a website where users can post their images for other users to download and use for any project of any type. Free images. Absolutely and without strings. And so many photographers are so very pissed about it. Me... not...
DISRUPTERS ARE DISRUPTING THE DISRUPTION
Hulu aggregated TV and Movies into a streaming service that operated just like TV. Netflix took the model of the corner video rental store and put it online. Both started by presenting work already created. Amazon came in and made access to...
HOW TO WIN AT EVERY CLIENT MEETING EVER
How many of us get sweaty palms, stomach churning, and anxiety pains when we are going out to meet a potential client for the first time?It can be a real cause for high blood pressure and stress.It doesn't have to be that way.At all.I think a lot of it can...
INTRODUCING: MINIMAL VIABLE BRAND FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
WHAT IS A MINIMAL VIABLE BRAND FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS? It is a free course for you if you are not sure what you need to get started in the business. We all know that we need a car, and a camera, and a computer. But you also need the tools that help you get your...
WITH DELIBERATE DELIBERATENESS
Sounds like a word game, eh? Deliberate Deliberateness. What does it mean? It means you are deliberate in being deliberate. Nothing is left to chance. Nothing is left unexplored. Commitment to the extraordinary is a deliberate choice. And being...