Who doesn't love seeing what kind of camera gear someone else carries in their bag? I've always been a big fan of The Photo Brigade's "In My Bag" column in which they highlight the contents of a photographer's gear bag. I find it interesting to compare and contrast my gear bag with someone else's, and sometimes
Event photography might sound boring, but it can be potentially lucrative for those looking to make money from photography. Ever since I started my photography business in 2012, events have comprised a majority of my paid photo gigs. In this post, I'll share some tips and advice for getting started as a professional event photographer.
Whenever an event photographer is hired, it is important that the client supplies him or her with a shot list. In essence, a shot list details all of the essential moments or things that absolutely need to be photographed. When I did a Google search for shot list ideas, I was surprised to find that they
As I begun progressing in my photography career, I began having clients ask me if I would shoot tethered. I admit, I had to do a Google search to figure out exactly what this meant, and it was a bit of a challenge to get a tethered setup going. First off, let's talk about what
The benefit to starting photo editing of a night's work at 12 midnight is the rare chance to see and shoot an epic thunder and lightning show that illuminated Seattle's sky late Friday night/early Saturday morning. I posted these photos over on my portfolio website, but figured I'd write a little about how the shots
While traveling through the Big Island, there is certainly no shortage of places to visit and things to do. During our 7 day trip around the Big Island, we started in Hilo, went down to Volcanoes National Park, up to Kailua-Kona, inland to Waimea stopping by Hawi, back to the coast in the Waipio Valley/Honokaa,
