The Unseen Secondary

A few years ago I was at a continuing education photography seminar in Pittsburgh, Pa. The class was very intense and covered many of the types of lighting most people use in studio portraits and commercial sets. The class discussed some areas of lighting many people never think a lot about. One of the interesting effects is know as the “unseen secondary”, photographers who shoot with flash in a studio scenario will be effected by...

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Networking Lancaster, Pa.

One of the most important things I have done to promote my business is by networking with friends and in small local Lancaster based groups. Lancaster, Pa. has so many of these network groups it’s really difficult to keep track of them and participate in many of the activities and events offered for the members of the group. I believe that speaking in general terms the best way to learn about any network group is to visit a meeting, as a...

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Useful Knowledge

Every Photographer at some point in their business life has decisions to make when it comes to equipment, hardware, software, and the various items that help run their business. I listed a few items I believe will help any photographer in regards to “must have” items that make  life easier. I place no specific value as to order of importance on my list, just an attempt to list a few must have or do items. My list will continue in...

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Usage and Copy Rights

Many people have a belief that once they get images from a photographer without watermarks on them they have the right to do whatever with them, and they have the © “copyrights”. In my opinion © copyrights are always the photographers alone and are created at the point of image capture. Usage rights are completely different  given to allow a client the right to use the image for specified purpose(s). One example of usage rights...

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Questions to Ask a Pa. Wedding or Event Photographer

Part one: A series of questions to ask the photgrapher. This post is for Wedding and Event, other topics for Portrait, Commercial, Public Realtions will follow in this series. I have seen just about everything you can imagine in the way of questions related to my photography. Some questions I have been asked are very good questions, and some are not. One really important questions to ask is about experience. Keeping in mind that experience is...

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