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  • Photography – Seeing the Possibilities

    Photography – Seeing the Possibilities

    “One of the hardest thing for me when I was new to lighting, was seeing the possibilities in a location. When I first started in photography, I was lucky to have worked with a very talented photographer in Houston, TX. When I went to work for Joe, I had never been in a studio before,…

  • An Introduction to Digital Photography: Ten Ways to Improve Your Skills

    An Introduction to Digital Photography: Ten Ways to Improve Your Skills

    “The advent of high quality and inexpensive digital cameras has made it easier than ever to learn the basics of photography. The immediate feedback you get by being able to preview your images (via the LCD screen) in relationship to your exposure settings is invaluable. In the film days (not that long ago!), photographers had…

  • Summer Portraiture: Practical Technique

    Summer Portraiture: Practical Technique

    “It’s now almost July, and just because the weather outside is frightfully bright (for those in the Northern Hemisphere) doesn’t mean that you have to cancel all of your portrait photography. But taking advantage of the clear skies doesn’t mean that you have to shoot in broad daylight either. “ A nice article by digital-photography-school.com…

  • When to fire your client

    When to fire your client

    “A very wise designer once told me that his best advertising is a successful project. If you’re being asked to make changes that degrade the quality of your work then you may be better off looking for clients that will improve your portfolio.” I’m pretty sure a lot of you that visit stockvault.net work as…