It’s been a long week and I’m off to Boston to do some cycling and check out the markets. There are some plans in my back pocket for new portfolio pieces and those should be under way next week some time. I’m thinking about moving on to a black portfolio, the white book is pretty [...]
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JPG Magazine Photo of the Week
JPG Magazine online just voted my Happy-Go-Lucky Goldfish photo of the week. Once again, I didn’t even know it. Someone from the website said, “congratulations.” I love this photo series as evidenced by my jumping goldfish logo. The photo on this blog posting is an outtake from the original shoot.
National Association of Photoshop Users – Editor’s Choice
I was tooling around the NAPP – National Association of Photoshop Professionals – web site (I’m a member) and discovered my Broken Eggs photograph is an Editor’s Choice for this this week. Who knew? It’s a nice way to end the week. http://www.photoshopuser.com/members/portfolios 7/02/09 addendum – The week is over and you can’t find my [...]
Seeking Out Master Craftsmen (Women, Really. No Joke.)
A lot of advertising photographers invest in hand-made portfolio housings. They are the finishing touch to a lot of hard work and make for an impressive presentation. I hand-made my own portfolios and slipcases because it seems like a really important part of the process. How could I entrust anyone to the task of making [...]
On The Topic of Master Craftsmen
In reading The Craftsman, by Richard Sennett, I was reminded of the guild hierarchy: an apprentice spent 7 years before becoming a journeyman and the journeyman, another five to ten years before earning the title of master craftsman. After years of producing elaborate, complicated photography projects, my new style of work has become rather intuitive, [...]
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Visions and Portfolios
So, here I am, launching a new portfolio of work feeling as excited and motivated as one can be, even in the midst of all this economic disaster. Photography consultant, Selina Maitreya, has guided and groomed me over the past year for this event. We’ve looked at the vision, voice, and process of my work [...]
