I have been encouraging all our friends and business associates to consider having a portrait taken to give to your children and loved ones. Family portraits and your portraits will be cherished for a lifetime....
I have been extremely busy in my new business cultivating several Real Estate brokerages that have kept the schedules full even during what was supposed to be a fall off in October. Some of the most fun has been flying the drone capturing videos for commercials and travel locations. Word...
My client, Brenda Smith, recently won the international award for Custom Design with this exquisite design of cultured pearls, one of a kind jumbo pearls which cost $80,000 wholesale by themselves. The wreath is made of 18K Gold and accented by diamonds, sapphires, and emeralds. The concept was presented in...
Commercial Real Estate Brokers are some of the most frequent users of Drone Photography, but the real money is in being able design video and print publications for your work. Being focused on end users is the key to landing nice segments of business and referrals. Attached is a front...
It has been a good year for growth in my business. With the recent acquisition of the drone with the large DSLR full size censor, my photos are doing the selling for me. So happy to have passed my FAA license certification on the first try, and now I am...
One of my latest videos produced for Master Planned Communities. Using a combination of video and still photography employing the "Ken Burns" effect, I have begun selling these to active realtors in the community. ...
In sales, one has to create a need to successfully move product or services. Photographing many homes in this development, all of the agents request that I photograph the resort amenities. Why not photograph the area just once and supply photos and video to agents for an economical fee to...
Keith Eatmon is one of my real estate broker clients, who wanted a better head shot for his business image and casual shots as well. We achieved several keepers with the jacket, but when he changed into his normal attire, he came alive. After getting to know Keith after several...
Practice, Practice, Practice. The photography that separates the run of the mill photos and images from the pros in addition to correct exposure and composition, is the ability to edit wide angle distortion and capturing outside views through the windows. HDR software like Photomatix does not leave much in the...
In building my Real Estate Photography business, it is a constant learning process to find better techniques to improve quality and save time. These little tips will also help my portraits if a client is placed in front of glass with a beautiful view. When on location, one does not...
In advance of the marketing program March 21, I have found a niche that might be of value to photographers. Hair Styling is a very competitive business, and stylists like my daughter are having a hard time marketing their talents, and their salons are often void of samples depicting their...
A competitor in the area has introduced a new product video of real estate. I believe they use a gimble made for a cell phone that costs between $500-$700. They take the footage, apply music, and publish it on Utube. When you click on the item it plays in enlarged...
This software gives me the opportunity to use many digital backgrounds and my personal images when compositing. Wanted to show the immediate result upon import. From here, I could do my editing of matching the image to the background with color temperature, and using Portraiture on the face....
Kerry-- In advance of your course this month, I have an option to rent space 13.5' x 13.5' for $150.00/mo in the gallery I once displayed artwork. There is a large unused attached room with exit doors and bathrooms across the hall from this space. I can use this space...
Clients are liking my eye lighter reflector. It is pretty hard not to get a good picture when using it. This lady is 69, and the combination of lighting and reflector took at least 20 years off of that....
My 2017 plan - No more backdrops! Well ... almost So that's it. I've been shooting on backdrops for most of my career when in the studio and I'm done. I'm sick of that look. My entire artistic desire right now is to shoot people or things in the environment...
Hi Kerry-- Testing your new interface... My business portrait and head shot activity is really starting to take off. Attached is a portrait taken of a Real Estate agent on location after photographing one of his listings. Shooting RAW, I wanted to remove the shadow from the left side of...
Welcome. We're excited to announce our new Members Only Chat area. For those of you that go way back, you know we used to have a forum. We discontinued that 2 years ago in favor of a Facebook Group. We now have out own members chat area here. So don't...
Hi, am looking for info on what I would need to get started with a single Q-flash for outdoor work (portable), and then what to add as I can afford them. I have been lugging my Alienbee 800 with a parabolic and it is very cumbersome. Wondering if these would...
I was amazed during the last art festival of the year with the photographer next to me. He photographed old graffiti walls, old gas station ruins, old cars, and basic things I would call junk. He made beautiful metal 24 x 36 prints and sold them for $1250@. Smaller items...
I have had very little luck selling this collage with just one sale in the past year, until I finally realized the models might be the reason why people are not interested. Showing this large 24 x 36 print, I got the idea of placing a photo of the customer...
I have been at this one for a while, populating the station with photographs and getting the lighting right on each so that the composite looks realistic. The image is printed on antique cold press thick paper which really gives it the old feel. I sold this large 24" x...
I wanted to try my luck at posting for the first time. Looking at the featured webinar tonight, I am seeing these mediums working to achieve a creative image with a portrait. Coincidentally, I have been producing many images for decorators using photos of leaves, grapes, table top photos of...
