Creating Good Animal Photos from a Captive Environment – Part Two Last zoo post I was sharing some ideas on learning wildlife photography skills while photographing captive animals. See Part One here I followed this Great White Egret until the … Continue reading
The Power of a Handwritten Note Marketing Monday with Skip Cohen One of the easiest ways to separate yourself from the competition is also one of the most forgotten, a handwritten note. Most of us can barely write a check … Continue reading
Commitment in Photography – Marketing Monday by Skip Cohen I’ve written a few posts in the past based on excerpts from the Walk the Talk series. They’re just short thoughts that get me thinking about this amazing industry we’re all a … Continue reading
Java Presse – Coffee Shoot The Genesis of a Commercial Shoot Not quite ‘nectar of the gods’ but I’ve found some serious joy in my morning coffee. It was a gradual process to see the pleasure I now have in … Continue reading
The Tougher the Challenges the Better Your Skill Set Will Become Marketing Monday by Skip Cohen Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. Racers sailing photo by Bob Coates Photography It’s an old African proverb, but the more I read … Continue reading
Lens Based Artist It’s been a little tough to get blog posts up and out lately. Our Internet provider has been having some problems and being downstream of those problems has led to slow to non-existent connection to the world. … Continue reading
World Record Family Portrait (almost) Know thy client. I was capturing a recurring family portrait of a family that is still growing. Having photographed Josh and his family previously on several occasions I knew that attention spans, especially with the … Continue reading
Phoenix Art Museum – Study Madame Koch & Her Children Oil on canvas Madame Koch & Her Children – by Julius Rolshoven For the last several years I have been spending quite a bit of time at museums studying the … Continue reading
Ever Think About the Good Old Days? They’re RIGHT NOW! Marketing Monday by Skip Cohen Looking for great quotes from Zig Ziglar, a typo in Google took me into Ziggy Marley! Sometimes we stumble on the greatest little gems … Continue reading
Tether the Lumix G9 Camera I was working on a commercial job photographing product for the Crystal Magic website today. I’ve got to tell you the tethering experience with this camera was sublime. I know that is some pretty intense … Continue reading