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For the shooters…… RAW workflow……

admin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:00:16 +0000

I have recently been trying to find a podcast about photography that
is not just two people with cameras talking for an hour but one that
actually has some substance….

I think I finally found one that is pretty good… more intended for
the intermediate to advanced shooter – but they hit on all sorts of
items:

In the latest episode they talk about RAW – and the commentary by
Mikkel Aaland, author of Photoshop CS3 Raw: Get the Most Out of the
Raw Format with Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw, and Bridge, I found
pretty useful…

Might be worth a read or if you like podcasts – its worth a listen…

http://twipphoto.com/index.php/archives/229#more-229

I would love to hear some discussion about RAW workflow here since
the release of Lightroom and now the latest beta of Lightroom 2.0 –
if people are using it etc…

How do you like to see your photos from sites?

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:08:33 +0000

PDF? does resolution matter? Do you need HD quality video even thou you cannot view it in HD on 90% of the computers out there?

I have see the PDF thing down many times…. How do you want to get your photos?

Sample: This is a ,pdf Sample

We will be offering multiple formats but I am more interested in what people want to download vs. what I think you should be downloading.

Here is one not to miss….. Lux Kassidy

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:33:25 +0000

So Mystique has gone and shot with Lux ……… My thanks goes to Mark for what should be a great shoot in the typical Mystique style.

Are online portfolios worth the time?

admin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:47:29 +0000

I think many of us photographers have seen the huge increase in online portfolio sites and ways to get your name out… But do they work?

I have so many online portfolios I do not even know where my stuff is anymore and I have to say this is a bad thing. How do you balance time allotment vs. shooting? Is it more important to shoot or market yourself?

Where does this insanity end?

So for the quick list I know I have some kind of portfolio at the following places:

Definitely the longest one I have had is OneModelplace.com – Not free thou
Modelmayhem.com – Free and liked by many photographers

Then I have to worry about my site and then my soon to open members site:

www.blackdiamondproductions.net
www.blackdiamondmodels.com
www.girlsofblackdiamond.com

I think I need a lot more people working for me than just me…… and that’s just to keep this stuff straight on a day to day basis.

How do you cope? Let me know!

Tailor James…. a missed opportunity….

admin — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:49:55 +0000

So I had an opportunity to work with Tailor late last year at a large photo seminar. Great attitude and just a nice person. The sad part is our schedules were so crazy we never got an opportunity to shoot. So for the time being here are a few shots from another site …. one day we will find the time to shoot…

Lux Kassidy…. Some other quality work…

admin — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:45:14 +0000

Just a quick not to show off some fellow photographers work.

www.modfxmodels.com to see more of Lux

Photo Tips and Tricks?

admin — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:50:33 +0000

Photo Tips….. For the photographers out there that are looking to get into the glamour business I am happy to help however I can. I have spent most of the past four years learning about and developing my style of photography and also have learned the hard way all the legal and other issues that can go right along with the glamour and photography world in general. Feel free to email or post questions and I will do my best to at minimum give my opinions and maybe save you some money and time…learning from my mistakes.