“Oh my God, I have fat cheeks.” Really? You have fat cheeks? You’re a professional cheerleader for the NFL, there isn’t an ounce of fat on you, and you think any part of you is ugly? If you don’t think you are beautiful, what hope is there for the rest of us? My mom had […]
I spent five days at the happiest place on earth. A sanitized, sugar coated world where, as one parent put it: “You can eat M&M’s for breakfast!” A perfect world of no XXX stores, barely a bar, never a drunk, and certainly never, ever, EVER the foulest of foul: LITTER. Spending five days in Disneyland […]
One of the hardest parts about owning your own business — any business — is figuring out how to get paid. Not just what to charge, although that’s an ongoing struggle for most of us, but when to get paid. Do you require a deposit? Will you accept credit cards? Are you going to offer […]
I’d been on the road, shooting events and green screen photo executions in rapid succession that would put a politician canvassing Iowa during a primary season to shame. One week: six cities in 7 days. And these were major events, one after another, in rapid succession. Stressful with travel, juggling client requests, and even weather. […]
This year, US Event Photos hit the ground running. I can easily remember in past years where our first event was over Valentines Day; this year, I’m in my 6th city in four weeks, with other events completed in Las Vegas and Washington, DC by mom and Melanie. That means we’ve done 8 cities this […]
Warning: if you are not a professional photographer or serious hobbyist, this is one of those boring posts. Suck it up, buttercup! My fellow photographers have been emailing me a few questions. Time to provide a few answers. If you are bored just read the (Tourettes notes). I am funny. Every year, I schedule a break […]
The cab crawled from the Las Vegas Convention Center and The Las Vegas Hilton — now a weird off brand– to the brand new Mandalay Bay Convention Center and Hotel. It was my first time in Las Vegas, and I stared out the window at the glittering Las Vegas Blvd as the cab (begrudgingly) took […]
In the last blog post, I started a rambling discussion on the business of photography. While your eyes may have glazed over, there is a method to my madness: so many photographers are ARTISTS (as in, Ohhhhhh, Mi Cherie! I am an ARTEEST!”) and not business people. Then they become frustrated as two things happen: […]