Family Portraits

Family portraits can be fun as well as memorable. Try not to be so rigid and formal. The looser you are going into the photo session the more relaxed your subjects will be. Once relaxed you'll see a side of them you may not have expected. The clients become themselves and this is the image you want and need to capture. This is that magic moment you've been waiting for. So, forget about all the formalities and let your subjects get loose, then do your job and capture those moments.

Website or Not ?

Are Websites necessary for a photographer? Is it critical to have fresh breath on a first date? Sure. First impressions go a long way. A website is a Great way and a cost effective way to market your talents. When you have that one opportunity to present yourself, you'll want to do it with style and class or in a way that people will remember you with. You may want to try something original, special outfit, hair color, extra white teeth. Presenting images never or rarely seen. Stay with the latest album designs, special covers or unique materials. Technology has allowed us as consumers to take advantage of many new resources at affordable prices. Do some research and hit the road running.

Roadside

Some cool debris on the side of the road. Almost fell off the stack while taking the pics, but my cat-like reflex allowed me the grace to pull it off. Actually, just tripped a little.

Tides Have Turned

Times have changed drastically. It is as if people are just waiting to be laid off and every day we are hearing news of hundreds or thousands of people losing their jobs. Microsoft, Nokia, Google, GM, Ford and more. Big names and small ones are all affected. In February, employers took 2,769 mass layoff actions involving 295,477 workers. That was only this past February. Mining; construction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of
companies and enterprises; educational services; accommodation and food services; and other services. These are some of the roughest times I've seen and the saddest part about all of this, is I expect to see worse.

Cooper Crash I-5 North

One never knows what to expect when traveling. Here is an accident this Cooper owner wished had never happened. This must have occurred minutes before I passed. Funny thing I had my camera on the chair next to me hoping to get a cool photo of a sign or something. Then this tragedy appeared and I was there to document the shot. This is one of those unfortunate situations no one likes to see.