by Craig | Jul 18, 2023 | Equipment, product photography, professional studio photography
A recent project I was involved in was photographing large products on location. The comfort of shooting in a studio, of which I worked in for 10 years, is that EVERYTHING I needed was there, organized and in familiar surroundings. The client comes to me, on my...
by Craig | Apr 6, 2023 | business ethics, Marketing, photographic philosophy, product photography, street photography
When it comes to product photography, probably the item most photographed by me has been candles. I have shot all different sizes and fragrances. Some of my favorites are: These fragrances actually smell as they are labeled. The Dirt candle smells like rich soil...
by Craig | Mar 15, 2023 | adventure, Business, business ethics, location studio portraiture
I have mentioned more than a few times that I have been a professional commercial advertising photographer for a long time. I have seen advancements in just about everything connected to professional photography. Just when I thought I have seen it all, a request for...
by Craig | Jan 29, 2023 | Business, photographic technique, post production
My commercial architectural clients prefer a variety of daytime images as well as evening twilight images of exterior views for completed projects. If a building has outdoor lighting of significant quantity and quality, I will elect to photograph that exterior in the...
by Craig | Nov 16, 2022 | adventure, Art, Equipment, Uncategorized
When I am asked what I do for a living, I say I am a commercial advertising photographer. To me this means I work with businesses to produce images to help promote, sell or inform their clients. I have been at it a long time. I have seen dramatic advancements in...
by Craig | Sep 27, 2022 | Art, black & white photographs, industrial photography, photographic technique, post production
Often times, while I am shooting for an industrial client on location, I carry an auxiliary camera with me. As I move from location to location within the facility, photographing machines, operations and other imperatives from a provided shot list, I keep an eye out...
by Craig | Apr 21, 2022 | Equipment, photographic philosophy, photographic technique, photography, post production
I met with a fellow photographer recently at a coffee shop. We talked about many things – from encountering the unexpected on a location job (and how we handled it), to tricks we use in post production, to whether or not having a few jokes at the ready to...
by Craig | Nov 17, 2021 | Art, black & white photographs, photographic philosophy, photography
I just ordered a new iPhone. My present one is cracked, outdated and full of images. When I scroll back from most recent to the very first image I took almost 8 years ago, (from 2 generations of iPhones), I can see my history flip back to a younger time with kids...
by Craig | Oct 14, 2021 | Equipment, photographic technique, post production
Photographing the architecture of a commercial business while they are operating can be a difficult thing to do. A long time client of mine likes his buildings represented with no people and no cars evident in the final image – what you might call a new born...
by Craig | Aug 11, 2021 | photography, Art, Equipment, photographic technique, professional studio photography
Museums are facilities where art work can be experienced in optimal conditions. Perfect lighting, absence of distracting sound, controlled temperature, and a planned layout all contribute to being able to fully appreciate a gallery exhibition. Artists labor with...
