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 My present one is cracked, outdated and full of images.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...
by Craig | Jun 28, 2021 | adventure
I am not a real baseball fan. Games on the radio are the background sound of summer. They are long, dependable (one always seems to be on) and they are, at times, exciting. While in attendance, it is a sport where attention to the “action” on the field...
