The Photographers Behind Big Sandy

by | Apr 30, 2014 | Updates & Opportunities

The Photographers Behind Big Sandy
Photo by Daniel To view more pictures from the Big Sandy Event Photography track held last week, head over to the IBLP Google+ page! We photographers had a great time learning to jump out of our comfort zones to capture the student programs, the attending families and the great speakers that make the conference so... Read More »

Some Shots from Big Sandy

by | Apr 27, 2014 | Updates & Opportunities

Some Shots from Big Sandy
Here are just a few shots from the Event Photography Workshop this week! We had a great team of 15 photographers, not including assistants who helped out and parents who listened in. Everyone learned so much and it seemed to me that there wasn’t a single minute of spare time from 8:00 in the morning until 9:00 at... Read More »

ISO Makes a Difference

by | Apr 19, 2014 | Tips & Tricks

ISO Makes a Difference
Did you see the lunar eclipse the other night? I had never seen one on a clear night before so I was pretty excited when I heard this one was rolling around. The only other one I had the opportunity to observe was on a relatively cloudy night so I only caught hazy glimpses every once in a while of a seemly colorless... Read More »

Winter Hangs On

by | Apr 16, 2014 | Tips & Tricks

Winter Hangs On
How strange it felt to put on my overcoat again to walk to work in glistening snow, knowing that it was the middle of April and having thought spring had finally arrived! It was t-shirt weather just a few days ago. This was what my backyard looked like on April 15 in Chicago. Winter was giving me one last chance to... Read More »

Insights on Beauty

by | Apr 11, 2014 | Perspective, Tips & Tricks

Insights on Beauty
Have you ever thought about the verse in Genesis, “Out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight . . .” As a landscape photographer keeping an eye out for the intricate beauty around me, verses like this intrigue me and challenge me to look at the bigger picture, to think about... Read More »

Indiana Deadline Is Today!

by | Apr 7, 2014 | Updates & Opportunities

Indiana Deadline Is Today!
Today is April 7. And April 7 is the Early Registration Deadline for CAPTURE Indiana, which will be held just outside of Indianapolis from May 7-10. If you didn’t already know, this means that it’s the last day to take advantage of the $50 discount that you get when you register early. So, save fifty bucks and head... Read More »

What’s New This Year in Big Sandy

by | Apr 4, 2014 | Updates & Opportunities

What’s New This Year in Big Sandy
I’ve not posted much on the new opportunity at the 2014 ATI Family Conference in Big Sandy coming up in just a few weeks. I’ve eluded to it here and there, but there’s been so much interest within the current Conference registrants, that I’ve hardly had any time to extend the invitation beyond the ATI circles. So... Read More »

Rules for Shooting People

by | Apr 2, 2014 | Recommendations

Rules for Shooting People
In preparing for the Event Photography Workshop coming up in Big Sandy, Texas, later this month, I’ve been doing some research on general protocol for photographing people at events. Here are answers to four common questions: 1. What is standard protocol for photographing people? From experience and research, I... Read More »

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