Product photography is never boring with different challenges and interesting companies like Trinity Medical in Bedminster NJ. It was fun day of photography and even though we don’t always know WHAT we’re photographing, we know we can make it look good!
I use a company called Pixsy that searches the web for my images and then takes legal action on my behalf if possible. They recently found this overhead shot which shows the utensils have been replaced with their products, but everything else is obviously the same. The website says nothing can be done due to India's laws, but it’s an example of a modern problem for professional photographers and also why I don’t bother with watermarking my images. If they can do this….they can certainly remove a logo.
Hey, at least they thought the image was good enough to spend time editing it!
I had the pleasure of photographing the local Night to Shine event last weekend and this was a favorite. I love the joy in the girls faces, I love the people all around them and the way the light wraps around their faces (this is a technique I’ve been working on for years and FINALLY I’m starting to get it right).
I had the pleasure of spending the day at The Great American Volleyball DAG Juniors event in Seaside Heights NJ this weekend. It's a charity event with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society and The Beauty Foundation. Perfect weather, great people and an interesting perspective from the Seaside's chairlift made it a great day to shoot promotional video for them...and I snuck a few stills in too .
There have been so many times when I NEED a piece of photo equipment only to have it sit unused in my camera bag . I usually realize my mistake right after the 30-day return policy expires.
On the other hand, I have also purchased gear that has become worth its weight in gold. Here's a few examples:
Manfrotto 166 Utility Apron - I can't imagine not having this apron on my tripod. It is a catch-all for lens caps, filters, batteries, my phone, lenses...anything. It's a brilliant use of space and you can even load it up with rocks for more stability.
Giottos Rocket Air Blaster Air Blower
This small invention single-handedly killed the canned air business. It works great, blows dust from every crevice and doesn't end up in a landfill.
CamRanger Wireless Camera Controller
Plug it into your camera, download the app and your images are instantly transferred to your iPad. The only people that love this more than me are my clients! Nobody wants to stand cheek-to-cheek looking at your 2-inch screen. Plus, besides seeing the photos, you have complete control over shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, focus and can remotely click the shutter or watch Liveview.
Hope you you like the tips, I'll add more soon. What's your favorite gear?
Since I was recently granted my FAA drone license, I've received spam from a bunch of photo contests. I was about to submit to one before reading the following rules:
CONTEST TERMS AND CONDITIONS
BY SUBMITTING YOUR PHOTO YOU ARE AGREEING TO:
1.1 Submit an original photo that belongs solely to you, the Pilot.
1.2 Grant the copyright to your photograph to Fly4.Me;
1.3 Grant Fly4.Me the unrestricted, royalty-free, perpetual right to use, reproduce, communicate, modify and display the works (in whole or in part) for any purpose without any fee or form of compensation and without further notification or permission;
1.4 Grant Fly4.Me the right to use the photograph you have submitted into the Fly4.Me Photo Contest for publishing, illustration, advertising, trade, and promotion, or any other use in any medium for any purpose of Fly4.Me.
Basically, you may win $100, but they are now the owner and creator of your image.....YEAH RIGHT!!!
Last week, I had the pleasure of photographing the nation's second greenest school for Mitsubishi Electric.
The Willow School in Gladstone, NJ generates uses 70% less energy than a comparable school, is made of reusable materials, and collects rain water. Hopefully our grand kids will go to a similar school.
Kids and I tried to find every color of the rainbow as we walked around town....No blue except the sky and we cheated a little with the purple.
