I love the Holidays! Especially Christmas, as there are so many great photo opportunities. For stock photography, Christmas images are one of the largest selling themes. I almost always take a few pictures to upload, starting with getting the tree. What I love about the tree is the beautiful and fun bokeh created by the […]
I love taking shots of people! And ’tis the season for my holiday shoots, which means photographing children, and they are quick—which, as I usually shoot in manual mode, also means that sometimes I’m not ready for a great candid shot. I love Lightroom, however. Editing on this easy-to-use software is my second-favorite part of […]
I love travel, adventure, and meeting new people! So stock photography and I get along pretty well. I’m a lifestyle photographer and LOVE shooting people and capturing real, authentic moments. But for most pictures of people, you need a model release when you submit the photo as stock. (Here are some times when you don’t.) […]
Thinking of the warmer months helps me plan ahead for what I should shoot for my stock portfolio right about now. I have a bit of an edge here in California, since I can plan a shoot in the fresh green grass, with tulips, even during wintertime. I did something similar a few years ago, […]
After being inspired at a Great Escape Publishing workshop in October 2009 in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico, I started to submit photos to stock agencies. At the workshop, I listened to Lise Gagne, Shelly Perry, and Efrain Padro talk about their photo-selling strategies and successes. I took their advice, and I left the workshop […]
I love taking pictures of my food and then adding them to my stock portfolio. Food images sell, and the ones I take pay for the dish that I photographed… and sometimes much more. For instance, this tower of tuna tartar has sold enough to pay for the entire meal that my son and I […]
Every year, Pantone selects a Color of the Year. This is the color that’s supposed to dominate the hottest trends for fashion, home décor, and graphic design. And the chosen shade for 2018 is Ultra Violet! I love purple, so I’ll be keeping an eye out for it whenever I’m out shooting. Recently, I set […]
The start of a new year is always a great time to set some new goals to help yourself grow, both artistically and professionally. I find that goal-setting always helps me “up my game.” So, going into the holidays, I set a goal of my own. For the holidays, I offer my clients mini-shoots at […]
It was a foggy September morning in Los Angeles when I met Stefania. A travel blogger from Bologna, Italy, she hired me to capture her “fashionista style.” The setting: the legendary Venice Beach at sunrise. This sounds like the ideal photo shoot, right? Not so much. Although Venice Beach is one of the most photogenic […]
In 2008, my life as I knew it changed dramatically. I was in the executive search business, recruiting and placing people on Wall Street. I worked with financial market institutions around the world. But then the 2008 credit derivative crash happened and my business was hugely impacted. I had just hired my niece after her […]
