Molly Menard Shoot
I recently had a chance to hang out with Molly, who is a local model (sort of). She is one of those girls that will model for anyone, but doesn't like to boast about it. She has done some work with me, C.T. Pham, and i recently found out she has had work with Abercrombie and Fitch advertising. Molly knows she's very pretty and could easily jump start a modeling career, but has other priorities in life.
This session wasn't something I scheduled, nor was it really something specific I wanted. We were just hanging out, and there was some stellar natural light coming in from my window. She had my awesome shades on and decided to bounce around like a lunatic on my bed. I saw the fun in this, and immediately knew this would be a great photographic opportunity to show her personality.
Photographer’s Social Network: Shuttrr
I recently received an invitation to join the new photographer's social network, Shuttrr. It is currently in BETA mode and is allowing members by invitation only. If you want an invitation leave a comment below and I will send you the code.
It has a lot of features facebook has, but yet is catered to photographers. It is not an exact copy of facebook, but contains some base features that has made facebook popular and unique.
Below is a screen shot of what shuttrr looks like after you log in on the homepage.
If you are a photographer, I suggest checking this site out. It is fun and a great way to meet and network with fellow photographers!
SHUTTRR.com
Devising your own Freelance Contracts
Recently I read the article posted by the graphic designer Brian Hoff, “What to Include In Your Design Contracts”. He has some excellent information and I highly recommend you stop by for a visit and read through the article (and subscribe to his RSS feed if you haven’t). I am going to expand on his article a little bit, and his will set the base for what I am about to touch on below.
I would like to give some insight on how I devise my contracts. This will probably be more catered to the photography side, but you can take this and twist this to other areas of the design world. We will be putting together a basic contract for a photo shoot. Now I must use this time to make my disclaimer, as I am not a lawyer and I have limited legal knowledge when it comes to offering advice about contracts. I have read books, I have hundreds of copies of different kinds of contracts saved on CDs, and even took a law class last year, but that still does not make me an expert on the subject. Everyone should seek proper legal advice about his or her contracts if you plan to get serious about freelancing, and you cannot hold me liable if you plan to use anything in this article for a contract. I have pieced together my contracts from numerous sources of information and advice given to me from other individuals.
This contract contains everything in a single form from the description of the assignment with an estimate of the photographer’s fees, terms and conditions, and defined terms. Below each section contains a sample in .pdf form that you can click on and download.
10 photography tips to better your skills
Photography is an art and another way to express the way the world reflects upon an individual. It is simply capturing a moment in time that reflects what you can hear, smell, taste, feel, and see. As some say, “You are writing a story with light”. Everyone has a great photograph in them, but not everyone can be a great photographer. Creating a visual narrative, consistently, is the gift that photographers have.
In this article I will be sharing with you some basic tips to help you improve and advanced your photography skills. This article is geared toward the amateur photographer or the beginner that is just starting out and looking for a path to help guide them.
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BOOM! Finally received my OTA Android 2.2 update this morning on the DI. Thanks VZW. [rohixx]
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Designers, what's more logical to you. Using your logo wrapped N a <H1> tag or using the H1 tag as intended as headline content 4 each page? [rohixx]
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Tweets 2000 Free Photoshop Patterns http://bit.ly/cu0rfw [rohixx]
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I want to date a girl just so I can break up with her and get practice. [rohixx]
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