August 2010

Welcome To Detroit

August 11, 2010
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I did a commercial shoot a couple of years ago for Greek Town Casino.  It was right up my ally, attractive models smiling, not trying too hard, being warm and friendly.   My “hey” and “alligator” smiles are my signatures and I truly feel I get hired because of them.  The majority of commercial work is […]

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I Love Headshots

August 11, 2010
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Larry Peters, Actor As everyone might know by now, Detroit has been given a business boom with the film industry now in town.  It’s been great for a lot of business owners here in Michigan.  There was a booming business years ago and it’s been quiet up until now.   Actors that haven’t been doing […]

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Turtling

August 10, 2010
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Having a “non-model” client pose in a model way is no easy task.  To get the face and emotion right and then ask to do awkward body positions is hard. Mike is standing with his weight all on the front foot to thrust the body forward, what I call “turtling”.  The camera flattens you out […]

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Lashes

August 9, 2010
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Once you start shooting models simple things become a big deal.  Take great eyelashes for example. Great full bottom lashes are especially hard to come by and Andi has them to spare.  Andi’s a great test model because she can do her own makeup.  She definitely has a preference on how she wears her hair […]

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Authors

August 8, 2010
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I’m not sure why but in the last two weeks I’ve had three authors contact me.  Humm, do I have an authors look?  Authors typically don’t have any funds for a shoot and don’t understand usage so my fees are pretty reasonable for them.  One author was a previous client, I shot her twin daughters […]

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Sleuthing

August 7, 2010
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I’ve been spending quite a bit of time sleuthing lately.  I’ve been consumed with Google. Years ago before I owned a computer I wanted to make latex molds for some art projects I was working on.  I didn’t know where to get the products so I walked down to my neighbors who owned a computer.  […]

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Not What I Had In Mind

August 6, 2010
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Andrea, July 2010 Workshop During my workshops I have a certain idea what an image will look like.  Kevin mentioned he really liked an image that I had shot previously of Andi. We were at the end of a long day and this was a grab shot.  I had done this same location, chair and […]

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Pocket Wizards

August 5, 2010
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“Model praying her website shows up on Google” Photographers share in different ways with different people.  With people close to you everything is on the table.  People you just meet, perhaps a bit more reserved.  What do they want, really? I’m at the point that I really don’t care.  Certain things would bother me though, […]

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