September 2010

Getting Kids to “Un-Model”

September 12, 2010
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Childrens Headshots In Detroit Mary DuPrie Getting kids to “un-model” can be quite a task.  Kids as well as adults have an idea of what modeling is.  I call it “vogueing” or better yet “face-booking”. Really trying too hard to model, over the top, stiff poses.  I want a very relaxed almost bored looked.  When […]

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Commercial Studio Photography

September 11, 2010
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Commercial Studio Photographers In Detroit Mary DuPrie I’ve  mentioned in the past that for me a great high key is the most important commercial look to perfect.  It seems that most of my commercial clients ask for it.  If you shoot models and want to branch out into commercial clients it would be great to […]

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Childrens Dance Headshots In Michigan

September 10, 2010
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Childrens Dance Headshots In Michigan by Mary DuPrie My affinity for shooting straight on serves me well when shooting headshots.  I love a model to look directly into my lens.  Not an easy task at all.  It looks quite simple but is actually quite difficult to do. Maddy is a talented dancer (another category of […]

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Model Photography Workshop Giveaway Winner

September 8, 2010
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Model Photography Workshops In Michigan by Mary DuPrie Congratulations to David Orser… this space’s for you Why?  Because your response shows me how people understand things differently. You commented on a person that left a comment of my “post”  Versus leaving a comment on one of “my” previous posts.  So it shows how people view […]

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Model Photography Workshop On Me!

September 8, 2010
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Karolina from 2010 Workshop Model Photography Workshops Mary DuPrie It’s time again.  September 17th-19th I have another great workshop coming up One spot has been reserved for one special blog reader… opps, I meant to say “commenter” The spots on me, travel and lodging on you We will be making photography backdrops again which will […]

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Photographing Models In Detroit

September 7, 2010
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Professional Detroit Model Photographer Mary DuPrie I labored today.  Cleaned and painted my radiators  at the studio.  Stripped my floor in a  20’x20′ bay, yuk, a hard dirty job.  Went all out with oil based paint and primer.  Got a big sliver of glass in my finger I can’t get out… boo hoo When shooting […]

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We Need Friends, Friends Who Know Stuff

September 6, 2010
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Michigan Commercial Photographers Mary DuPrie Sometimes I feel sorry for the old timers in this industry.  It must be hard to switch from film and embrace something so foreign and new.  Digital had a long learning curve for me and was expensive.  Not an easy task to change over a studio. Sometimes I don’t feel […]

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Wannabee Contemporary Portrait Photographer in Michigan

September 5, 2010
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Contemporary Portrait Photographers in Michigan Mary DuPrie I see the writing on the wall.  I need to add to my business model.  I’ve never been a portrait photographer so I’ve never used their business model.  Selling prints, books albums and who knows what else.  But that’s about to change.   I’m on a quest to […]

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