Photographing models

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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Photographing Kids Headshots

September 4, 2010
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Kids Headshots in Michigan Kids are great.  It’s a wonderful change of pace at the studio.  I had two young sisters (about seven and nine) today and it was interesting to watch the younger sister study the older.  The girls were having a great day, having their hair done then going to lunch with mom. […]

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I’m A Detroit Michigan Model Photographer, Not An Agency

September 3, 2010
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Beauty Photographers in Michigan are lucky indeed I tend to keep it simple no jewelry I forgo extravagant makeup or hair No crazy themes Just keepin it real I mentioned I got a new IPhone a few days ago.  Well apparently there is some secret code I signed that says I can’t talk (as in […]

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