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growing as a photographer and person skip to main skip to sidebar growing as a photographer and person total pageviews friday june 22 2012 so i know i ve touched on this before you can make beautiful pictures with older cameras say a d80 or a canon rebel with that said i can honestly say it s a hell of a lot easier making beautiful pictures with a full frame your friends can t afford it type camera i just got the 5d mkii yes i know it s old considering that the mk iii is out but i m smitten i don t have many lenses for it yet but they will be coming i m mostly shooting with a 28 135 and a 50mm 1 8 i m getting by and making some great images can t wait to start sharing more on this blog posted by michael hendrickson at 6 55 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday january 31 2012 new focus huh so it s the new year already and i m still playing catch up with weddings events and portraits that i ve taken in the past month or so it s kind of a bummer to have to backtrack through a lightroom catalog that i m not unfamiliar with in the next week or weeks my goal is to catch up and get back to what i love doing photography more day trips and more planned portraits to get me back in the mood it s very easy to get weighed down with projects and jobs while doing photography think about it like this you re a writer and you have this beautiful thought in your head and you know exactly what you want to do with it instead of being able to write that lets say tommy wants you to write a few chapters for him and a newspaper wants you to write an article about frogs relating to buildings the next thing you know you re doing alot of stuff that is conflicting with the fun part of what you love to do so hopefully this is one of the last posts you see before some beautiful new work in the next month or so posted by michael hendrickson at 4 58 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday january 5 2012 fire posted by michael hendrickson at 11 16 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday december 17 2011 holiday photos don t suck bady at them i just spoke at worcester free school hosted at worcester photo studio one of the topics that i talked about was photo composition which lead to christmas photos and how not to make them suck make sure you get rid of anything that s distracting and non christmas or festivus related if you re doing group pictures make sure you re subjects aren t wearing concert shirts or tank tops or anything that doesn t scream christmas or classy sweaters and slacks and a nice pair of shoes for the gentlemen and something much nicer for the lady i would tell a lady how to dress but i m a guy and not equipped to do so so that covers environment for the most part and attire so what to do about posing make sure clothing is not twisted stains showing or otherwise wrinkled and ruined look at hands what are they doing the last thing you want is to have these beautiful pictures while someone is clenching a fist or doing jazz hands if hands are in pockets then make sure that the thumb is out this will convey a sense of relaxation you don t want the people in the picture to look pensive or shy point those feet in for group shots the last thing you want is to have everyone s feet going every which direction make sure everyone s bodies are somewhat complimenting their opposites slight turns for body angle always is a given you don t want to have a police line up okay so i ll say this again for god s sake no direct flash i could rant on and complain and tell you exactly why just reread my previous blogs about this when you take your photos you should know some basic composition rules such as the rule of thirds google it i m not going to ramble on about it you also want to make sure you re not including too much overhead too much space above your subject or too much space to the side or bottoms of the pictures do not under any circumstances cut anyone off at any joints of their body do not cut peoples arms or heads off in pictures many a good picture has been ruined by the bad composition of a poor photographer so now that you have taken all these great photos and you re ready to post to facebook wait go and look back through the pictures and get rid of the bad ones make sure you re composition is spot on no blurry photos no photos that are just simply document the event now if you re somewhat hesitant about throwing away those pictures just remember that these same people will be around next year for you to get it right happy festivus and please do not say happy holidays it s just lame posted by michael hendrickson at 3 53 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday november 20 2011 photographers should date other photographers it just seems like a good idea my new girlfriend is a photographer and i love being able to compare my work to hers and vice versa a million other little things could accompany this post but i ll keep it short and sweet photographers should date other photographers posted by michael hendrickson at 1 59 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday september 21 2011 going for it starting your own photography business you have a camera and now you should have the needs to fund your new obsession if it s not an obsession i hope it quickly becomes one first you should decide how you want to make money what i mean to say is what do you want to shoot to bring in revenue you could go commercial and shoot for a company or shoot products such as jewelery or clothing or even buildings another is through the art of it you can take beautiful pictures and sell them at shows or online you can shoot portraits that range from models to babys and pets and anything in between my favorite though is wedding photography one wedding can land you anywhere from 1000 to 5000 and the workload isn t as bad as you think it is so you should figure out your pricing before someone actually proposes buying your art don t ever feel guilty about your price if someone is willing to pay 200 for an hour shoot then go for it if someone isn t willing to pay that then politely apologize and walk away from the situation it s one thing to negotiate but don t just drop your price because they can t afford you if someone says i really want you to take my picture but i don t think i need a full hour then you can drop the price a wee bit as far as selling your prints don t negotiate this is your art and you shouldn t compromise see my post about shooting weddings it s worth the trouble if you can call it that one wedding can buy you a 70 200 lens and a macbook pro think about that so starting a business one of the basic things that you want to do is go to city hall or your town hall and apply for a business license which will cost you anywhere from 15 to 50 max with this business license in hand you can go down to a local bank and open an account in your businesses name this is essential so that you can track your finances better with your business so now you need some swag for your business your letterheads business cards shirts and invoices and contracts you can either brand yourself or not brand yourself when it comes to this basically do you want to stick with one theme or not care at all that s for you to decide i ll be posting more about that later on in another post so i know there s a million other little things that go along with having your own business i m not going to get into those million little things the point of this post was to get you excited and to get you to take those first step some of what i said may apply to you and some may not but take those first steps and figure it out for yourself there lies a life of possibilities posted by michael hendrickson at 3 47 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels branding business costs intro michael hendrickson unitymike worcester mike intro michael hendrickson unitymike worcester photography opening so you bought a camea from best buy with the lenses n stuff going to keep this one short and sweet yesterday at start on the street in worcester ma i saw alot of people with dslr s i wanted to go and correct every one of them in some manner or other so here s some basic things you should know don t change your lens with your body facing out into the air treat it like an open wound while inbetween lenses change your lenses as quickly as possible to minimize dust and debris floating in dust on your sensor will show up in every single picture you take don t put the camera around your neck loop it under your arm having it under your arm and at your side allows you to protect it a bit better no longer will your camera swing into random things everytime you turn your body black rapid makes an excellent camera strap called the r strap and it allows you to leave your camera hanging down at your side at all times pop up flash don t do it shooting someone with flash straight on ruins the picture think about a deer in headlights no ones happy pop up flash is okay for crime scene photos or documenting a grizzly murder but when it comes to your photos you don t want anything to do with it consider hopping on amazon or ebay and finding a flash gun for your dslr basically a flash that slides into your hot shot on your camera and allows you to bounce the flash off a ceiling or wall or other to create something far more pleasing there are also many adapters for your flash gun such as reflectors or gary fond light sphere or a mini softbox you can also use a cord or pocket wizard to bring the flash away from the camera long enough to get the right shot take off the lens cap you can scrap the front element all you want and it won t effect your pictures just don t mess with the rear element if you make one little scratch in your real element kiss good pictures goodbye lens caps should only be used for storage don t be lame posted by michael hendrickson at 9 53 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels caps dslr lens pop up flash older posts home subscribe to posts atom followers blog archive 2012 3 june 1 so i know i ve touched on this before you can mak january 2 2011 16 december 1 november 1 september 7 august 6 july 1 about me michael hendrickson i m a wedding photographer from central massachusetts i currently have opened a photo studio with a friend and am commonly found there view my complete profile