Years ago when I first went digital I had a love/hate relationship Will Crockett. At the time Will was teaching a technique he referred to as the Facemask Histogram – a method through which you could determine if the “mask of the face” of your portrait subject was properly exposed. It is a great and [...]
I am super-pumped about the upcoming release of my new E-book, Garage Portraits. It seems like I’ve been working on it forever! I just put the finishing touches on the individual E-book covers and thought I’d give everyone a sneak peek. First there’s the new logo which, if I say so myself, is pretty awesome. [...]
As much as I like writing and/or recording those inspirational messages I need to remind myself occasionally that you’re here to learn about photography. Certainly we need to remain inspired – but we need some meat once in a while too. Today in this longer-than-I-expected video I talk about Cowboy Studio radio slaves. Pardner, if [...]
by: Dave Meir – The Portrait Expert My career in portrait photography has come full circle. Starting in the basement of my home where I photographed 25 high school seniors in my first year. Then moving to a storefront studio where, at our peak, we were doing 350 seniors a year. And now back to [...]
Had a question from a member recently about how to balance the color in her images. Decided this would be something more easily understood in a video so I created a quick one. Actually – if you’ve been around for any length of time you’ll know I have never in my life created a quick [...]
Do you currently accept credit cards as a form of payment in your portrait business? If not you’re missing out on potentially higher sales – or any sale at all – from clients who are short on cash. No matter what your personal philosophy is with respect to using plastic – it just makes good [...]
Had a question recently from a member who has been asked to photograph a high school prom. She was looking for background ideas and wondered if I could help?;-) Photographing high school proms can be a significant money-maker – especially considering the typically slow time of the year when most proms occur – the early [...]