Julissa messaged me about filming a video for her because she wanted to enter a makeup artist contest. The winner would get flown to New York City for Fashion Week to meet Mally and do some makeup. Julissa and I talked about ideas, and we decided to have her host a tutorial at her husband's office. The original idea was to film the tutorial and splice some video. It had to be under four minutes long, so I wanted to pack a lot of different footage and photos into it.
We filmed the tutorial, and then we filmed an interview a few days later at her house. There was a bit of miscommunication, and Julissa...
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I love being a photographer.
I'll admit, I was feeling a little overwhelmed near the end of last year. A part of me was struggling with the business side of photography, and I wasn't making as much as I wanted/needed. I often tell people that photography as a business is difficult because it's not like selling cars or other products you'd see on The Price is Right. Ask 100 random people what they'd pay for a family portrait session, and I'd imagine there'd be a broad range of guesses.
Do you want prints with that? What sizes? Maybe just a disc of edited digital negatives? Session length?...
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Location: Salinas, California
Type: Business Photography
I had the chance to sit down with Paul McLaughlin of McLaughlin Painting a few months ago. I had heard good things about him and was excited to see what I could learn from him. Paul has operated for years painting buildings around Salinas and California. Northridge Mall and PG&E are examples of some of the high-profile clients he's worked with and it was a pleasure to talk to professional who's so sincere, well-meaning and down to earth.
I got the opportunity to take photographs for him at two locations -- Salinas Valley Ford and Harden...
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When I'm at the computer, I usually have something running on my second monitor -- a television show or movie. I went on a Project Runway marathon which really got me wanting to do some fashion photography. I put up a Craigslist ad hoping to build a network of models and photographers. I got several responses, but nothing really came of it. It was kind of discouraging -- having come from an environment in Korea where people were willing to go out, meet up and create, I find there are less opportunities readily available in Monterey County.
Maybe it's just me. I've been away several years and a lot of my friends...
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