Summer Photography Work

This summer I have been keeping myself somewhat busy by taking photos - but not just taking photos, taking photos for money. Primarily two things: senior portraits and weddings. Here is the deal with this line of work - it's fun and it pays well, but finding work sucks. It just sucks. Sometimes you get lucky and you find someone looking for a photographer, or better yet someone looking for a photographer finds you and contacts you. But in the world we live in, most of the time you have to fight for your work and I really mean fight for it. I like to refer to the phenomenon as a price war.

Today it's so easy to get into photography - invest a few hundred and get a crummy DSLR and a kit lens. Then snap a few photos, call yourself a photographer, and attempt to make money. Of course, you keep your prices low. Then the professional photographer who lives off the money he makes from photography does not know what to do when your charging $40 an hour for weddings and the pro is charging $400 an hour. Usually I'd say they are in diferent markets just like how while a BMW and a honda are both cars, the BMW is better quality and thefore costs more. However, in this economy, people are looking to save money in any place they can, and photography is a place they can...

Canon T2i Test Shot in HDR

This is my first HDR photo ever. I used Photomatrix Pro 3.2. Clearly there are some things I need to work on. First off, I need to use a tripod. While the software aligns the photos, it does not do a super job. Also, the biggest flaw is the photo is the depth of field. The right side is clear and in focus, however, the left is not. I shot this at 2.8f. If i shot it at 7f or 9f not only would it be slightly sharper, but everything would be in focus. This, I feel is one area where a shallow depth of field is not a good thing. Anyways, I just got my T2i today and it’s been awesome so far. I am very impressed with the photo and video capabilities.