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Company Parties and Event Photography – Beer!

I love photographing all sorts of events, parties, and gatherings. Here’s an image of a whiteboard at a company open house / party that I photographed a couple months ago.

I enjoy having fun clients who hire me to shoot company events in a light atmosphere.

Have a fun company event coming up? Contact me about event photography and let’s create some great images for your company marketing, website, or blog.

Business Listings and Directories

You strike me as the type that’s probably a savvy local business owner. You have your local business listed in online directories, right? You likely have a business listing in Google Places and I bet you’ve added your physical business to Yelp, haven’t you?

Since you’re making the effort to put your name out where modern folks can find you, I hope you’re including photos with your listings… they’ll make your business listing a lot more eye-catching than one without any images.

And since you’re just that cool, surely you have some kick-ass photos on there and not just a few snapshots, right?

Oh. If that last sentence caused you to hesitate a bit, drop me an email or give me a call and let’s upgrade your business image on the web.

Holiday Season 2010 for the Hobbyist Photographer

At ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo

Although I obviously recommend hiring a professional photographer for many situations, photography is a great hobby that’s enjoyed by millions of people. As we approach the Christmas season I have a couple things in store that I’d like to share with anyone interested in photography:

  • I’m preparing a Gift Guide for Photographers that should be published next Monday. I’m going to highlight photo-related gifts for all price ranges. That post will go up on Picture Pundit where I chat about photography and I’ll also post a quick note here once it’s online.
  • For those in the Portland area, I plan to offer a workshop or two in the January/February timeframe covering photography basics. I’m sure that plenty of folks will be getting new cameras and we’ll talk about the basics of exposure, composition, lighting, and an introduction to digital post-processing. I’ll post about the workshop here once I have the details, but the best way to get the info is to subscribe to my photo newsletter.

Need a family photo for your Christmas cards? We’ve still got a bit of time to schedule something but the time is moving quickly. Contact me if you need a Christmas portrait.

Always Learning Photography: Refining My Skills

One thing that’s a common trait amongst professionals is that they will always be seeking ways to further their education in their field. Earlier this week I attended a seminar by master photographer Clay Blackmore. Topics included portraiture, posing, and lighting. I came away with some new tips to refine my technique and create even stronger images for my clients.

I hope that regardless of your area of expertise that you’re always striving for improvement. I enjoy learning new things and honing my skills so that I can continue to produce great photography of people, events, and businesses in the Portland Vancouver area.

An Event of the Football Sort

I do a fair amount of event photography; thus far those events have been things such as parties, conferences, or other mostly-indoor affairs.

Last week I tried my hand at photographing a high school football game. I tagged along with Dave Scott to see what I could learn from someone who knows what he’s doing. What I learned is that I have much to learn. I did capture a few decent images; here are a couple of the action.

Skyview at Battle Ground

Skyview's kicker about to make contact