August 2009

Best Portrait Photography in Southeast Michigan Nominee

August 24, 2009 Contests

WDIV Detroit 4, the local NBC affiliate, is in their last week of the “4 the Best” competition and I am still in the running for the Best Portrait Photography category!  This has been an amazing experience and I am so thankful that I was nominated for it.  I must admit the whole event has [...]

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Is Digital Photography Easier than Film?

August 20, 2009 Discussion

In the last post on my series of Digital Photography Myths, one of the greatest myths I regularly see with digital photography is that it is easier than film photography.  Unless you’re only referring to a situation where you are plugging your digital camera right into a printer (e.g. PictBridge) to make prints, it is [...]

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“Full of Life” Child Photography Contest Finalists Selected!

August 17, 2009 Contests

I spent the weekend reviewing the nominations that have been submitted since the current “Full of Life” contest was announced.   My deepest thanks go out to everyone that nominated someone! I was blown away by all the nominations in July and August.  It was an extremely difficult task, but two finalists were selected to each [...]

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Is Digital Photography Cheaper than Film?

August 13, 2009 Discussion

As I wrote yesterday, one of the greatest myths I see with digital photography is that it is cheaper than film photography.  With digital, it is true that you can delete poor images only pay for those that you actually print. But, I’m not referring to just the cost of a film roll and its [...]

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Digital Photography Myths

August 12, 2009 Discussion

“Oh, you’re a photographer?  Aren’t you glad photography is so much easier now with digital?” – Everyone As a photographer, it seems I’m asked that question at least once a week these days.  There’s no wondering why.  Take one step into a typical consumer gadgets store like Circuit City and Best Buy and you would [...]

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Difference Between Portraits and Snapshots Wrapup

August 11, 2009 Discussion

As I mentioned in my first post suggesting  a series on the differences between snapshots and portraits,   it’s a reasonable question.  If you were to ask the average person with a point-and-shoot digital camera, I doubt they’d be able to give you a answer.  Besides, they’re both pictures of a person, right?! But, I’m [...]

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