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MCP Project 52 – week 11 recap – welcome to week 12
Welcome to this week’s overview of the theme “darks and lights” where I’ll be highlighting just a very small sampling of the vast amount of fantastic photos submitted to our group pool. It is so great to see the number of members still growing; we’re at 3,100 now! And to think that the majority of those members regularly…
MCP Project 52 – Week 9 review & Week 10 launch
Welcome to our regular MCP Project 52 blog post where we’ll be looking back over week 9 and giving a little sneak preview of the new week 10 theme. And what a fun week it’s been, the theme “Express yourself” has inspired a lot of people to get out there and take some great photos. …
MCP Project 52 – Week 7 Wrap Up + Week 8 Theme
First off: If you haven’t already done so, download the FREE Fusion Mini Action Sets for Photoshop and Elements! You can download them from the MCP Actions website. The full Fusion Action Set goes on sale March 1, 2011, so this is a super opportunity to try it before you buy it! You can also…
Interview with Audrey Woulard, Professional Children’s Photographer
Interview with Audrey Woulard, Professional Children’s Photographer Last week, I had the opportunity to interview the talented and popular Chicago Children’s Photographer, Audrey Woulard. She is known for her natural light portraiture and her ultra sharp, colorful, with shallow depth of field photography. MCP Facebook Fans sent in questions and many attended this open dialog. …
MCP Project 52 – Features from Week 4 + Theme for Week 5
Welcome to our look back at week 4 of the MCP Project 52 and the launch of the theme for the coming week. This week has been an exciting one for MCP Project 52 as not only have we had loads of great submissions to the theme of Soothing Repetition we’ve also hit two big…
MCP Project 52 – Features from Week 3 + Theme for Week 4
It’s already time to recap week 3 and then move into week 4, where is the time going? . We have had another week of fabulous photos being added to the MCP Project 52, with so many wonderfully different interpretations of the theme Shades of Grey, it’s been really hard to choose our top ten.…
MCP Project 52 – Features from Week 2 + Theme for Week 3
Wow! It’s been a tremendous week for MCP Project 52! We have over 2,100 participants and have seen nearly 1,000 photos added this week! It’s a pleasure to be a moderator for MCP Project 52, as I get to see the submissions as they roll in each day! If you want to join in, check…
Project 52 Features from Week 1 + Theme for Week 2
Wow! What a response we’ve received!? And it was a short week, you all were only allowed half of the amount of time that you will have each week from here on out and we’ve seen so many amazing shots. We already have over 1,300 members of our Flickr group and we had more that…
9 Photographer Cartoons to Make You Laugh or Cry!
If you are a professional portrait or wedding photographer, you will probably relate to some or most of these animated cartoons. Even some hobbyist photographers may get a laugh from them. Enjoy – but try not to take any of it too seriously or too personally… Warning: If slang/bad words bothers you, there are a…
Ready To Start Shooting With a Flash? Here’s Where to Start!
Part 4: Ready To Start Shooting With a Flash? Here’s Where to Start! In the wise words of Zack Arias, “just start somewhere!” You know you have a shutter speed limit of 200, so I often start there; I then choose an aperture, usually something middle of the road say 5.6. I could use a…
MCP Actions Annual Blog Survey: The Results and Winners
The MCP Actions Annual Blog Survey is complete. I will leave the questions up, in case you missed it, but the results are in. And while my “Back to School” Multiple Choice Test was far from scientific, it did help me understand what you like, what you want more of, and what changes I can…
How To Create a High Key Image in Photoshop
How To Create a High Key Image in Photoshop by Michael Sweeney A classic look in photography is Black and White imagery. Black and white images are not always pure; sometimes they are sepia tone or cool blue tone, or even Duotone which is not B/W but most drop it into that catagory. It’s a…
Successes and Failures of a First Year Photographer
One Year Later: Successes and Failures of a First Year Photographer by Chelsea LaVere In the teacher world, there is a huge emphasis on the First Year. The First Year is all about what worked and more importantly, what didn’t work. It’s all about reflection, reflection, reflection. I am formally trained as an English major…
Wildlife Photography: 9 Tips for Photographing Animals in Nature
Wildlife photography is exciting and fun. And once summer hits, or if you live in a warm climate, photographers of all specialties may want to give it a try. Thank you to Patricia Downey for this great article. Living in southwest Florida with its abundance of wildlife is bliss for me. While photographing wildlife can…
White Balance: Tools to Help Set Custom White Balance ~ Part 3
White Balance: What Tools to Use and How to Set a Custom White Balance by Rich Reierson This post is the third in a short series on how photographers can use white balance to improve color in their photographs. Make sure to read part 1 and part 2. Here is the sample image prior to…
From Ebayer to Photographer | Interview with Heather Armstrong
Tell us a little about you, your family, and your kids? My name is Heather Armstrong. I couldn’t imagine living in a better moment than now! I love my life & all that it as become! I am a wife. I have three amazing kids–Conner-11, Kira-8, & Madison-7. And I am photographer. My website is…
Interview with the Amazing Angela Monson of Simplicity Photography
I had the privilege of interviewing Angie Monson of Simplicity Photography last week and am excited to share some of her story with you. Angie’s work speaks for itself. And I often get asked from my readers how they can recreate her look. Angie has offered to do a question and answer session as well.…
Where to start editing thousands of pictures from a big trip or on location shoot?
Today Daniel Hurtubise is going to explain his process of getting his images from CF cards to computer after a photo trip or big on location shoot. When you come back from a shooting in location, you usually comeback with a LOT of images. So today I’m going to walk you through my first step…
Heading on a Trip to the Wilderness? What to bring?
Daniel Hurtubise is doing a series on his upcoming trip to the Alaskan Wild. Hopefully this will help you learn what you need to prepare for a huge expedition. This week he will be discussing his gear. Then next time he will discuss what else he is taking with him. Like everybody else, the first…
Meet the “Clickin Mom” and learn about one of the coolest photo forums
I had the privilege to interview Kendra Okolita, owner of Clickinmoms – a great photography forum. You will love getting to know her as both a photographer (LuluBird Photography), owner of a popular photography forum and mom. If you want to try clickin moms forum, there is a special running right now. Just click the…
How to plan for a shooting exposition in the wild
I am excited to have Daniel Hurtubise as a guest blogger every few Saturdays this summer leading up to his shooting exposition in the wild. He will talk about his preparation for this trip with a world renown National Geographic Photographer. And then he will share photos of the trip and about his experiences. He…
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