chazphoto71

@chazphoto71 (12)

United States • Age 74

Joined myLot 14 years ago

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Anybody out there have their own photography business?

chazphoto71 @chazphoto71 (12) • United States 10 Feb 10

Whoever is on MyLot and makes their living taking pictures, please come out of hiding and start talkin'--this is your special discussion place, just for pros, no amateurs.

just for pro photographers

want to make friends with other professional photographers

chazphoto71 @chazphoto71 (12) • United States 10 Feb 10

Hi. I am new to MyLot and want in particular to make friends with other pros. I think that this may be a good forum to talk shop and I have gobs of questions about the state of the business during these bad economic times. Wow! It...

business coaching

photo business

What is the best time to take pictures of landscapes?

SilentRose19 @SilentRose19 (1733) • United States 27 Mar 07

Most photographs if you look at them are at sunset or at sunrise, does this make it the best time to take a picture? I wonder if taking pictures of things during the midst of the day is just as beautiful as taking one at the two...

pictures

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chazphoto71 This is a nice sentiment, but hardly true, except perhaps in the sense that a sensitive photographer can extract mood and vulnerability from his subjects. I have taken some bad photos when I was in a great mood, and some really awesome ones when I was not. In...

10 Feb 10

What is the best time to take pictures of landscapes?

SilentRose19 @SilentRose19 (1733) • United States 27 Mar 07

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chazphoto71 Hi, Rose. I am a professional and my entire life is photography. You are very observant. Yes, most good outdoor photography is taken either near dawn and in the early morning hours or else during the hour or so before sunset, which is called "the golden hour",...

10 Feb 10

How large is your memory card?

sjsum99 @sjsum99 (27) • United States 21 Jan 10

I'm buying my sister a digital camera for her birthday. I've decided and stick with what I know and get her a canon just like mine. I really do like the picture quality and how easy it is. My question being she is going on a cross...

camera

memory card

photography

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chazphoto71 Wow, David, I have never had to use any larger than a 4 gig card for any assignment I have had. You can shoot most weddings even on 4 gigs. My Canon can shoot a burst of 8.5 fps, but I have never shot that many frames without a pause. Do you shoot a lot of...

9 Feb 10

Photographers:Do you see yourself as more of an artist or a technician?

diamondsteam @diamondsteam (28) • United Arab Emirates 16 Nov 08

Some photographs are really marvellous and awesome.There is no words to express...

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chazphoto71 Hello David. I am an experienced pro myself and would like to talk to you about some challenges I have been facing. I like your work. Very nice. You are right, it is definitely equally art and technique, and that's what makes it so darn fascinating. I am going...

9 Feb 10

Photographers:Do you see yourself as more of an artist or a technician?

diamondsteam @diamondsteam (28) • United Arab Emirates 16 Nov 08

Some photographs are really marvellous and awesome.There is no words to express...

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chazphoto71 Photography is equally an art as well as a technology. To excel you must be both, do both, equally well.

9 Feb 10

potrait

kalaga @kalaga (547) • United States 1 Jun 09

do i need special lenses for taking good potraits?

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chazphoto71 Well, Blue Eyes, you are delightfully naive. Yes, technically you can, if you have a good eye, take good portraits with just about any camera, but don't kid yourself, having professional equipment with professional lenses that are sharp as a tack and have...

9 Feb 10

making it in the photography business

chazphoto71 @chazphoto71 (12) • United States 9 Feb 10

I am an experienced professional photographer, having shot over 300 weddings, worked in 4 photo studios, done assignments for magazines, newspapers, advertising agencies, you name it, I've done it. I left the field for a decade...

photography business

professional photography

New photo business

christys4angels @christys4angels (16) • United States 14 Jul 09

Does anyone have ideas on ways to get a photography business off the ground for like wedding pics and little leagues and senior pics, I don't know where to begin to attract clients.

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chazphoto71 Christy, are you an experienced photographer? Have you done professional work before? I have 9 years experience as a pro. I left the field a little over a decade ago and am trying to revive my business. Even for me it is darn tough to get established. The...

9 Feb 10