Black Friday blog round-up

While everyone else is crashing malls and crashing websites today, I am staying home. I am going nowhere near a public place. Instead, I am working on wedding photos all day for my last wedding of the year and catching up on some blogging reading. I was tempted to go to a mall and photograph humanity at its worst, but I don’t want some middle-aged woman to beat me to death with my own camera. So, I am staying in. Here is some interesting reading from around the inter-webs:

Photography deals – Scott Kelby has worked with some vendors to create amazing deals for Monday, November 30th. The actual deals have not been announced yet, but they are bound to be good. Since it will be “Cyber Monday”, I am sure there will be a lot of selection. If you need gear, now might be a good time. Or, inform your family and friends.

Workshops – Editorial portrait photographer Jeremy Cowart is planning a series of workshops in the December and January time frame. The workshops appear to be in the planning stages, but dates have been announced (and adjusted). Jeremy is a fantastic photographer and I am sure the workshops will be worth the money, and they are not too expensive. If you are near Nashville, definitely checkout the workshops. If you go, let us know about your experience.

Ground control to Major Chase – Want to know how Chase Jarvis gets some of his amazing commercial shots? In a recent blog post with video, Chase introduces us to a rig he calls “ground control.”

Yes you can do that – Travel, portrait, and inspirational photographer David DuChemin posted a great, short article on what will hold you back in photography. It is a case on the “coulda, shoulda’s”. Like David, I have suffered from both of these issues from time to time. For example, every time David posts a new image, I think “I wish I could have done that.” He is truly amazing.

Fun family portraits – When you think of family portraits, does it involve Sears and and white background? You are thinking of the wrong thing. I am a location portrait photographer, and so is David E. Jackson. Want to see some killer family photos he did for a fellow location photographer? I highly recommend viewing these family photos. The kids are priceless.

Inspirational work – Not really a blog post, but definitely some inspirational work. Check out Laura Taylor, a portrait photographer in California. Laura has a signature look, which is very California. The group of photographers she works with all have a similar look. Gotta love medium format, and Laura uses it well.

That’s all for now. I will be back sometime soon with more. Maybe next Saturday. OK, back to editing wedding photos.

See y'all soon,
Hunter

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