Portfolio Reviews

I can't believe it's been such a long time since I had a portfolio review.  Last week, the APA had a portfolio review that I had signed up for. I was scheduled to have my portfolio reviewed by two photographers that I have respected for a long time, Paul Elledge and Brian Kuhlmann. Many things about photography that I have preached over the years somehow slipped un-noticed in my own work. I somehow failed to see mistakes in my own work that I could easily see in others work. How embarrassing. I seemed to be emotionally attached to images that did not help my portfolio and failed to pay attention to details. In years past, we used to flip a polaroid image upside down to look at it in a more objective way. Brian reminded me of that when he flipped my laptop over.  Paul reminded me about using my images to tell a story.  Thank you guys for the wake-up call. I will soon be making changes to the images in my portfolio as well as removing some of the content.  I challenge you to allow other photographers that you respect to give your book a good critique. An honest critique can sometimes hurt your pride, but a dishonest one can hurt your business.

The RAW files at Sierra

Here is a recent blog post of a Sierra shoot we recently did. Check it out at http://sierrastudio.blogspot.com
Photo AND video in one day. Rock On!