Category Archives: Photo Tips

A delightful Saturday

By Alex | Published: July 28, 2009

Cherise and her friends had a body painting party a couple of weeks ago, and wanted me to come along and photograph. How could I say no? We roasted on the way over. (90 degrees. Car has no air conditioning. $1000 to fix. No thank you sir.) Once we got there, I found myself surrounded by [...]

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A photo lesson

By Alex | Published: July 24, 2009

Where do I fall in the posed vs. candid scheme of things? Well, I think an example illustrates it best. Posed- Annnnnd candid- The only real trick to candid photos is time and familiarity. Once you’ve stuck around long enough and taken enough photos, people get tired of posing. I’m not really a fan of ’stolen’ shots, and [...]