MW Fine Art Photography
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  • February16th

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    Saw this in the latest PDNewswire email blast.

    Photo Assistants! PDN Wants To Hear From You

    Starting next week, PDN will be conducting a confidential survey of photo assistants and digital techs. We want to know: How you’re paid, what skills you offer, how you find jobs, the best and worst parts of assisting. Fill in the survey (it takes 10 minutes) and you can be entered in our drawing for a $100 gift certificate at a major photo retailer. To receive the survey, email Holly Hughes at editor@pdnonline.com. The survey results will be posted in March on PDNOnline. Spread the word.

  • January9th

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    I sit here still working on my “2009 – a Retrospective” series. I look through the final cuts and see that so many things are missing and then go back to add more. Thanks to everyone who had a helping hand in getting me to the places where my photos are made. Without certain people, many of the photos that I have made would have not been possible.

    I plan on having this collection loosely “completed” by then end of the weekend. There are so many people that had such a large impact on my life that I want to make sure that I include all the great memories. Under much thought I have also decided to include pictures that I have taken with other cameras other than professional SLR cameras. I decided on this because the main point of the project is that the moment captured is more important than the high-tech machine that captured it.

    So in essence, I hope to have this project wrapped up soon.

  • August1st

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    I came across this by WIRED Video with Clay Enos awhile ago and have been meaning to share it with everyone. Clay’s recent work include an AWESOME book of portraits made on the set of Watchmen. Listening to Enos is inspiring in itself. Take a quick watch and leave your comments.

  • July10th

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    I’m really not one to pass on forwards that I receive in my inbox, but this one hold a few truths. Take is for what it is.

    GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:

    1. No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats..
    2. When your Mum is mad at your Dad, don’t let her brush your hair.
    3. If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person.
    4. Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
    5. You can’t trust dogs to watch your food.
    6. Don’t sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
    7. Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
    8. You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
    9. Don’t wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
    10. The best place to be when you’re sad is Grandpa’s lap.

    GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:

    1. Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.
    2. Wrinkles don’t hurt.
    3. Families are like fudge…mostly sweet, with a few nuts
    4. Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut that held its ground..
    5. Laughing is good exercise. It’s like jogging on the inside.
    6. Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.

    GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD


    1. Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
    2. Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
    3. When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you’re down there.
    4. You’re getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
    5. It’s frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
    6. Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician
    7. Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.

    THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:


    1. You believe in Santa Claus.
    2. You don’t believe in Santa Claus.
    3. You are Santa Claus.
    4. You look like Santa Claus.

    SUCCESS:


    1. At age 4 success is . . . not piddling in your pants.
    2. At age 12 success is . . . having friends.
    3. At age 17 success is . . .having a driver’s license.
    4. At age 35 success is . . . .having money.
    5. At age 50 success is . . . having money.
    6. At age 70 success is . . . having a drivers license.
    7. At age 75 success is . . . having friends.
    8. At age 80 success is . . . not piddling in your pants.

    Of all of these, “Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut that held its ground.” is the one that sticks out at me the most. Think about any creative idea, business leader that the public was “nuts”, or even the guy that thought that dancing bears would help sell Pepsi, he stood his ground and defended why he knew that dancing bears would appeal to many and help boost the sales of Pepsi.
    Recently viewed a post that included a video taken at the 2009 Sasquatch Music Festival. Take a look and leave your comments as to what you think.
  • July9th

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    I am going to take a page out of David Hobby‘s book and take some time to share some links that I think are well worth the time. I will be making more an effort to do this more often, as it’s a way to share with not a lot of jibber-jabber on my part and it gets you to the good stuff faster! So here we go!

    • The Strobist Jet Pack is a great little DIY project that solves a few problems for the solo shooter out there that is always wishing that they could get that light off the camera further.
    • Have you been the victim of a lighting test-shot? If so, make sure that you check out Light-test.com. Everyone is welcome to upload your own light-test image to the community.
    • Chase Jarvis recently posted a great talk that he gave at the Art Director’s Club of Denver.
    • Joe McNally is STILL playing around with Speedlights, and as always, is creating some mind-blowing results. (Where does this guy think of these things?!)
    • ‘Reverie’ the first feature film made with the Nikon D90 is completed and in the stages of being released. Check out a teaser here. And/or check out the official web site!
    • As always, stay up-to-date with Nikon Rumors.