Feb

06

Trager + Frosty

Well, we got just enough snow and I had a great Saturday off.  Trager and I headed out in the afternoon, and it took all of 10 minutes until I could no longer resist going in to fetch the camera and a big light.  Seriously though, this kid is cute.

And yes, this is the real sky from today.  Gotta love when that happens.

(Strobists: Sun is used for kicker on left.  Flash on right.  ISO 100.  1/200th f20.) 

btw, double click on image to launch a full screen slideshow.


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Grandma Kathy says:

Love Frosty's arms...but especially LOVE seriously cute Trager! :-)

 (02.07.10 @ 02:42 PM)
Tyler says:

I love love the way it look with the flash. All the blue makes is so cool feeling outside, but Trager's cute cheery face looks warm.

Great shoot.

 (02.07.10 @ 10:57 PM)
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Feb

02

ShootDotEdit + Ask Dane: Today!

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If you're a photog, make sure and check out today's episode of Ask Dane.  Someone who I truly respect in our industry, Garrett Delph, will be on and the topic will be all things post production.  Garrett is the owner of ShootDotEdit, the leading post production partner for wedding and portrait photographers.  Even more, Garrett has become a friend and someone I trust to help me grow my business.

I truly believe that post production partnerships are the way of the future for photographers.  Well, at least any photographer who will build a sustainable and growing business.  Long term success will require one to move from a technician / skilled worker to a business owner / entrepreneur. As soon as you can remove yourself as the bottleneck to your company's growth, you'll be on your way to accomplishing your dream.  

For me, I've chosen ShootDotEdit for my culling and raw conversion of weddings.  I still get to put my own "touch" on all final edits and all that.  And believe me, Garrett will attest first hand the struggles I went through to 'give up control.'  But who are we fooling folks, culling and raw conversions are just the base of the process.  A process that many will easily hire in house employees to do.  But with SDE you get a team editing for you.

Bottom line is that you'll HAVE to make a decision at a certain point in your business on what to give up.  You'll have to do something to get your life back.  Do you want to outsource customer service, shooting, editing, book design, accounting, sales, etc etc?  For me, I'd rather keep all things involving relationships with my clients in house.  The other stuff can be done in India for all I care, as long as it meets my exact needs and specs.  

If you're a photog wanting to get your life back, ShootDotEdit is the first places you should look.  And for what it's worth, ShootQ is the next place.  Then start looking for an office manager.

Lastly, thanks to Dane Sanders for leading our industry with a spirit of grace and abundance.

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Karin says:

This is why you're my hero. For real.

 (02.03.10 @ 05:05 PM)
Matt DeBackere says:

Was meaning to ask you if you still used/liked ShootQ, I've been looking into lately as well as considering outsourcing like we talked about before, I either send it away or hire someone else to do it, plus I get sick of lightroom! haha

 (02.04.10 @ 11:43 AM)
Kyle says:

I hear ya Matt! Making the transition takes time, but the long run pays off!

 (02.04.10 @ 03:47 PM)
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Jan

29

Will you take a pic of my phone?

Ever wondered what it takes to photograph, say, an iPhone, for a magazine?  Then check out this video.  Amazing the work that goes into it.  I mean, can you believe this set up all for a couple phones?  


Cover creation from Peter Belanger on Vimeo.

Here's what Peter said about the shoot: After working on the latest cover for Macworld Magazine I wanted to show what is involved in making a cover. I focused on the three main areas: the photography, photoshop and design. I chose a time lapse format to convey lots of information in a small amount of time. The only drawback of time lapse is that since half a day goes by in 30 seconds, the whole process seam so easy! Lots of details were left out of the design process (like the cover meetings and rounds of layout options). I began to photograph the design process after the layouts had already been narrowed down to just three cover designs.

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Jan

28

Trager Dean

Well, I was going to post just one pic of Trager, but then got a little carried away.  

Lighting tutorial coming to the blog soon. As an appetizer, know that the shots of Trager jumping on the bed are actually taken at night.  Yep.  It was pitch black outside.  More on that later.  For now, some every day life pics of Trager.


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Matty D says:

these are alot of fun, good trick on the lighting, interesting for night time "day shoots" love the new pic galleries on here also, the simplicity is great!

 (01.30.10 @ 12:28 PM)
Kyle says:

thx deback! btw if you double click on an image, a full screen slideshow launches. hope to see you soon man!

(01.30.10 @ 05:02 PM)
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Jan

27

Welcome Kerbi Sue

I've been waiting for my new blog to go live for a month to be able to do this!  I wanted it to be the first post of the new blog, of course.

It's with overwhelming joy that Julie and I introduce you to our new daughter: Kerbi Sue.

Kerbi Sue
December 28th, 2009
12:37 pm
7 lbs 15 oz
21"

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Here's some pics ranging from a few days old getting home with big bro Trager smiling on to a few weeks old.  Many more pics to come, of course.  But this at least gets her introduced.

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Brett Jarnagin says:

The new blog/rebrand looks great man! Congrats again on the new baby!

 (01.28.10 @ 05:46 PM)
Kyle says:

Thx Jarney! I wanted to have all the galleries and content populated by now, but of course everything takes like 4 times longer than what you plan for. By Monday, it should all be populated. Make sure and check back!

 (01.28.10 @ 06:02 PM)
Kyle says:

btw, Jarney is the 1st comment on the new blog. put it in the annals of history.

 (01.28.10 @ 06:05 PM)
Brett Jarnagin says:

For a second i thought you said "anals" of history...

(01.30.10 @ 01:46 AM)
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