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IDEAS for breaking photographers block!

On April 3, 2012 / News, Tutorial / Leave a comment

Recently I have been so busy with work as an EMT and working around my house and having my daughter with me at home, I keep putting taking photos aside. Then when I go to take photos, I don’t have any ideas of what to shoot! So today I have come up with a few ideas I wanted to give and try, and that might help you out. I was thinking of different subjects from colours to shapes. Then for some reason I thought about shooting doorknobs? Doorknobs, those little things we touch every day without even thinking about it. Think of different shapes – All kinds of shapes, squares, triangles. Try anything Different colors – I am planning on doing this my self. Picking one color and just shooting that colour. It will really get your creativity going!

SEO Tips for Photographers-Tools and tips!

On March 28, 2012 / marketing, SEO, Tutorial / Leave a comment

Hey guys, Today I was working on my SEO and my analytics and I did a quick Google of (Portrait Photography 17022). It came up with a few other local photographers which is great, But what is better is that I am featured on the absolute top of the page! I may not get the business that the others get, but I am a top dog for local photographers! I have worked for hours upon hours, late nights and early mornings to get my SEO-(Search Engine Optimization) to the level which will get me to top rankings. I am glad that I have achieved this, but the work never ends. You have to fight for success like you want to breath! and trust me I’m fighting! So I wanted to pass along some of my tips for getting good SEO. Note: It may take weeks to

POLICE Harassing Local Photographer!

On February 23, 2012 / News / Leave a comment

I was shooting a time-lapse which I’m still working on, I arrived at this site around 9 and was there for about 3 hours until these two cops rolled up! At first I was calm and refused to give ID, After the second cop was breathing down my neck and really threatening me. I gave in and tried to get them to leave. Then stuff got heated. The first officer (Charles Tobias) was nice but just couldn’t grasp what I was doing after 4 explanations, He started to become angry when backup arrived, I guess so his fellow cop knew he was tough and could handle me? I gave him my ID even though I knew I didn’t have to, to try to make them leave asap, After the second cop (Cleland) notice I was recording become very upset, I