Newborns: As Seen by Janine is the latest development in my photography business!
Olive in Brown Basket with Mom’s Wedding Bouquet
A natural follow-up to adding weddings to my services in 2013 was newborn photography. My chance came with the arrival of Olive Jolie Paciotti the first week of November, daughter of Eric and Steph Paciotti, whose wedding I photographed during Colorado’s Great Flood in September 2013. Total joy was the experience of photographing Olive at 3-weeks-old and also getting a gorgeous family photo with her parents! (more…)
December 21, 2014 | Categories: Portraits - Newborns, Reviews | Tags: best lens for newborns, BorrowLenses.com, Boulder newborn photographer, Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 USM vs Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM, Denver newborn photographer, LensVid.com, Matthew Gore reviews, newborn, newborn portraits, newborns, Newborns As Seen by Janine | Leave A Comment »
Dan Bailey is having a 25% off sale on all of his photography eBooks for the month of July! These include: How to Become a Pro Photographer, Making the Image, and Going Fast With Light.
To order Dan’s books, click on any of the book images in this post, which are my affiliate links so your order will help to support As Seen by Janine, as well as helping you to become a better photographer. Be sure to use the promo code: JULY25 when ordering to get your 25% discount.
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July 9, 2012 | Categories: Reviews | Tags: adventure photography, Dan Bailey, Dan Bailey Photo, Daniel Bailey, eBooks, Going Fast With Light, How to Become a Pro Photogrpaher, Lowepro Photo Sport 200 AW Pack, Making the Image, Photographers to Follow, Photography Blogs, Photography eBooks, Photography Mentors, Photography Newsletters | Leave A Comment »
About a year ago, I learned that any really serious photographer knows they need to be using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom in order to take advantage of the best there is for professional photo management.
Nonetheless, sadly, for the past year I have been floundering with a very poorly organized workflow and storage system, resulting in far less than optimum use of my Lightroom’s capabilities. That is, until I came across what, in my mind, was like finding the absolute MOTHER LODE OF LIGHTROOM AND IMAGE STORAGE TUTORIALS by David Marx on TheLightroomLab.com! (more…)
June 22, 2012 | Categories: Reviews | Tags: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, backups, David Marx, external hard drives, image storage tutorials, LighroomLab.com, lightroom, Lightroom Catalog, Lightroom tutorials, Nat Coalson, NewerTech Guardian MAXimus 2.oTB "Quad Interface" Hardware RAID-1 (mirrored) Data Redundant Solution, photo backups, photo storage, Seagate Freeagent Go | 9 Comments »
Oh, how I love, love, love my X-Rite ColorMunki color calibrator!
What makes me especially partial to the ColorMunki Design model I use is that it not only color calibrates my computer’s display, but it also calibrates my printer to match my display, making perfect home prints possible on the first try, every try. (more…)
April 8, 2012 | Categories: Gear Reviews, Reviews | Tags: color calibration, ColorMunki, ColorMunki Design, display calibration, photography printing, print paper profiles, printer calibration, printer profiles, printing photographs, printing photos, X-Rite, X-Rite ColorMunki Design | 3 Comments »
David duChemin's Portrait of Toshu Boru in Ethiopia
David duChemin is a photographer who has a genuine understanding of how to make a portrait which evokes a deep and profound reaction in the viewer. (more…)
March 13, 2012 | Categories: Book Reviews, Reviews | Tags: book reviews, David duChemin, Forget Mugshots, Forget Mugshots: 10 Steps to Better Portraits, portrait photography, Portraits, reviews | Leave A Comment »
Long posts seemed destined to be my problem children forever! Photography tutorials, comprehensive gear reviews, and step-by-step, behind-the-scenes technical write-ups about photo shoots are all examples of blog posts which don’t lend themselves to short posts. TOC + is the answer…. (more…)
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Call me a Dan Bailey groupie if you will; it’s okay, I don’t mind. I can live with that because I know the truth, which is this: When Dan Bailey Talks, Smart Photographers Listen! (more…)
January 19, 2012 | Categories: Reviews | Tags: Dan Bailey, Daniel Bailey, eBooks, Going Fast With Light, How to Become a Pro Photogrpaher, Lowepro Photo Sport 200 AW Pack, Making the Image, Photographers to Follow, Photography Blogs, Photography eBooks, Photography Mentors, Photography Newsletters | 2 Comments »
Dan Bailey’s Going Fast With Light
I was super-excited when I learned Daniel Bailey’s newest eBook was going to be about “Going Fast With Light.” This eBook is an outstanding resource, whether you’re totally new to off-camera flash, or you’re a pro photographer looking for ways to lighten up your arsenal of off-camera lighting gear! (more…)
November 6, 2011 | Categories: Book Reviews, Flash Photography, Lighting, Reviews, Strobe Photography | Tags: adventure photography, Canon 430EX II Speedlight, Canon ST-E2 Transmitter, Colorado, Dan Bailey, Daniel Bailey, David Hobby, eBooks, Flash Bus Tour, Flash Photography, Going Fast With Light, Joe McNally, Light Modification, light shaping, Lighting, lighting control, Lighting Techniques, Off-Camera Flash, outdoor lighting techniques, photography tutorials, Portrait Lighting, softboxes, Speedlights, strobe lighting, strobes, Strobist, The Flash Bus Tour | 3 Comments »