Your portrait is my art.
Posted in Business, Creative Effects, Mainely Portraits, Photo Illustration on Sep 3rd, 2010
There are many reasons people need a professional photographer. Special event Too many years without a family photo Business Something Fun I recently did a multi-need session for a client (who happens to be my daughter) opening a new business. Headshots Web Photos Something Fun!
Posted in Creative Effects, Mainely Portraits, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, webinar on Aug 18th, 2010
Mark your calendar!! Photoshop Elements Webinar Series. Tuesdays, September 26 – November 16. 9:00PM Eastern. 1 hour sessions. $10 per session or $50 for the series. Every time I speak to a group about photography, I am asked if I teach Photoshop classes. The answer is always the same. NO! I live in Photoshop! I use Photoshop everyday and can not [...]
Posted in Creative Effects, Mainely Portraits on Aug 9th, 2010
I have a terrific summer project! NOT painting the house. It needs it, but that’s not the kind of project that I want to do these days. I am working on a series of community activity photos in the style of Norman Rockwell. The Rockwell Saturday Evening Post magazine covers are fascinating as both art [...]
Posted in Creative Effects, Mainely Portraits, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements on Jul 15th, 2010
Yesterday I had the pleasure of talking to a group of folks from The Maine Women’s Network and the Androscoggin Chamber of Commerce about the role of photography in their business. There is always a duel purpose when talking to groups like this. #1 I want to promote Mainely Portrait Photography. #2 I want to [...]
Posted in Business, Creative Effects, Mainely Portraits on Jun 11th, 2010
Lisa Shulz, Absolute Marketing and Design Products, surprised me at yesterday’s Business 2 Business Trade Show in Lewiston. She had this beautiful blanket made from one of my favorite photos! We had talked about this as a possible product for my clients, and Lisa took it to the next step. Once I felt the incredibly [...]
Posted in Business, Creative Effects, Mainely Portraits on Jun 7th, 2010
Not too long ago, a client requested permission to use one of my portraits for a pastel. Today the pastel artist, Sandra Lee Huston, sent me a copy of the piece that she did. You will notice the addition of the little girl’s kitten to the portrait. It is a lovely gift for her mommy [...]
Posted in Business, Creative Effects, Mainely Portraits, Photoshop on Jun 4th, 2010
I have OPD. Obsessive PhotoShop Disorder. And I do not intend to try to overcome it. There are days when I play, play, play and learn, learn learn. Many of the images that I play with remain buried in the computer, but the skills that I develop while playing emerge when I need to retouch [...]
Posted in Creative Effects, Mainely Portraits on Jun 2nd, 2010
Yes, I am well! No health issues. Thank you for your concern. After an April Fools post in which I “PhotoShopped” my head without hair, I decided that shaving my head was an option that I had never considered. Why not? My hairdresser had the same reaction that many others have had, “Are you OK?” My [...]
Posted in Business, Creative Effects, Mainely Portraits, Photo Illustration, Photoshop on Jun 2nd, 2010
I finally bit the bullet and entered two photo competitions. This is a scary move for many artists. It’s one thing to prepare a piece for a client but quite different to put yourself out there to your peers. That’s OK for basketball players and golfers, but ME?! The first was sponsored by a photographer [...]
