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Being an amateur photographer, I’ve experienced when I’m out somewhere taking pictures of something, anything and someone sees what I’m shooting with, I get asked if I shoot ____ (family portraits, weddings, etc). Last October I was at my niece’s birthday party, at Incredible Pizza, and one of the people working there was getting married and she asked me if I had a business card because she was looking for a wedding photographer. Business cards? They’re something that I know that I needed to get at some point in time, but also something that I stressed about quite a bit. I wanted them to be perfect. Did I need an image? or several images? Which ones? Did I have “those” images that I could put on a card to advertise what I do? What about text? What about color? Vertical or Horizontal? I was sent an invite to attend a Pictage group meeting (which people who weren’t members could come, I’m not rolling like that….yet!), where the topic of discussion was going to be second shooting/shooters for wedding photographers. Hmmm, I’m trying to be a wedding photographer (along with other subjects as well), and I’ve been looking for opportunities to second shoot for someone, and there’s going to be a discussion group on this topic, with plenty of networking opportunities. As I was getting more and more excited about attending, I noticed a sentence saying “Bring lots of business cards”….Again with the Business Cards! There’s nothing like short term necessity that motivates you to action doesn’t it? Thanks to the advice of Ashley Kinney (who also passed me along the invite to the Pictage meeting), she recommended VistaPrint, who just happened to be running a free business card promotion, free cards! so I created an account, and had them rushed to me 3 day FedEx, and I must say for free business cards, I’m pleasantly surprised and happy with the way they turned out!
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As I’ve been working on developing my music portfolio, I’ve been replying to ads like crazy, it’s what you gotta do sometimes! Marktavious was one of a couple of responses that I recieved; so on a recent cold and gray Sunday, we took to the streets of Dallas and shot some photos….First we stopped at a downtown parking garage and went all the way up to the 11th floor, the security guard that rolled up on us was pretty cool, he was just making sure that we didn’t jump off!
I totally think that the one on the right could be an EP/Album cover photo….not tooting my own horn or anything, it just has that feel to it. After these, we made our way into Deep Ellum where I had seen this awesome red brick wall and I knew that it would make the perfect background, especially when I hit it with a 20 degree Grid spot….
This was a great shoot, Marktavious brought energy from the moment that I told him “Stand right here” and snapped the first test shots. Looking forward to working with him again in the near future…hmmm…maybe we’ll get in the studio and throw down on the white seamless!
Oh, yeah, if you want to support local artists/music; Marktavious has a single for sale on Itunes, check it out right here.
Tags: Alien Bees B1600, Arlington Tx music photographer, Dallas Tx, Dallas Tx music photographer, Laidric Stevenson, Laidric Stevenson music photographer, Laidric Stevenson Music photography, Laidric Stevenson photography, Steven Sow, Steven Sow loves Music!, Steven Sow Photo, Tamron 17-50
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Tags: Alien Bees B1600, Arlington Tx music photographer, Dallas, Dallas Tx, Dallas Tx music photographer, Deep Ellum, Laidric Stevenson, Laidric Stevenson music photographer, Laidric Stevenson photography, Marktavious Edwards, marktavious.com, Nikon D300, Off camera flash, One light pony, Steven Sow, Steven Sow loves Music!, steven sow music photography, Steven Sow Photo, Stevensowphoto, Strobist style, Tamron 17-50
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I’ve been applying myself into shooting things that I don’t normally shoot, you have to mix it up a little bit. I’ve been interested in getting into music photography, so I replied to a couple of postings on Craigslist, and I got one response. This is Cambrie Briggs; she has an powerful voice and incredible stage presence. She only sung three songs, all covers, in a short 15min set. I didn’t get a chance to shoot this as I wanted to, I was all ready to setup some off camera lighting, but the stage area was really small. I really hope that I’m able to see her do some of her originals sometime soon!
Tags: Dallas, Dallas Tx, House of Blues, Laidric Stevenson, Laidric Stevenson photography, Nikon, Nikon D300, photograhy, Steven Sow, Steven Sow loves Music!, Steven Sow Photo, Stevensowphoto
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Last month I had an opportunity to help out by second shooting a wedding for Miranda Smith Photography in Fort Worth. This is my first time really second shooting with someone. I’ve partnered to shoot weddings before, but second shooting is different, and fun! You shoot and turn over your files to the primary, Miranda was nice enough to give me copyright of my images for usage in my portfolio. Thanks Miranda! I’d like to share a couple of images from the day.
I’d like to thank Miranda again for taking a chance on an unknown kid!
Tags: 35 F2D, 50 1.4, 85 1.8D, Adorable Weddings, Adorableweddings.net, Fort Worth, Laidric Stevenson, Laidric Stevenson DFW Wedding Photographer, Laidric Stevenson photography, Laidric Stevenson Wedding Photographer, MirandaSmithphotography, nikkor, Nikon, Nikon D300, second shooting, Steven Sow, Steven Sow loves Weddings!, Steven Sow Photo, StevenSow weddings, Stevensowphoto, Tamron 17-50, Wedding
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I know that it’s been a while since I posted anything – and I don’t want to let this blog just sit here with nothing for the new year posted. I’m prematurely excited for 2010; I’ve had this feeling for the last couple of months that I’m sitting at a crossroads. Both personally and professionally. I have this feeling that something is going to happen for me this year, this is going to be the year for me. I have a couple of posts in the works right now:
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I had a wedding December 26th(yes the day after Christmas), that I shot as a second shooter!
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I’m going to post my new year’s resolutions.
I know, I know (about the resolutions) everybody is making them and posting them on Facebook, Tweeting them, blogging them. But that’s not why I’m doing it. In the past I’ve made resolutions and then not followed through, because there didn’t seem to be accountability. They didn’t seem concrete. They were just words in the January air, they left my mouth and then kept going and going, until they were out of sight and out of mind.
Blogging, just adds a permanence to my thoughts, so that I or anyone can go back to that post and say “See, you said that you were going to do this and you didn’t” You broke your resolutions. I think that because in the past, I just like everyone else, seemed to make resolutions that we all knew in our heart of hearts that we weren’t going to follow through with, we were stretching too far. You know the “I’m going to stop smoking” resolutions – when you’ve been a 3 pack a day smoker for the last 10 years. Or I’m going to run 5 miles everyday, but you really haven’t been exercising on a regular basis. The goal is too big – therefore too easy for you to give up on. I’m going to make some smaller goals that I actually will follow through with, and there by giving me momentum to accomplish something bigger!
Now I know the rule with photographer’s blogs is that we can be serious with our words, but there usually has to be a photo accompanying the words, so here’s a self portrait of me looking serious…or looking toward the near future:
Tags: 35 F2D, GOYA!, Laidric Stevenson, Laidric Stevenson photography, New Year's Resolutions, personal, second shooting, self-portrait, Steven Sow Photo, Stevensowphoto, Welcome to 2010!
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Sorry! Don’t think that I didn’t remember to post the last port of call of the cruise! Cozumel, Mexico – a land of beautiful blue water (it was really that blue!)
Stephanie loved her fan that she bought, both for the way that she looked when fanning herself, and for the cooling effect. It was hot, not Cayman Islands hot, but still pretty hot!
After the little shopping that we did, we took in lunch at Pancho’s Backyard, a nice little place right close to the port. If you’re ever in Cozumel, I recommend it. We even got a free appetizer coupon from our cruise shopping director (that’s that tiny dish in the upper right corner…small, but can’t complain too much, it was free after all!)
Collecting some sand – taking in the view…
Oh Yeah, can’t forget the towel animal that we got that night!
We enjoyed this experience of traveling on a ship, can’t wait until we are able to do it again!
Tags: Carnival Cruise, Cozumel, Cozumel Mexico, cruise ship, Laidric Stevenson, Laidric Stevenson photography, life, Mexico, nikkor, Nikon, Nikon D300, Pancho's Backyard, personal, Steven Sow, Tamron 17-50
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