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Flash vs. ambient light at events – which is better?
It’s a cliché in photography to say that “lighting is everything”, but this is especially true for event photography. Lighting at an event often sets the tone for the whole experience. In some cases, like the recent show at the Notre Dame Basilica I went to mounted by...
Want to learn about creating animated videos for company training?
Last year, Julian Haber Creative Studio's lead designer, Meredith Lindsay led the creation of several animated training videos. Many of these videos were designed from new scripts or audio transcripts. Some were from repurposed training materials originally presented...
How to manage ch-ch-changes in video projects?
If you've ever managed a video project you've had to deal with change requests - either as the one asking for them, or the one having to respond to them. In both cases the process can range from being helpful and productive, to extremely frustrating and...
The Value of Style Guides for Corporate Headshots
First written in 1918 by William Strunk Jr., The Elements of Style, later revised and updated in 1959 with E.B. White has consistently been referred to as one of the top 100 most influential books in English. Through its common sense advice and pursuit of clarity and...
Changing course and starting fresh? Be bold!
(*UPDATE - we did a radio show all about career changing - you can listen to it here on CBC Radio Noon: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-102-radio-noon-montreal/clip/15753239-your-experience-changing-careers) Sometimes you need to hit the reset button. And not...
The Hidden Perils of a Shot List
When contracting a photographer or videographer to cover an event clients usually provide a shotlist (a list of key images the photographer or videographer needs to deliver after the event). While this practice helps organizers feel they have covered the bases and...
Running a fundraiser? Ask for a donation-in-kind.
Fall is a busy time for fundraisers, though the needs of most organizations are ongoing throughout the year. As a supplier of photo and video coverage for events and conferences we are often hired by organizations to cover their balls, gala events, art auctions, golf...
How to plan a headshot session
September is a good month to plan for a headshot renewal session for your employees. As the weather turns ever so slightly colder and the summer season fades into Instagram memories, the return to regular routines brings a new kind of energy planners can leverage for...
Family Reunions – Where Every Photo Tells a Story
Family - whether you love it, hate it or something in between there's no getting away from it. Even those lost poor souls wandering the earth came from someone and hold in their veins the story of their predecessors. For many others of us, our families - however we...
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