by Julian | Jan 10, 2019 | ART, FOR CLIENTS, FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, FREELANCERS, PHOTO GEAR & GIZMOS
I took a picture every day with a Fuji Instax Mini 90 camera throughout 2018. My self-imposed conditions were simple: take only one a day and use it no matter what. I mostly stuck to this, though due to both technical and user failures on some occasions the resulting...
by Julian | Nov 28, 2018 | CORPORATE, FOR CLIENTS, FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, PORTRAITS
I was recently booked by a large corporation to shoot over 200 employee portraits in just two days. With such a high volume of clients there is no time for fussing around with fancy light setups, make up artists or even much time for banter with the subjects. Key to...
by Julian | Sep 28, 2018 | CONFERENCES, EVENTS, FOR CLIENTS, FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Conference planners (and the event companies that often interface for them and manage the local suppliers) often book photo/video teams well in advance of their conference, and usually long before the agenda for the event is finalized. The upside of this practice for...
by Julian | Aug 23, 2018 | CONFERENCES, EVENTS, FOR CLIENTS, FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, FREELANCERS
As a conference and event photographer I am frequently asked to provide estimates for covering day-long meetings or multi-day conferences. It is not uncommon to be asked to provide a detail costing out for services even before the official agenda for the conference is...
by Julian | Jul 23, 2018 | DRONE, FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
I lost my drone this weekend. I should have known something was off when my puppy ran off into the dark the night before. A foreshadowing I ignored to my despair the next morning. I was lucky with the puppy. He must have sensed the desperation in my voice when I...
by Julian | Dec 8, 2017 | ART, EVENTS, FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, FREELANCERS
Memorial to Leonard Cohen on the doorstep of his home in Montreal days after the news of his passing In the next few weeks many of us will have a little downtime and maybe even a chance to rest and relax (hopefully) with the people we love. Many too will be...