I decided to make a list of things I wish I knew when I started photography.
Feel free to share, like and comment.
It's a expensive hobby or trade. Try to avoid getting into debt.
Start off with a less expensive camera and spend more money on your lens.
Purchase insurance for your gear.
Expensive camera does not make a great photographer. Like Jordan's does not make great Basketball players.
Purchase insurance for your gear.
Learn your Camera inside and out. Read every page of your Camera manual.
Learn how to move to Manual mode and get out of Auto Mode.
Learn the ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture.
Get it right in the camera and use Gimp, Paintshop and Photoshop less. Slow down and think about your composition, location and subject.
Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Make mistakes and learn from them. The pros make mistakes but they don't show it.
Purchase a External Hard drive to backup your photos. In 2007 I lost all of my photos when my Computer Hard Drive died.
Find a mentor and don't expect then to teach you everything.
Try to shoot something every week
Don't expect everyone to like your work. I use to try to take photos for everyone.
Look at people work that inspire you
Avoid adding big ugly watermark and vignette to every photos.
Always keep learning
How to become a model
Written by: Renaldo Everett renaldocreative.com
REQUIREMENTS
- Fashion: 5'8"-Up (Example: Tyra Banks, Kate Moss, Twiggy, Chanel Iman, Alex Wek, etc…)
- Commercial Print 5'6-Up (TV Commercial, Print Ads, Sears, Pepsi, etc…)
- General Commercial: Any height or age (TV, Sears, Wal-Mart, Pepsi, etc…)
- Glamour: Any height: (Playboy, Maxim, FHM, etc…)
- Urban Glamour: Any height (Example: King Magazine, Black Men, Show Girlz Magazine)
- Urban Fashion: No info (Ebony)
- Hair & Beauty (Any) (Hype Hair, Ebony, etc…)
BUILD YOUR BRAND
Build you brand and choose a name people can remember. Example my brand name is Renaldo Creative.
Sign Up for www.twitter.com, www.facebook.com, www.modelmayhem.com,www.modelturf.com, and www.duskspot.com. Choose something liketwitter.com/yourbrand and not @cuteandprettync291.
AVOID SCAMS
Don't sign up for Modeling Schools/Agencies like Barbizon Modeling and John Casablanca Modeling School, because John Casablanca and Barbizon is both a legit scam? You can view complaints about John Casablanca School at:encrypted.google.com/#fp=470aa…. John Casablanca did create a legit model agency called Elite Modelswww.elitemodel.com. A real Modeling agency like Elite find you work and take a percent from what you make. Normally from 10% to 15% per job.
FIND GOOD AGENCIES
You can also find verified agencies at:www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/…
STEPS TO BECOMING A BETTER MODEL
If you want to become a great model. Practice posing in the mirror, book photo shoots, and look at Magazines and Model online portfolios. If you're a freelance model you don't need a Manager. You can manage yourself and be successful.
Study models work that your admire. Visit their site, blogs and study how they pose.
INDIE MAGAZINES
Respect independent urban Magazine. These Magazines can boost your career, and help you get more work. Use these Magazines to expand your career.
MARKET YOURSELF
Post Vlogs on www.youtube.com www.vimeo.com and www.facebook.com Promote yourself, answer fans questions, give beauty tips, or show behind the scene videos.
Build your personal website; don't just use Twitter and Facebook. Invest in a Professional Web Designer or use services like www.tumblr.com , www.wordpress.com , www.wix.com (Choose HTML5 site) and www.blogger.com.
Join art communities like www.deviantart.com, www.carbonmade.com and www.behance.net. Modeling is still an art form.
Do Promotional work like Fashion Shows, Magazine, Car Show, etc.
BOOKMARK THIS SITE
Read every page of www.modelingadvice.info
BUILD YOUR PORTFOLIO
Book a shoot with a Professional Glamour or Fashion Photographer. Photo from the Mall, School Pictures, Cell Phone, Wal-Mart and other Retail store don't fit in your Portfolio book.
If you're in Eastern North Carolina, Book your shoot with me today and start your portfoliorenaldocreative.com/contact
SAFETY
Discuss bringing an Escort to the Photo Shoot with your Photographer or Avoid bringing escort to your Photo Shoot. When models bring a escort I normally put the escort to work. Only work with photographer you trust. Ask for reference or testimonies. Escorts can get in the way and destroy the photo shoot. Also don't assume that a female Photographer is safer to work with than a male Photographer. Ask for reference or testimonies from female photographer. Male photographer got a bad rep from GWC Guy with Cameras. Normally fake photographer that don't care about Photography. Call the photographer before the shoot or meet in person. Keep in touch with the photographer and a family member. Until you get home safe.
INFO FOR MODELS FROM MONIE LOVE:
Lookout for scheme and scams.
View my Testimonies renaldocreative.com/testimonie….
TOP MODEL AGENCIES
Ford Models Newyork
111 Fifth Ave., 9th Floor,
New York, New York, 10003
Tel (212) 219-6500
www.fordmodels.com
Elite model management Newyork
Address
245 5th Avenue, 24th Floor
New York New York 10016
www.elitemodel.com
Click Models
129 West 27th Street
Penthouse
New York, NY 10001
www.clickmodel.com
Major Models
Major Model Management New York
419 Park Avenue South
suite 1201
New York NY 10016
tel 212.685.1200
fax 212.683.5200
www.majormodel.com
Wilhelmina Newyork
300 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
www.wilhelmina.com
Boss Models Newyork
Address: 227 East 56th Street
Suite 301 3rd Floor,
New York 10022
www.bossmodels.com
IMG New York
304 Park Ave South
Penthouse North
New York, NY 10010
WWW.imgmodels.com
WHY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER CHARGE SO MUCH?
I hear a lot of people complain about photographers charging too much. So I decided to write this post about why Wedding Photographers charge so much.
- Equipment use for weddings is expensive.
- Flash cost close to $600.00 www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consume…
- Camera cost $900.00-$10,000.00 www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consume…
- Lens Cost $500.00-1,000.00 www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consume…
- Accessories $30.00-$200.00
- Studio Strobes $500.00-2,000.00 www.paulcbuff.com/e640.php
- Photographers spend days, month and hours preparing for your shoot or wedding
- A Few hours spent capturing your images or wedding
- Photography Equipment is heavy and can lead to back problems in the future.
- 1-2 Week Editing the Photos.
- 3 Hours Creating the Albums and Printing.
- 30 Minutes shipping of various Product.
- 2 Hour preparing the Images for customer to view.
- Photographs last a lifetime, Photographs help your remember your special day, Wedding Dress, Wedding Cake, etc.
- Sure there Photographer that may charge less. Each Photographer have the right to charge what he/she feel there work is worth.
- When you book a Photographer you're paying for the images, knowledge, products, and the photographers time.
Fellow Photographer feel free to add on to this list.
Microsoft Camera Codec Pack Windows
INFO
- The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack enables the viewing of a variety of device-specific file formats in Window Live Photo Gallery as well as other software that is based in Windows Imaging Codecs (WIC).
- Installing this package will allow supported RAW camera files to be viewable in Windows Explorer.
- This package is available in both 32-bit (MicrosoftCodecPack_x86.msi) and 64-bit (MicrosoftCodecPack_amd64.msi) versions.
- The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack provides support for the following device formats:
- Canon: Digital Rebel XT, Digital Rebel XTi, EOS 10D, EOS 20D, EOS 30D, EOS 40D, EOS 50D Digital, EOS 60D, EOS 300D, EOS 350D, EOS 400D, EOS 450D, EOS 500D, EOS 550D, EOS 600D, EOS 1000D, EOS 5D, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 7D Digital, EOS D30, EOS D60, EOS Digital Rebel, EOS Kiss Digital, EOS Kiss Digital N, EOS Kiss Digital X, EOS Kiss F, EOS Kiss X2, EOS Kiss X3, EOS Kiss X4, EOS Kiss X50, EOS M, EOS Rebel T1i, EOS Rebel T2i, EOS Rebel T3, EOS Rebel T3i, EOS Rebel XS, EOS Rebel XSi, EOS-1D, EOS-1D X, EOS-1D Mark II, EOS-1D Mark II N, EOS-1D Mark III, EOS-1D Mark IV, EOS-1Ds, EOS-1Ds Mark II, EOS-1Ds Mark III, PowerShot G1 X, PowerShot G2, PowerShot G3, PowerShot G5, PowerShot G6, PowerShot G9, PowerShot G10, PowerShot G11, PowerShot G12, PowerShot G15, PowerShot Pro1, PowerShot S90, PowerShot S95, PowerShot S100, PowerShot S110, PowerShot SX1 IS
- Casio: EX-FH20
- Epson: R-D1
- Kodak: EasyShare Z981, EasyShare Z1015 IS
- Konica Minolta: ALPHA SWEET DIGITAL, ALPHA-5 DIGITAL, ALPHA-7 DIGITAL, DiMAGE A1, DiMAGE A2, DYNAX 5D, DYNAX 7D, Maxxum 5D, Maxxum 7D
- Leica: DIGILUX 3, D-LUX 4, M8, M8.2, M9
- Olympus: C-7070 Wide Zoom, C-8080 Wide Zoom, E-1, E-3, E-10, E-20, E-30, E-420, E-450, E-520, E-620, EVOLT E-300, EVOLT E-330, EVOLT E-400, EVOLT E-410, EVOLT E-500, EVOLT E-510, OM-D E-M5, PEN E-P1, PEN E-P2, PEN E-PL1, PEN E-PL2, PEN E-PL3, PEN E-PM1, XZ-1
- Nikon: 1 J1, 1 J2, 1 V1, Coolpix P6000, Coolpix P7000, Coolpix P7100, D1H, D2H, D2Hs, D2X, D2Xs, D3, D3s, D3X, D4, D40, D40x, D50, D60, D70, D70s, D80, D90, D100, D200, D300, D300s, D700, D800, D800E, D3000, D3100, D3200, D5000, D5100, D7000
- Panasonic: Lumix DMC-FZ150, Lumix DMC-G1, Lumix DMC-G3, Lumix DMC-GF1, Lumix DMC-GF2, Lumix DMC-GF3, Lumix DMC-GH1, Lumix DMC-GH2, Lumix DMC-LX3, Lumix DMC-LX5
- Pentax (PEF formats only): *ist D, *ist DL, *ist DS, K10D, K20D, K100D, K100D Super, K110D, K200D, K-5, K-7, K-r, K-x
- Samsung: NX10, NX11, NX20, NX1000
- Sony: DSLR-A100, DSLR-A200, DSLR-A230, DSLR-A300, DSLR-A330, DSLR-A350, DSLR-A380, DSLR-A500, DSLR-A550, DSLR-A560, DSLR-A580, DSLR-A700, DSLR-A850, DSLR-A900, Alpha NEX-C3, Alpha NEX-3, Alpha NEX-5, Alpha NEX-5N, Alpha NEX-7, Alpha SLT-A33, Alpha SLT-A35, Alpha SLT-A55/A55V, Alpha SLT-A57, Alpha SLT-A65V, Alpha SLT-77V, Cyber-shot DSC-R1
