Sports Photography… Harder Than it Looks!
Before I get into the post I want to say that going in I already knew it was going to be hard but it’s even harder than that! A few weeks ago I mentioned that I had the opportunity to go and shoot the Seahawks final preseason game vs the Oakland Raiders but didn’t really [...]
Nike Trainer 1
The past few months I’ve been interning at a studio that focuses on product photography so to say the least, I’ve picked up a few tricks. I’ve been going through the interview process (well showing my portfolio around town) and Nike wants me to start assisting out at their studio which mainly consists of shooting [...]
Photo Journal
With all the new advances in camera phone technology (as well as a bunch of great new apps) I’ve decided to start posting some of my iPhone photos to give you something new and different. I’ll try to let you know the camera program I used to take the photo, as well as any other [...]
Learning from the Masters
For the most part, my blog reflects the processes in which I am going through. It’s my way of almost documenting my journey to becoming a photographer but by providing the information I find/read/see to all of you. I try to provide some tips into some of the processes I go through in order to [...]
The Apple and the Orange
Image by Vlad Artazok Today’s blog post is a quote straight out of David duChemin’s book, VisionMongers. For those of you creatives out there, it’s a great book about the business aspect of our lives that everyone should read. Of course, David is a photographer so it’s catered to photographers but there are important ideas [...]
The New Zach Ancell Photography
I’m sure many of you have already (or hopefully) made your way over to the new Zach Ancell Photography website. It took about a month to put together and then another couple of weeks to get the domain transfered over but I never had a chance to officially announce that the site is complete! There [...]
The iPad and Photography
I have to admit, the day that the Apple iPad was announced, I wasn’t too excited about the product. Hype over several months leading up to the release had only fueled the fire of what the new Mac Tablet was going to be able to do. And I think for that very reason, many people [...]
It’s not about what you know…
Or as a matter of fact, it’s not about who you know either. My photography mentor, David Loveall, taught me this simple concept from day one. It’s not about what you know, or who you know, it’s about who knows you. This simple phrase has left a lasting impact on me. It doesn’t matter if [...]
Cannon Beach
I had a chance to head up to the Northern Oregon Coast to a spot that I’ve been looking forward to shooting for a long time. To say the least, I’m not completely happy with the images I came out with but it was nice to recharge the batteries for a few days out at [...]
Drawing the Red Line
Yesterday, I downloaded a book onto my Kindle entitled Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys to Creativity. It’s a very interesting book written by a Hugh Macleod who has a very interesting sense of humor. Essentially, Hugh goes to the Big Apple and has a career as an advertising writer. One night, he ends up [...]