Happy New Year – 2010

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I hope everyone has a safe New Year and bring on 2010! Thank you to everyone who has helped my blog grow in the past year. Thank you to all the photographer involved in my interviews series and to those that contributed questions.  Thank you to all who commenting on my blog, commented through Twitter, [...]

A Photographers Interview with Dana Hursey

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Please tell us about yourself as a person and as a photographer. Where did you grow up and what sparked your desire to photograph? Were you active with the photography department in high school? Where are you living now? I grew up in Southern California. My stepdad was an avid photographer. He did editorial automotive [...]

The most important tools in your photography arsenal

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Your Brain Your Camera There is no debate. All the gear in the world won’t improve your photography.  Think about what you’re photographing and how you want it to look when it’s done.  Figure out the steps that you need to take to get to that point.  Execute!

Book Recommendation – VisionMongers

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If you want to do more with your photography then read the book VisionMongers book by David duChemin. There are enough reviews out there so I won’t go into detail but take my word for it and give it a read! VisionMongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography When you read it and [...]

Book Recommendation – Crush It!

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Crush It! from Gary Vaynerchuk is an amazing book for anyone looking for a simple straight forward and truthful book about marketing yourself. The reviews on the internet have been incredible so I won’t go more into detail but trust me, the book is not expensive and is well worth the read! Crush It!: Why [...]

Happy Holidays from my family to yours!

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As a Chanukah present to my parents I photographed my family and had a print made from Mpix. My brother, being the clever guy he is, decided to add blue Santa hats to each of us (but not for the dog). Happy Holidays to all my friends, family and readers!

Pez Love

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Photograph taken for my brothers engagement Thank You cards.  Nikon D700, f/8 @ 105 mm, 1/60, ISO 100, SU800 & TriFlash SB800 through umbrella This photograph is for sale at http://photos.scottwyden.com/

Photographer Facebook Tips

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Here are some tips for photographers that created a Facebook fan page and either don’t already know what do with it or are trying to do more. I hope this gives you some ideas! My Tips: Create a Facebook page, not a group to use apps and stats Use iFrames to create a great welcome [...]

Heart Leaf HDR Photo Auction & Donation!

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The winner of the auction will receive an 8″x10″ photo printed by Mpix.  The auction starts at $10 to cover my costs and 100% of the profits will be donated to the non-profit organization of the winners choice.  Whether you want the photograph or not and bidding or not please share this with everyone! Thanks [...]

Securely back up your photos without thinking about

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I no longer use Zenfolio or Jungle Disk. I now use SmugMug and Mozy for offsite backup. SmugMug is an elegant photo hosting solution for a complete website or client proofing and ordering. SmugMug partnered with BayPhoto to offer the best possible printing of your photography. Save $5 by using the discount code “h9TyAzHKPA3Lc” Backing [...]

The New Jersey Help Portrait Event Was A Success

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The NJ Help Portrait group got together on December 12, 2009 and photographed eight woman in the Dress for Success program.  We also photographed their children and families.  We had photographers from all over New Jersey come share in the event along with an amazing make-up artist who really deserves a round of applause for [...]