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Posted by John Ogilvie in Photography, Print

Driving home from work last night I heard a spot on the radio about the demise of analog photography. It was sort of sad to hear them talk about the “End of an Era”. As an occasional photographer, I have a collection of film cameras ranging from Polaroid to 35mm to large format. All collecting dust in the closet. I was thinking about all the digital images we take and don’t get printed. Just building and building a massive archive to be stored on some type of digital device that may inevitably fail and all will be lost. Recently, I … Continue reading →

Posted by John Ogilvie in Photography, Print

Shooting photography presents itself with a lot of different scenarios. Whether you shoot during the day, at night, indoors or outdoors, moving or stationary objects…all of these things and many more need to be taken into consideration before leaving the house. Filters are a good way to help enhance a photo and obtain the results you desire without having to do too much post processing. One of the most common filters is the UV/Haze filter. This is a clear filter that serves to protect the lens as well as filter out ultraviolet light which can cause images to be hazy. … Continue reading →

Posted by John Ogilvie in Design, Photography, Print

This past weekend I met a creative individual in the photography business who also dabbles in design. During our conversation the topic of page layout was discussed and the question arose “Who uses Quark XPress these days?” It used to be the industry standard, but where is it being used now? I know both programs offer features that are preferred for one reason or another. For me, (and I’m guessing for a lot of other users) InDesign makes sense because it’s part of the Adobe Creative Suite. I like the fluidity and seamless integration with the other Adobe programs. However, … Continue reading →

Posted by John Ogilvie in Design, Misc, Photography

I’ve seen a lot of interesting Instagram photography lately and it has inspired me to revisit some Photoshop techniques used to create fascinating images. I’d like to think I’m current with the latest trends, but let’s face it, I don’t even have a smartphone yet! Still, I can dream and use what tools I do have at my disposal. Mainly a camera and Photoshop…and patience. I love to combine photos and see what happens. In the past I’ve spent hours merging, blending and morphing imagery to create what I like to think of as “art”.

Posted by John Sieczkowski in Misc, Photography

This is one of the coolest new things I’ve seen in a very long time. Goto their website www.lytro.com and read about it. I can’t explain the science behind it. All I know, is you take a picture with it, no need to focus before taking the picture because when you get the picture back onto your computer, you click and pick the point you want in focus and it will focus there!!!! YES! You pick the focus point AFTER the picture is taken. Checkout their website. I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these.

Posted by John Sieczkowski in Misc, Photography

I heard this on the radio when driving into work today and decided to check it out. The Kardashian’s have a new ad for the line of jeans and it show all three girls topless wearing just the jeans. Don’t worry, it’s a PG-13 picture, but the real question I thought of is how much Photoshop work was done to this picture and how much makeup? You can view an article and the picture here. That also made me think of the design world and showing a companies photography, how much editing work is OK and when do you draw … Continue reading →

Posted by John Ogilvie in Design, Photography

In marketing, images are everything. One’s branding can be off if the right images are not used in the right place. What makes the most effective marketing is having a strong message and having a strong image to represent that message.Why is it necessary to hire a professional photographer to capture the moment? In this blog, I hope the importance is explained to you.