I am feeling opinionated today, so I saw a list on Pintrest (for some reason I am on there a lot as of late) that was entitled 100 tips from a professional photographer, soooo I read through this list and found I agreed with most, laughed at some, and disagreed completely with others.  So I decided it would be cool idea to make my own list me being a semi-professional but, at least a very passionate enthusiast. Well not so long of a list but plenty to get the…

I think we will let you in on a secret about photography, it’s all in the set up and settings.  We know that the accessibility to equipment capable of taking quality photography is everywhere.  Uncle Steven or Aunt Judy both take excellent picture, but fail to understand the set up and settings. Here is an illustration of what we mean.  We share this not to discourage passion or hard work, both of which helped us on our road to becoming a photographer rather than a picture taker.  We share…

Just an update on our 4th annual Shooting the Eagles out at Farmington Bay Bird Refuge in February: 

Been wanting to say something about this for a few months but have been taking reports on the Eagles at the Bay before. So far reports have been coming back that the Eagles are few and far between.  A few factors come into play here. The last few years it has been getting warmer and warmer for longer pushing back the ice so that most can not get a good shot of them at that…

Thank you Doug, Michelle, Rusty??(where did you sneak off to?) The party was a fun time! I appreciate all the time and energy you put into making this such a great club :)

Running a photography business in Utah? (really, who isn't now days) Here is some info that you may or may not be aware of!
http://tax.utah.gov/selfreviews/photography/faq.pdf

So I (Rusty Sessions) was not able to go to the last RAW Artists show but hopefully will be up and going by Octobers so I accepted the invite to the October 20th show. Tickets are only $10.00. You must be 21 or older and dress is cocktail/fashionable attire required. It would be great to see everyone and I will have some great photography and video and maybe a little something else up for display. Check out my RAW Artists profile and click the "Buy ticket for this artist" link to come out…

Hey hey all!

Just wanted to let you all know about my macro photography workshop that I have done a few times in the past is planned again for net Friday and Saturday! on the 20th there will be classroom instruction at The Imaging Depot on Grant and 25th street in Ogden then on Saturday at 11:00am we will be meeting at Lomand View Nursery and shooting all of the beautiful flowers and everything else you can find with some great gear for both Nikon and Canon. Cost for the two…

so, I was crawling the web today, and came across the Mumford Time Machine. No, it isn't something out of Doctor Who, nor Back to the future. I seem to vaguely remember Doug mentioning this device to me when we were playing with water drops. Is this what you mentioned Doug?

Anyway, looking at the device on this site (if links appear in this forum): https://bmumford.securewebsites.com/photo/camctlr.html

It…

Here are some of my photos from the funeral today.  There were to many to post here so if you would like to view them check them out on my facebook page here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.275671252492669.67159.119671261426003&type=3

I was asked for an interview the other day by Gavin Sheehan of Salt Lake City Weekly'sGavin's Underground in regards to my photography and business. Great interview and a great article. Check it out here: …

As some of you may know, I am now the Photography Education Coordinator at The Imaging Depot in Ogden and I have a ton of classes put together and ready for sign ups!  Feel free to check them out on the Imaging Depots website HERE: http://www.theimagingdepot.com/classes.htm

There is everything from beginning to professional geared classes and some…

I want to take some photos of Barns, and old rusty vehicles. But I don't know where to go to find them. I have seen several photos placed on the site, but don't know where they were taken from. I'd prefer northern Utah (Bountiful up to north Ogden, or Morgan/Huntsville). I really don't want to waste gas driving all over the place looking for something on the off-chance that I'll see something (especially while driving). 

So, can anyone tell me some good locations (as close to…

I need to clean out some space.  Any size mat cut from off-cut matboard, limited to colors on hand $1.00.  Offer good until matboard runs out.  Great for that odd-ball or unusal sized print.  Evening hours--  801-599-8189.

All standard single 8 x 10 mats in stock w/4x6 or 5x7 openings $.80.  Double mat $1.60.

I have a Co-op Studio going on in North Salt Lake, Utah   Currently I have 5 photogaphers using it,  we have it set up on a Google Calendar  and it has been working very well for a few months,   I have room for a couple more if you might be interested,  some people shoot Stock Photography here, and Portraits,  its large enough for a Car, Motorcycle, Horse...

and its only $85.00 per month

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Just wanted to let people know about the light painting workshop that I will be teaching on the 30th.  It is being hosted by Ogden's Imaging Depot and it should be a ton of fun!  I have a lot of great lightpainting techniques and tips from start to finish during the 4 hour class!  

NOTE: This is NOT a club event.  Just wanted to post it here for those in the club that were interested.  There is a cost of $50.00.

For more info or to sign up visit the sign up…

I just thought I would throw this out there if anyone is interested. 

I am shooting my brother in law's wedding on September 9th.  I have many times taken pictures for a family member and have also jumped into the shots im needed in.  This time I thought it would be nice, if it was mutually beneficial, to have an assistant to help me with this wedding.  You could stay the whole day or just for part.  If you dont have a great understanding of the "wedding photographer flow", this might…

Way back, I read a blog about someone who was asking where you could have your pictures printed on canvas. 

I can't find the blog anymore and I was hoping someone could help me with places that do this for an inexpensive price.

I just received word that the annual Ogden Valley Balloon festival hat we have shot in the past up in Eden has been "postponed until July 2012"

This is sad news because this is one of the great ones perfect for great photos.  But I will still keep my ears and eyes open for more info on this or watch for next years announcement. 

Also as many of you are already aware the Hill Air Force Base air show has been canceled and dissolved completely so that will not be…

I Found a really good place to purchase textures through facebook.  Ginny Haupert does have freebees and giveaways. She gives lots of examples and tutorials with contests to win her products.  I have really learned allot from her tutorials as well as you tube tutorials.I really love her overlays they are really fun to use and make your photos look great! Here is a link to her products and tutorials. ENJOY!…