Tag: zack smith photography
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Point and Shoot Review: Canon G7x “Looking for Patterns and Reflections on a Walk in the French Quarter of New Orleans”
Today I will review the Canon G7x point and shoot and how I use it for my personal and professional documentation I have started to take my Canon G7x out with me wherever I go. Don’t get me wrong, I like my iPhone 6 because of it’s pocket-ability and quality, but the control I get…
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Photo Set: Allen Toussaint Memorial Services. Orpheum Theatre, New Orleans, LA Friday, November 20th
I was honored to be able to photograph a moving send off to a wonderful man on November 20th, 2015. I have photographed many New Orleans 2nd Lines and events but no other memorial service had more passion, love, and deep emotions such as the memorial service for New Orleans icon, Allen Toussaint, at the…
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Photography in the Lost and Found: Photographers..get a system now! How proper categorization of your work can lead to quicker dollars!
As a working professional photographer, proper organization of my digital files could make or break my next opportunity for income. I have learned this the hard way as I do most valuable lessons I hold dear! SCENARIO A – Editor emails photographer (in this case, me) and asks if they have a certain file of Musician…
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Of a New Orleans Second Line, Funerals, and Street Photography Papparazzi, My Life as a Witness
As I was about to head out the door this morning I remembered I had such a strange dream last night. We were at the funeral for a still living New Orleans music legend and I was going to say some words. Now let me get this straight – I did not personally know this…
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Do Your Research, Learn Your Tools & Grow Your Business Keyword Research, Meta-Data, Google Analytics, & SEO – OOOh My Gawd!
Learning & Relearning Your Tools Very little is ever described as “typical” or “normal” when working full-time as a professional freelance photographer. The life of a photographer may seem far from hard work when you are given the freedom to truly enjoy your art form of creative expression when working behind the camera. However, the…