Wootness | the blog of christine walsh-newton
master photographer | photographic craftsman | certified professional photographer
“Tis the season… for shopping and baking and vacationing and celebrating… and donation requests. With the cover story that this is the time of year the budgets are set, but with the ulterior motive that the holiday season will put you in a generous mood – this seems to be the season for donation …
Continue reading “Taking the “Bah-Humbug” out of Donation Requests”
Not sure if ur willing to give me any tips but any suggestions would be great im gonna do some photography on the side to make some extra money and a better camera just starting this up im having trouble deciding prices on pics if u could give me some ideas that would be great …
There’s some crap going on out there that disappoints me, greatly. Through my involvement in print competition I’ve met many photographers whose work I admire, highly. And for along time, I admired them highly, too. But over the years, I’ve observed some behaviors and heard some words from those I admire that didn’t reflect very …
#15 in the series, 30 Ways of Wootness. Sometimes you just gotta say “eh, screw this!” and take your attention and energy to something else. You’re gonna try some stuff that you wish you hadn’t. Some stuff is gonna seem like the best idea, ever. Until you do it. You might get a brilliant idea …
#14 in the series, 30 Ways of Wootness. One of the early lessons I learned was about overshooting. Oh. My. Gosh. My early years where one hour sessions resulted in 400 captures kept me busier than I wanted to be on the computer and session proofing became a chore I greatly despised. I don’t know …
Continue reading “Shoot With Purpose & Refine Your Workflow”
#13 in the series, 30 Ways of Wootness. While I’ve been on my Facebook/online break, I’ve done some extra things with the time I’ve saved. One of those things was a session just for the heck of it. I wasn’t trying to learn something new, I was just having fun with Amy, an old friend …
#12 in the series 30 Ways of Wootness. Yes, I’ve been missing in action. No, I did not get banned from Facebook. Yes, it just so happens that Facebook had me under a 7 day restriction (not allowed to send friend requests or PMs to people I didn’t know) because someone reported that they did …
#11 in the series 30 Ways of Wootness. You know, there comes a time when lines are pushed and tweaked and bent and flexed and finally… they’re crossed. And you just gotta say “I’m sorry, that’s against studio policies.” And that shall bring you Wootness. You designed your packages and pricing around your financial needs …
#10 in the series, 30 Ways of Wootness Today’s WOW is brought to you by Martha Stewart. Sort of. The other day, while I was futzing around with the living room, I accidentally put together this NO. Mr. Wootness noticed it, mentioned it, and as I was on my way to retrieve the items and …
#9 in the series 30 Ways of Wootness Yep, the secret is out. I watch Grey’s Anatomy. I really don’t have all that much time for television shows, but ever since season 1 of Grey’s, I’ve been a pretty regular watcher. So, what does that have to do with anything? Because of my business and …
