http://sylarena.com Professional Photography - Paso Robles, California Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:35:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This Week’s LIDLIPS 66. If you follow someone else’s path too long, you’ll lose track of where you left yours. 67. Sometimes “good enough” is better than “the best”. 68. Making yourself vulnerable is a sign of strength. 69. Never hesitate to share your guacamole. 70. Starting is the hardest part. Knowing when you are ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pixsylated/~3/TcnrB10XJc0/ This Week’s LIDLIPS 61. Humor contributes to global warming. 62. Creativity and curiosity are fraternal twins. 63. The more I look at my work, the less I like it. 64. It used to be that photography was just another way to make a mark on a piece of paper. 65. Photography is proof that Darwin ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pixsylated/~3/kCR-0vhDMdQ/ This Week’s LIDLIPS 56. Hollywood is waiting to teach you how to light. 57. Sometimes it is more important to look like you know what you’re doing than to actually know what you’re doing. 58. Sincerity, humility and gentle persistence can open closed doors. 59. The future is moving. 60. Analysis Paralysis and the Right ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pixsylated/~3/NaG3KLA6m6E/ How do you convert a painter’s pole into a professional lighting tool that can carry your Speedlite to various heights above your subjects and then collapse it down so that you can maneuver through a crowd? I want you to meet the LongArm and the MetalHead. When used together, this ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pixsylated/~3/zTuUfhKiOV0/ This Week’s LIDLIPS 51. If your camera was a pencil or a crayon it would be easy to understand its limitations.. 52. There are times when you have to hang it all out there – without any understanding of where you are headed or whether it will work.. 53. Sometimes going to sleep ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pixsylated/~3/fVeEj5y8cnY/ On Saturday July 18, 2009, thousands of photographers in hundreds of cities and towns around the world will participate in the Second Annual Worldwide PhotoWalk. I’m organizing the local event in Paso Robles and heartily invite all PixSylarians to head to Paso and join in. If you can’t make it ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pixsylated/~3/EnmqFhqci3o/ This Week’s LIDLIPS 46. Creativity comes as a breeze before it comes as a gale. 47. When a prospect says “It’s a simple job, don’t worry”, then it’s time to worry. 48. There’s no direct connection between the amount of time it takes to do a shoot and the amount the photographer should ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pixsylated/~3/O4SQP2nSmp0/ How do you capture and process 3,000 to 5,000 shots and hand your client the image disk in a single day? Is a workflow that shoots tethered into Lightroom robust enough for professional work? How do you transport studio-quality gear to shoots across the country? These were many of the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pixsylated/~3/IQZuKQOouxU/ If you’re in the market for a new Canon lens, Speedlite or DSLR, the Canon Summer Instant Rebate program can save you up to $500. (If you save the $500, call me. I’d like to borrow your new 200mm F/2L IS for a day or two.) The cool thing about ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pixsylated/~3/bGhopmc6uIo/ This Week’s LIDLIPS 41. Light is like water – both are boring until you put something in them. 42. There will be times when you should take a long break and other times when you should push on. 43. There is nothing to see in a world filled entirely with light or entirely ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pixsylated/~3/sSdv9A7dKQw/