Michael Thomas Mitchell

Another nod for the Yongnuo 622c system. Extremely easy and reliable operation at a fraction of the cost. I particularly like the "transceiver" design. The integrated transmitter/receiver allows...

Thanks for the heads-up Bak. Yes, indeed, the lack of built-in flash means no built-in flash control. However, it does support flash control using an external flash from the menus. This is just...

I actually still have an old 10D myself. Can't get more than a hundred dollars for it these days, so certainly not worth selling. But I still use it on ocassion, especially when low light won't be...

Ok, so I've been shooting weddings for nearly 20 years. Started out with a Mamiya 645 for portraits and two 35mm F1 bodies (one color and one BW) for everything else. Went digital in 2000 with the...

I occasionally get these inquiries. Mind you, they don't really mean that they want to "assist". Rather, they want to take pictures. My real assistant (eight years or so now?) truly ASSISTS. She's...

Although I sell few albums, they are MAJOR marketing tools for me. A wedding always looks best in a well-designed album. My albums are 100% custom-designed. No templates. I do recycle some of my...

I completely agree. However, our clients might not. First episode of season one of The Walking Dead... the main character runs into his house looking for his family. Were they killed by zombies?...

I've read the entire thread and there are a lot of parallels between our businesses. I've been in the business for nearly 20 years. As people demanded lower cost packages, I lowered services...

Probably one of two things I can think of are going on here: Scenario One: Marketing hype. It seems that today one of the busy sources of revenue for professional photographers who might not be...

This topic has seen a lot of discussion, but I do agree. Heck, I was predicting it years ago, much to the disapproval of other contributors to these forums, many of whom who themselves seemed to...

Adobe has been chomping at the bit for years for a way to combat piracy. Clearly, the bean counters have figured that the number of people using it who will now actually pay for it will more than...

As usual, a lot of people are missing the point of this lens. It's NOT a replacement for the 24-105 L. If you have that lens already, Canon's not trying to sell you this one. (Though I'm sure they...

A nice enough idea. But in the video, it appeared to me that everyone was actually quite aware of the camera's presence in the bouquet; only about 10% of the video seemed to take advantage of the...

Paypal will send the swiper for free, too. Only problem is that is doesn't work on older Android 2.2 phones. Android 2.3 and higher, or iPhone.

Vernon,Photographers have been employing a tilted lens axis in their compositions for many, many years. I am a big fan of early Hollywood portraiture, for instance, and more shots of that type are...

These are awkward poses that do NOT flatter your subjects. She likes them? Great. Glad she does. Don't ask our opinion if only hers matters. But they break a lot of rules... and NOT in the good...

Biggs had good advise: work for a pro for free. Don't worry about a wage, as you are learning. It's not only fair for the free education you are getting, but also takes some responsibility off of...

Our posed portrait list has been one of the best things we've ever done. Brides and families are always very impressed by the way we work that part of the wedding. Even distant relations come up to...

The specifics between your experience and mine are so similar I had to give this post a double-take.I first MIS was back in 1999. At that time, and for several years thereafter, I ordered simply by...

You've got WAY more light than I had to work with. Those little spots can do wonders creating nice highlights and backlights that define and outline subjects nicely. Take away the those spots and...