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Think Lighting
Think Lighting There is no doubt the growth of cell phone camera technology has sent the entire world out trying to play photographer. So often the images posted to social media are almost indistinguishable. One of the main culprits is … Continue reading
Posted in Existing Light, Exposure, How-Tos, Portrait
Tagged cell phone camera, family, Head Shot, kids, photography, portrait
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Valentine Portrait Package – 2018
Valentine Portrait Package – 2018 Most couples will celebrate Valentine Day with flowers, candy, dinner or maybe all of these. All of these are great ways to enjoy your time together. However, at the end of the day all you … Continue reading
Posted in Portrait, Specials, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, family, Head Shot, photography, portrait
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Mixed Light Selfie On The Beach
Mixed light photography My wife Diane and I love the beach at Siesta Key, Florida. Anyone who has been to this beach raves about the white powder sand. As a photographer, I’m often left out of pictures. Which is OK. … Continue reading
Posted in Existing Light, Portrait, Vacation
Tagged family, photography, portrait, travel, White Balance
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Pieces, NEW For Ocean Sands!
Pieces, NEW For Ocean Sands! Tom’s fingers have been poking away at the keyboard here at tom-szabo.com. At this point, the on-line store for Ocean Sands jewelry has the following categories: Bracelets Earrings Manatee Bone Necklaces Shark Tooth Necklaces Whale … Continue reading
Posted in Jewelry, Scuba Diving
Tagged Art, bone, children, family, Fossil, Jewelry, Megalodon, photography, scuba diving, underwater
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Infant First Portrait Session
Infant Portrait Session. So there’s this girl, NO, NO, NO, not like that! Shannon belongs to the same networking group as I. Gosh we’ve known each other for years and years. I feel like her brother. I can’t say Father … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Photography, Portrait
Tagged children, family, Infant, photography, portrait
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Commitment to Craft
Commitment To Craft Those of you who know me are probably aware of my commitment to my craft – Photography. I’m willing to help people solve a problem. I use this medium to share tips and techniques. Yes, I’ll give … Continue reading
Black Friday – 2016
Black Friday 2016 Holy Cow, Are you kidding me? Black Friday is almost here. Where did summer go? I know it’s the middle of November, but I’m still hanging on to summer by wearing sandals. I know at some time … Continue reading
Posted in Specials
Tagged children, family, high school, kids, photography, portrait
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Sun – For One Light Portraits
Sun: A very interesting portrait video came across my feed today. I wanted to share it with you. First of all most Facebook photography I see has one thing in common – Bad Lighting! Please stop and think for a … Continue reading
Posted in Portrait, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, cell phone camera, family, kids, photography, portrait
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Light, It’s All About The Light!
Light, It’s all about the light. Light! My wife Diane and I like to vacation at Siesta Key Florida. The beach has the softest and whitest sand you’ll see anywhere. During our walks on the soft powder white sand, Diane … Continue reading
Posted in Lighting, Portrait, Travel
Tagged cell phone camera, children, family, kids, Landscape, photography, portrait, travel
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Film Photography – Dead?
Film Photography – Really? Film, remember that stuff? With the explosion of digital cameras today, most of you would likely wonder why shoot on film? Let me back you up a bit. Before digital, you had to put more thought … Continue reading
Posted in Portrait
Tagged Art, cell phone camera, family, Landscape, photography, portrait
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Fashion Mags – Photo Lighting Tips
Fashion Magazines – Photography Tips Fashion magazines – OK, I admit to looking at them. No, No, really, I’m not that way. The fashion industry spends A LOT of money on photographers to advertise their products. So it stands to reason … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial, Lighting, Portrait
Tagged cell phone camera, Commercial, family, Head Shot, high school, photography, portrait, scuba diving
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Golden Hour Photography?
Golden Hour vs. Mid Day The Golden Hour as referred to by photographers as the hour around sun up or sundown. The sun and atmosphere combine to give the photographer unique and colorful lighting. Photographers often avoid shooting mid day. … Continue reading
Posted in Existing Light, Landscape, Portrait
Tagged cell phone camera, children, family, Landscape, nature, photography, portrait, travel
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This Portrait Video Will Make You Think About Lighting
Portrait Photography And Lighting. Portrait photography requires that you always think about lighting. It doesn’t matter if you’re using a boat-load of studio equipment or a cell phone. I found this short video demonstrating 3 different set ups. These set … Continue reading
Posted in How-Tos, Portrait
Tagged cell phone camera, children, family, Head Shot, high school, kids, photography, portrait, senior
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Think About The Colors To Enhance Your Portraiture
Do you really love your family? Silly question right? Because you love them, why would you share them through lousy pictures? Today with the proliferation of smart phone camera technology, it’s too easy to shoot without thinking. I suggest taking … Continue reading
Posted in Kids, On-location, Portrait
Tagged cell phone camera, children, family, high school, kids, photography, portrait, senior
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Photographers – We All Were Beginners!
As a photographer and a Scuba Instructor, I often tell beginners: “We all started as beginners”. It’s a thought we should all remember. We need to be reminded that we had to work to get where we are today. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Photog Is Art
Tagged Art, cell phone camera, children, family, kids, Landscape, nature, photography, portrait, travel
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Photography – The Camera Made Simple!
This is so cool! A blog post recently came across my inbox that contains a diagram that totally explains your camera and lens operation. Check it out, I’m sure you’ll want to bookmark it for future reference. http://www.thephoblographer.com/2015/09/04/infographic-the-complete-guide-to-photography-for-beginners/#.Ve8NMbRgwi8
Posted in How-Tos
Tagged cell phone camera, family, Landscape, nature, photography, portrait, travel, White Balance
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Why Does This Photo Look So Bad?
Cell phone, point-n-shoot or DSLR camera, it doesn’t matter. A bad photo is still a bad photo. As I said before, A bad photo with an Instagram filter is still a bad photo, it just has an Instagram filter! Do … Continue reading
Posted in How-Tos, Portrait, Video
Tagged cell phone camera, family, kids, photography, portrait
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Working For FREE?
If you own a business, I’m sure at some point you’ve been asked to work for FREE. In this case the article is directed at photographers. But I’ll bet if you replace “photographer” with your profession, the scenario will sound … Continue reading
Posted in Business/Marketing, Photog Is Art, The Business Of Photography
Tagged Art, business, Commercial, Event, family, Organizations, photography
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Make Your Photography Subject Standout!
Anytime I look at an image, I expect a clear answer to the question: What’s the subject? When you ask this question, is the answer clear to you? Let’s not be concerned with camera exposure at this point. Let’s think … Continue reading
Posted in How-Tos, Portrait, Vacation
Tagged cell phone camera, children, family, Landscape, nature, photography, portrait
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Portrait Photography Help Video
So how do begin to understand a photographer’s thought process? The best way is to spend time talking with a photographer. Most of us do not get the opportunity to speak with world renowned photographers. So here’s the next best … Continue reading
Posted in Portrait
Tagged family, Head Shot, high school, kids, photography, portrait
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Photography Tips
The tips in this article should help you to open your mind when you look at the cell phone camera screen. Although I follow the author’s comments under the section “Avoid Using Flash”, I’d suggest using flash. The reasons cited … Continue reading
People Photography – Your Eye Is Key
If you’re not looking at your subject and visualizing the resulting photograph, chances are you’re DOOMED! That’s right take a quick look at the surrounding elements and the subject then ask yourself: How will this look when finished? For People … Continue reading
Poses For Portrait Photography
Posing a subject for a portrait is sooo very important. When people come into the studio, they are nervous and uncertain. Try to take a picture of your family or friends at an outing or on vacation. Even then you … Continue reading
Posted in How-Tos, Kids, Maternity, Portrait
Tagged children, family, Infant, photography, portrait
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Tips On Wildlife Photography
Let me suggest that you first look at the images in this article. Then look at some of the pictures on your cell phone camera. Do you see a difference, aside from the subject. Read the article looking for tips … Continue reading
Posted in How-Tos, Pets, Portrait, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged cell phone camera, family, Landscape, photography, portrait
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Understanding Your Camera’s White Balance
Have you ever wondered why your pictures have a blue or yellow cast to them? Most likely you forgot to change the white balance setting. Want to understand White Balance and it’s effect on your pictures? Read the attached article. … Continue reading
Posted in How-Tos
Tagged children, family, Head Shot, photography, portrait, White Balance
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Lake County Chambers Home & Lifestyle Expo
Lake County Chambers Home & Lifestyle Expo – February 21-22 at Great Lakes Mall. The Home & Lifestyle Expo is hosted by Lake County Chambers of Commerce. Visit with over 60 member businesses primed and prepped to give you tips, tricks … Continue reading
A Portrait – Just Because
It amazes me that people will schedule a visit to the dentist every 6 months or yearly but hesitate to have a portrait created. I’ll guarantee sitting for a portrait is a lot more fun than going to the dentist! … Continue reading
Infant Photography – Thanks For Being Cute!
What do you bet every photographer, could tell you horror stories about photographing infants and children in the studio. There have been many a time I’ve scratched my head after a sitting with a child or children. I’ve even gone … Continue reading
Posted in Kids, Portrait, Uncategorized
Tagged children, family, photography, portrait
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Photographer Asks: What’s Your Beef?
I want to try something different with my Blog. Part of the maturation process involves learning to make decisions. If you’re an adult you’ve gone through the process. Some of us more successful than others. If you’re a teenager, well … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Getting Along
Tagged Adults, Agravating, children, family, high school, kids
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Is Cheap Photography Really Good For The Customer?
There is no doubt this economy has taken it’s toll on small business. I get offers to shoot for organizations for free in hopes their event will generate leads for my studio – Yeah right! Brides call to get pricing for … Continue reading
Posted in Business/Marketing, Portrait, The Business Of Photography
Tagged business, family, high school, photography, portrait, wedding
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Love, Anticipation and Excitement in Portraiture
Erika and Mark called to schedule a maternity photography portrait session. When they arrived, we talked about their thoughts on the session. After deciding on wardrobe and colors, we get ready for the photography. The three of us talked about … Continue reading
Child Photography
If you’re a Parent, and you want to see how much energy your toddler/young child has, schedule a studio portrait session! As a photographer it just amazes me how much energy kids have. If only we could bottle that … Continue reading
Portrait Photography Dilemma – Solved!
Families are becoming more “transient” as time goes by. Meaning, as family members move for job opportunities more frequently now. Most every Christmas, my wife’s brother, his wife and two boys join us for Christmas day. This year due to … Continue reading
A Suggestion Made About My Recent Photography Studio Newsletter!
In the A Thomas Image studio E-Blast for October 2012, I mentioned a new brick backdrop. A friend of mine asked: “Why didn’t you include a picture of the new backdrop”? I actually thought about doing just that, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Portrait
Tagged family, high school, Infant, kids, photography, portrait, school, senior
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A Thomas Image Has Booth At Shop Lake County 2012
Check out the details on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/221663951232192/
Posted in Announcements, Business/Marketing
Tagged business, Event, family, high school, photography
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The “Scattered Family” Portrait Photography
When’s the last time you actually had the entire family together in one room? If you’re like most today, you have family members living in multiple states. Or if you’re like me, I still live in my home-town, but my … Continue reading