Dream Photography Job

A question that I've been asked a few times is, What would be my dream photography job? There are several areas of photography that interest me so that's a tough question. If I had to narrow it down to one it would have something to do with motorcycles. I've always loved motorcycle racing and the people in the sport so it would be cool to land a job touring the country with a race team. I would like to be the photographer that is there from testing to racing capturing all what goes into a season. To me that would be like riding again.

Driving Again

This October 2nd will be twelve years since I've been behind the wheel independently. For those of you that may not know me, in 1999 I was in an automobile accident that left me paralyzed. I'm considered a C5/6 Quadriplegic which means all four of my limbs suffered some extent of paralysis.

Over the past years I've been trying to regain as much independance as possible. My goals are to be able to drive again, find a job and to move into a place of my own. I've had several job offers over the years but getting there was the problem. In my small town there isn't any public transportation plus most the job offers have been in surrounding towns.

As you can see my goals kept getting put aside so I'm trying to raise money to have handcontrols installed in my van. The freedom of being able to go again without looking for a ride, returning to work, returning to a social life, dating, living life again. That's what I feel like I missing without driving.

If you'd like to donate towards my driving goals please do so by paypal.
www.PayPal.com then hit send money and my email is showtm490@yahoo.com Your support and donation is greatly appreciated.

Thank you

My New Look

Glasses, a photo by showtm490 on Flickr.

They're here!!! I'm now wearing glasses since my left eye is a little blurry. I don't need to wear them all the time but it sure makes thing clearer :)

How much do you charge for a photoshoot?

I'm always being asked "How much do you charge for a photoshoot?" so this blog is to answer that. When I shoot I put in a lot time before and after the shoot to make sure every photo I put out makes people stop to feel the emotion in what they are viewing. When I give my cost to people I get one of two reactions, either they think its to much or they understand that putting a cost on memories is priceless. I'm not the cheapest nor the most expensive but this is my job.

For family portraits I start at $300. For the basic package you'll receive a shoot on location for up to a hour. I'll take a group photo which will be an 8x10 print and several individuals of each member (up to five people) that'll be a 4x6 print.

For automotive shoots I charge $200 for up to two hours. With autos though I let the owner pick one photo that he/she likes and I'll have an 11x14 printed. All other photos will be listed on my website to purchase in any size.

For events I charge $75hr. All the photos will be on my website to purchase.

For modeling shoots packages start at $250. We will need to discuss the shoot style/ideas to confirm a final price.

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All the photos from your shoot will be listed on my website for three months to purchase extra copies in other sizes.

If you would like to post your photos online I also will resize them to be web ready and place my logo on the bottom corner for an extra $35. I'll then give you a password to download them from your album on my website.

If I travel more than 35 miles outside of Forsyth I add on an extra fee to cover my expenses

Another Cloud Day

Another storm was to roll in and I was ready this time but the storm faded before it got here. It only drizzled which barely wet the ground.

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Playing with light

web-2, a photo by showtm490 on Flickr.

Yesterday I decided to breakout my Alienbees 1600 strobe and Vagabond II power pack to play a little. My goal was to over-power the sun to make it look dark out. Success!!! Checkout my setup along with the other photos by clicking the photo above.

Storm Coming

Luck wasn't on my side this shoot. Starting off I went to shoot my first time lapse of the day during mid-morning but after I setup everything the sky went clear. I then waited for some clouds to roll which was after lunch. Once setup I started taking the photos to only hear thunder so I then relocated my camera under some shelter to reshoot. After maybe 45 minutes a storm started rolling in and I was thinking I'd get a pretty cool time lapse. Here's what happened......