Month: February 2019

What is a portrait photographer? Sounds kind of basic doesn’t it. But something happened that made me think it was time to address this.

More than forty years ago I developed a few descriptions of our role that I used in training programs for new photographers and helping more experienced photographers grow. What exactly was it that we were doing? Then a few decades back I ran across a description from a photographer from more than a century ago. It was Continue reading “Portrait Photographer, Our Role”

A good way to stir up controversy in a gathering of photographers is to bring up whether or not a photographer should sell the digital files. The practices of photographers range from those whose primary business is the delivery of files to those who only sell prints and never allow the images out of their control, even for online viewing.

There is not one “right” answer. This is what I do and why I do it. It may not be what you should do. Continue reading “Selling Digital Files”