http://www.myersonphoto.com/blog Words and Deeds of Myerson Photo Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:07:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm proud to say that Myerson Photo is now a member of the Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce. We've been to a few functions so far, and it has been a real treat getting to know some of the other member businesses. Events are plentiful and well-attended, so this ... http://www.myersonphoto.com/blog/2008/07/16/npccc/ Like any community, the iStock forums have evolved their own peculiar vocabulary of acronyms and terms. Here are some of the more common ones for newcomers and oldtimers alike. AOTW Artist of the Week. A weekly honor bestowed upon a contributor who has stood apart from the crowd for some reason. See ... http://www.myersonphoto.com/blog/2008/07/02/istockphoto-vocabulary/ Often times when I'm critiquing work or discussing lighting design with others, I bring up a concept of the "Three Tiers of Lighting". That phrase may not be common, but the underlying concept is nothing new; Lighting design can be executed on one of three levels: Accidental, "Exposural", or Intentional.  ... http://www.myersonphoto.com/blog/2008/06/11/three-tiers-of-lighting/ I just added a new series to my iStockphoto portfolio: Little Boy Blue. It's true what they say about working with children. You'd better be ready to go when they are, because you only get a few minutes before they are ready for something else. Ordinarily in a model shoot - ... http://www.myersonphoto.com/blog/2008/05/31/little-boy-blue/ Timed to coincide with some offline marketing we're doing, I've just launched the new look of myersonphoto.com and myersonphoto.com/blog. It's a little cleaner, a little lighter, and a much better match for the printed materials that will be going out this week. There are still some tweaks to make: I have ... http://www.myersonphoto.com/blog/2008/05/19/new-look/ For this first DIY lighting post, I decided to go uber-simple. We'll be putting together a lighting box for shooting isolated products. It couldn't be any easier. Step 1: Get yourself a box. Step 2: Don't throw away the old vinyl liner from the shower curtain. Step 3: Try not to cut your ... http://www.myersonphoto.com/blog/2008/05/12/diy-product-shooting-box/ I had the distinct pleasure of speaking to an enthusiastic audience this morning. They were bright, eager, interested and easily amused. And all of them were born on this side of Y2K. I was speaking, of course, to the older elementary class at Casas Ninos Montessori this morning. They've been doing ... http://www.myersonphoto.com/blog/2008/05/08/speaking-engagements/ This is actually a really cool project. A couple of grad students from Ireland have created this site where you can buy a word (at a dollar a letter) to "redefine" it. The redefinition, of course, consists of a link to whatever site you like. Their example is to buy ... http://www.myersonphoto.com/blog/2008/05/06/a-buck-a-letter/ Back in part one of this article, we talked about some ways to help your images get found on iStockphoto. Those tips mostly centered around things you can do before you take your shot; how to plan your shoot and compose your shot to help separate from the pack. In ... http://www.myersonphoto.com/blog/2008/04/21/getting-found-on-istockphoto-part-ii/ I shot this image of a newlywed couple a few years ago. Generally, we were pretty pleased with the results, but there's one thing about it that has bothered me from the very beginning. We shot this image with a single strobe off to camera left, reflecting some light back ... http://www.myersonphoto.com/blog/2008/04/15/tutorial-selective-color-correction/