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Jim

Realtor Resources™

July 22, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Announcing Realtor Resources™ We are happy to announce a new place for Real Estate Professionals to find resources to help with listing and marketing homes. We have added a new section to our web site for Realtors to find useful information, tools, and resources to assist in their marketing activities. The site includes: Staging and Photo Pr...

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Headshots

January 21, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Headshots - Before and After A photographer is often much more than the person behind the camera. During the photo session, the photographer, with or without an assistant has many tasks to complete prior to the subject(s) arriving, especially for on-location photography such as professional corporate headshots. (click on the photo to enlarge it)...

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Before and After

December 20, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Before and After Today's Before and After photo. Both photos were taken with the same camera (mine), in the same spot. This photo, the "before" photo, represents the results you could expect from a non-professional photographer. It was taken using the camera's light meter to judge the lighting and set the proper exposure. At first glance you mig...

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Exposure Bracketing vs. HDR

December 06, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Is it Bracketing or HDR? Exposure Bracketing Simply explained, exposure bracketing is a process in which multiple photos (usually between three and seven) of the same subject are taken in sequence using different exposures. Exposures are changed using either different shutter speeds (Tv) and the same aperture (Av, or f-stop), or different aperture...

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Giving Back

November 07, 2014 • Leave a Comment

GIVING BACK.... After starting a new professional endeavor as a photographer only two years ago, thankfully my business has been steadily increasing. It has taken and continues to take a lot of effort to market, develop and establish, and as with anything worthwhile, it is not always easy. However, I have been blessed with the opportunity that e...

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