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Classics (I of II) How to’s for e-commerce photography

Classics (I of II)

September 21, 2020 Aston Martin DB5. 007’s favorite car. A silver-birch version is known for appearing in a number of James Bond movies including Goldfinger, Thunderball, Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough. Every car from Aston Martin is handmade. One photo shoot especially stands out for me, from all my most fascinating photo shoots during 30+ years as a commercial photographer – a shoot in 1994 for a wealthy classic car collector. He had a large, private collection of extremely valuable cars; most valued at six figures and some at more than a million. Many of these autos held extra value for being the first one to roll off a production line or for capturing first place in a race. All these dazzling cars sat contentedly in the collector's stunning personal showroom, on a grand floor of imported Italian marble, designed to match the Ferrari showroom in Maranello, Italy Read more…

How To’s For E-commerce Photography

Jun 17, 2020 Whether your business is small or large, you never know what you’ll hear when your phone buzzes and you pick up. Salesperson? (Ugh) Scammer? (Double Ugh) New job? (Great!) Repeat client? (The best!) When a repeat client that sells precision measuring instruments called me awhile back, I didn’t realize I was about to embark on a huge, enjoyable assignment. To shoot thousands of the company’s products for selling on Amazon. All because this company realized its sales had increased by $2 million — without it doing a thing. The company had discovered Amazon had purchased some of its products, placed photos of the products on the Amazon website and — cha-ching! Read more…

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Observations on light, color, photo shoots, advertising and my passion for photography.

Past articles

Classics (I of II) How to’s for e-commerce photography

Classics (I of II)

September 21, 2020 Aston Martin DB5. 007’s favorite car. A silver-birch version is known for appearing in a number of James Bond movies including Goldfinger, Thunderball, Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough. Every car from Aston Martin is handmade. One photo shoot especially stands out for me, from all my most fascinating photo shoots during 30+ years as a commercial photographer – a shoot in 1994 for a wealthy classic car collector. He had a large, private collection of extremely valuable cars; most valued at six figures and some at more than a million. Many of these autos held extra value for being the first one to roll off a production line or for capturing first place in a race. All these dazzling cars sat contentedly in the collector's stunning personal showroom, on a grand floor of imported Italian marble, designed to match the Ferrari showroom in Maranello, Italy Read more…

How To’s For E-commerce

Photography

Jun 17, 2020 Whether your business is small or large, you never know what you’ll hear when your phone buzzes and you pick up. Salesperson? (Ugh) Scammer? (Double Ugh) New job? (Great!) Repeat client? (The best!) When a repeat client that sells precision measuring instruments called me awhile back, I didn’t realize I was about to embark on a huge, enjoyable assignment. To shoot thousands of the company’s products for selling on Amazon. All because this company realized its sales had increased by $2 million — without it doing a thing. The company had discovered Amazon had purchased some of its products, placed photos of the products on the Amazon website and — cha-ching! Read more…

Photography Blog

Observations on light, color, photo shoots, advertising and my passion for photography.