ROGER B.

I KNOW YOU HAVE ALL HEARD OF SOMEONE SHOOTING 1 PICTURE, EVERY DAY, FOR ONE YEAR AND I FOUND A COOL SITE THAT PHOTOGRAPHER EDWARD CRIM HAS. GO TO www.forestpark365.com AND CHECK IT OUT. I MAY START MY OWN PROJECT FOR 2010 AND POST THEM FOR ALL TO SEE. I HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU DO THE SAME. HAVE FUN SHOOTING AND NEVER MAKE IT A JOB..RB

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HELLO AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT SHOOTING SPORTS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A BLAST. I ONLY SHOT ABOUT TEN GAMES THIS SEASON BECAUSE I HAD TO HIRE A FULL TIME PHOTOGRAPHER NAMED TYLER WHO HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. I HAD TO START PRINTING ON-SITE JUST TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE ORDERS. SO FAR WE HAVE SHOT OVER 10,000 PICS OF ALL THE KIDS AND THE PARENTS LOVE THE IDEA OF SHOOT, PRINT AND BUY BEFORE THEY LEAVE THE FIELD. THERE IS A LOT OF COST UP FRONT..TENT, PRINTER, PAPER, INK, ETC. WE WILL MAKE MORE PROFI… Continue

HELLO AGAIN AND I HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE BOOKING WEDDINGS, AND OTHER PHOTO SHOOTS FOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER. I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION FOR A WEEK AND I ENJOYED IT. HOWEVER I PLAYED LAZY AND DIDN'T DO MUCH. AS YOU KNOW BY NOW DIANE (AN ARTOGRAPHY MEMBER, AND FRIEND OF MINE) OPENED OUR STUDIO BACK IN NOV OF LAST YEAR, AND BUSINESS IS NOW PICKING UP FOR US. I WILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS LIKE HAVING A SECOND JOB, BUT ONE THAT I LOVE TO DO. IF YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED IN A GROUP MEETING, FEEL FREE TO SEND ME A… Continue

TODAY MANY OF US HAD A GREAT OPP. TO SHOOT SOME SNOW SCENES AND TURN THEM INTO WORKS OF ART. UNLIKE AN ARTIST, THAT CAN PAINT FROM THE MIND, A SNOWY SCENE AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU WERE THERE, BUT WITH A CAMERA WE CAPTURE THE MOMENT AND SHARE IT WITH OTHERS AS PHOTOS.

I WILL BE SHOOTING MORE OUTDOOR PORTRAITS WHEN IT GETS WARMER AND WE CAN ALSO PLAN OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS DAY OUT. SO UNTIL NEXT TIME, KEEP IN TOUCH AND LETS HAVE FUN SHOOTING..RB

IF YOU HAVE EVER WONDERED WHY WE TAKE PHOTOS AS PHOTOGRAPHERS AND WHY WE BUY PHOTOS AS CONSUMERS, I HAVE THE ANSWER. IT ALL STARTED WITH THE FIRST NOTE FROM THE SCHOOL TELLING PARENTS THAT THEIR CHILD IS HAVING THEIR PICTURE TAKEN AT SCHOOL ON A CERTAIN DATE AND TO HAVE THE MONEY BY THE TIME THE PHOTO IS TAKEN. SO AS A PARENT I SAY..OK, BUT AS A PHOTOGRAPHER I SAY...WHY, WHEN I CAN DO IT MYSELF. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO WHAT WILL I PAY FOR A PICTURE OF MY CHILD, IN THIS CASE, OR ANY OTHER PHOTO THAT… Continue