Perils of Archiving
Archiving – a necessary evil. No matter how you have it setup, no matter how you schedule time to maintain it, I’ve never heard of a single photog who actually enjoys doing archive work. We rather dread it. And what we dread most of all is a situation where all that time and work is [...]
New Look
I’m very excited to present the new Brent Pennington: Photographer website! More than just a new look, I’ve moved to an entirely new platform. As much as I liked WordPress.com, where my site was previously hosted, there were simply too many limitations in place. So I packed everything up and rebuilt it here, with some [...]
Family Christmas Photos – Reality
I’m left few Hershey Kisses and a pot of hot chocolate, but the Family Christmas Photos I talked about in this previous post are done – or at least the shooting is done, and now I’m left with about 15 shots to edit and submit to the printers by Friday, to try and ensure that [...]
Family Christmas Portraits, Take 2
‘Tis the season and demand is high, so I’ll be back at it again following my engagement with a local school. This time the stakes are closer to home, which makes the stress level both better and worse. The gig? Shooting family portraits for my girlfriend’s very large extended family. Oh yeah. Oh my. The [...]
Family Christmas Portraits – Theory
Next week I’ve arranged to spend an evening doing family Christmas portraits at a local school. Nothing too fancy, just the opportunity for a nice portrait and a print package at a good rate. The school is happy to offer this to its families and to the community at large as an outreach program, and [...]
Make any setting a portrait setting
Portraiture requires a number of specialized tools – and that number increases depending on who you ask, and how serious a portrait photog you are. At the most basic level, a lens well suited to portraiture work and some form of lighting are needed; at the other end of the spectrum are photos with huge [...]
Senior Studio Portraits – Review
Part two of my senior portrait shoot is now complete, which wraps up that project. It has been an interesting experience, trying some new techniques and returning to old ones, and I’m certain that the client will be thrilled with her images. The main portion of the shoot was studio-based and went pretty much as [...]
Senior Studio Portrait – Preview
On Saturday, I’m shooting part two of a senior portrait session. Part one took place outdoors and was where I started talking about the merits of lighting with a single strobe. Part two will take place in the studio (which itself is going to be setup in a computer room at a friend’s house). For [...]
Homecoming – Recap
Another Homecoming has come on gone – looking back, I realize that this was actually my 5th. As I indicated in my pre-game post , my schedule this year was quite different. The day began with a static portrait setup in the Welcome Center, where alumni could grab a doughnut and a portrait with the [...]
Homecoming – Pre-game
The first weekend in October is Homecoming at my alma mater. This is the first year I’ll be a graduate instead of a student, but I still won’t be attending as a guest – I’ll be there as a photographer. I’ve photographed Homecoming for the past three years, while I was still a student. I [...]
