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LinkedIn for Professional Photographers

October 22nd, 2009 by Damon | No Comments | Filed in Photography, Photography Resources

As I’ve mentioned in the past, I am not a professional photographer by any stretch of the imagination. That being said, I did have a short stint in the fulfillment industry that required that I look for areas where pro photographers “hang out” to see what their needs were, etc. One of the surprising places to find a number of photographers active is in LinkedIn’s Groups, and you will actually find a number of professional photographers that also have professional profiles on LinkedIn. If you’re looking to increase your visibility, or if you just want to interact and ask questions with other photographers, you might want to join some of the groups on LinkedIn.

Note: Mario Sundar, Community Evangelist at LinkedIn, is a good friend of mine. Please feel free to bug him if you have any questions about LinkedIn;-)

Some quick groups to check out (will require logging in at LinkedIn):

Photo Marketing Association

Photographers on Flickr

Photography Industry Professionals

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Ring-Tailed Lemur: San Francisco Zoo

October 21st, 2009 by Damon | No Comments | Filed in Wildlife Photography and Photos, Zoo Photography and Photos

Ring-Tailed Lemur: San Francisco Zoo

I love ring-tailed lemurs (and all lemurs).  This particular picture was taken at the San Francisco Zoo, and the lemur exhibit is probably one of the nicer animal enclosures that can be found at the zoo (there are several types of lemurs in the enclosure).

If I am fortunate enough to go to Madagascar one day, I will be going because of the lemurs.

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Snorkeling in Koh Phi Phi, Thailand

October 20th, 2009 by Damon | No Comments | Filed in Snorkeling, Thailand Photography and Photos

Thailand: Koh Phi Phi Snorkeling

One of the best investments I made as far as camera gear goes has been the Olympus Sytlus 790sw. While the camera only has  a depth of about three meters deep, it is more than sufficient to get decent pics of a variety of tropical fish in the waters of Thailand.

Note:  I am way to chicken to dare try to seal my DSLR properly to take even better underwater pics ;-) . Since I am rather clumsy, and probably more lax than I should be when checking things like seals and gaskets, I decided I would rather risk losing a camera worth about $250 USD than losing the amount of money I have invested in my DSLR.

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Lazy Sloth: Singapore Zoo

October 14th, 2009 by Damon | 2 Comments | Filed in Wildlife Photography and Photos, Zoo Photography and Photos

Lazy sloth at the Singapore Zoo

One of my favorite exhibits at the Singapore Zoo is a walk-in aviary that they have. While aviary would seem to mean “birds”, the aviary at Singapore Zoo has a host of birds and other animals, so you will find many smaller mammals inside of the exhibit as well ( a baby lemur kept attacking my shorts).

I caught this sloth doing what they do best…sleeping!

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Snorkeling: Koh Phi Phi Islands (Thailand)

October 13th, 2009 by Damon | No Comments | Filed in Snorkeling, Thailand Photography and Photos

Thailand: Snorkeling Koh Phi Phi Island

While this probably isn’t my best photo from snorkeling at Koh Phi Phi, it was one of those times when I was able to just “hang around” while a bunch of tropical fish were swimming by.

I have to be quite honest in stating that taking pictures of fish is far more challenging than I thought. If the fish aren’t moving away from you rapidly, the tides will often change very quickly before you can even get off a shot. The only way I had any luck taking pictures of the fish was by brute force, which meant that I literally snapped over a thousand pictures to get to the 400 or so snorkeling pictures I have on my Flickr account.

A couple of alternatives to snorkeling in Koh Phi Phi would include Koh Surin and Koh Similan. These islands are only open from November to April,  about two hours away by boat from Phuket, and you will most certainly have smaller crowds present than you will find at Koh Phi Phi (you can even choose to camp there…but you have to book camps/bungalows well in advance).

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Fantasea Phuket: Two Gentleman

October 12th, 2009 by Damon | No Comments | Filed in Phuket, Thailand Photography and Photos

Fantasea, Phuket Thailand

I’m not sure why I like this picture so much. There’s nothing special about the picture per se, so I guess it is just a matter of personal taste. The figures caught my eye at Phuket Fantasea because they seemed whimsical, if just a tad out of place for a Thai cultural show.

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Selling Photos and Prints Online (Part 2).

October 12th, 2009 by Damon | No Comments | Filed in Photoblogging Resources, Photography Resources, Selling Photos or Prints Online

My earlier blog post about resources to sell your photos online included many of the popular options I’ve seen in various forums and the like. Since my list was relatively short on services that probably cater more to event or wedding photographers, this list of other sites to sell your photos online should help event photographers identify some other services that cater to their needs.

Note: The one thing I noticed is that the older services in the list charge a fair amount for installation and setup fees, something that the *newer* services seem to have a slight edge on relative to pricing (no fees or smaller charges to get up and running).Interestingly enough, the ones that offer a self-fulfillment option appear to charge more in the beginning.

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Simon Cabaret: Phuket, Thailand

October 11th, 2009 by Damon | No Comments | Filed in Phuket, Thailand Photography and Photos

Simon Cabaret, Phuket Thailand

The Simon Cabaret in Phuket, Thailand is a “must see” show if you are visiting Phuket (I probably wouldn’t recommend the show for those traveling with small children).

Most of the performers in the show are Kathoey, or also affectionately known as “ladyboys”. You will often see many of the performers in the show at “Soi Kathoey” later in the night if you’re strolling down Soi Bangla in Patong (and many of the drunk tourists actually mistake them for being originally born as a woman).

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Krabi, Thailand Sunset

October 9th, 2009 by Damon | 2 Comments | Filed in Krabi, Thailand Photography and Photos

Krabi, Thailand Sunset

Krabi is actually one of my favorite places to visit on a regular basis in Thailand. It was quite windy on this day, with a thunderstorm both just approaching and clearing, so it was one of those times when you had a great mix of clouds and interesting colors coming in from the sunset.

The only post processing I did with this photograph was with Picnik, which included:

1. A slight crop because of some vignetting in the corners.

2. A slight bump in saturation.

3. A slight bump in temperature.

The original is here. As you can see by comparing the two images, nothing too dramatic was done to increase the color vibrancy.

One of the things I’ve got to do better is remembering to use a monopod or tripod. While it may be pure laziness on my part, I generally forget to bring one of these with me to help make low-light images even better.

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Crazy Looking Meerkat

October 8th, 2009 by Damon | 1 Comment | Filed in Wildlife Photography and Photos, Zoo Photography and Photos

Crazy (Yawning) Meerkat: San Diego Zoo

This meerkat looks pretty mean in this picture. I caught this meerkat when it was yawning & the image came across like it was some kind of psycho about to kill me.

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