Update From The Front Lines!

Hello everyone! Well the website is getting a makeover as you may have noticed. There may be a few glitches along the way but please be patient. I know that the updates we make will make things better for you our special guests. In fact, we will take a few moments to update you on some of the things we are implementing on our website in todays post.

The overall general appearance is going to be different and more eye catching. Chris our graphics guy is on the job and I have confidence that the look of our site will be great. We hope that the site will be laid out in a more user friendly and appealing way.

The real changes will be in our gallery area. We will continue to make it possible for you our customer to order your favorite photos as you have in the past, but, wait for it, we will also have a continually growing Stock Shot section as well as a commercial usage section that will allow direct down loading of you order complete with usage agreements and releases. I'm hoping that we will have a means for you to compare how the different sizes of photos compare with others so you can get some idea of the perspectives involved. And of course we will be working to get our modeling section open and under way.

We are excited about the changes and we hope you will like them. Drop us a note and let us know what you think in about a week or so.

As for what we have been up to in the last few days, well we were up at the Mansion Theatre for the Charley Daniels concert on an assignment for promotional shots for a company that was working as part of the overall event. And of course we stayed around for the concert. It was a very good show and I got some great shots but sorry none can be sold but that's ok cause I like them and will add them to my own personal collection. It's great to have some connections.

We are about two weeks away from getting into our new locations. The studio section is going to be great. There is a open portrait studio section plus an area for our TTS system. We will have a very nice waiting area and a viewing area as well. I am personally looking forward to being in there but dreading the move and setup. But it will be so worth it!

Well that's all for this post. I just wanted to get you caught up with all of our excitement. Have a great day everybody!

Richard

Modeling anyone?

When 2C Photography was in the planning stage, there where many services that we wanted to incorporate into the old business plan. We are currently working hard to bring some of them online. One of those is a modeling program that is designed to help people to work on their modeling skills without spending huge amounts of money for time in front of a camera. Let's face it, modeling isn't something you just read about and go do. Models need time to work on their posing abilities so they can refine their transitions from one pose to the next as well as their instincts on when to free style as well as work hard staying comfortable and relaxed even when your not. These come from time spent in front of a lens, but $60 to $100 per hour plus editing time could be a very expensive proposition. So what's our solution? Time for Pints (TFP) or Time for CD/DVD (TFCD).

Our goal in the up coming week or so is to put the finishing touches on this program. What it will include is in exchange for a model release and your time, we will schedule a number of photo sessions with you. These will include in studio and location sessions. You will get a chance to go though the editing/proof process and will receive a number of pictures to use for your growing portfolio with a release to use them for your own personal promotion, Other benefits to our models will include the possible addition to our model gallery were a collection of your pictures will be available for view by any one you choose to give permission to. You will also be able to start assembling a resume as we use your photos in our self promotional material. Being published always look good.

Now I'm not going to tell you that we are experts in the modeling field, but we do know what looks are good and what we as photographers need from our models when the clock is ticking and the pressure is on. References always looks good on a resume as well. We're also not modeling agents and for that mater, I didn't stay at one of those fancy motel express last night (or any night for that matter), so can't make any claims there either. What I can tell you we will do is our best to work to get a great look for you and give you the opportunity to get experience in front of a camera,

One last note I think I need to cover. Cover is a pretty appropriate word to use here because those are the types of pictures we take. The day I need or you need to to be in a varying state of not covered to sell my pictures or you as a model is the day a change in profession should be seriously looked in to. Hope that does not offend anybody but I have seen some of the ugly side of the profession and in my opinion a certain amount of integrity and self respect is lost and very hard to regain if one ever can.

Well if anything here interest you, than go to the "Contact Us" section and drop us a note. Make sure you leave us some way to get in touch with you and let us know you are interested in this program. It may take us a few days to get back to you but we will. We do look forward to hearing from you.

Have a great day everybody! Richard