Monthly Archives: November 2010

We've had some discussion around here about what size photo files we should be uploading onto the blog. There are varying opinions on acceptable quality—mine being I want high quality because I want my photos to look good. But I do know that the bigger files slow our site down–so what quality am I willing to accept? Let's take a look at smaller files. This image of Doug is a good one because there is a lot of important information (his face) in a small area, whereas the rest of the photo (grass, rocks & barn) will suffer less with smaller files.

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When we first arrived on Arron Miller's farm he was standing next to his outdoor oven stoking the fire. We didn't have much time to interview him, get photos & eat a terrific mandatory lunch—so my photography couldn't be the priority. When you're in a situation that prevents you from directing the subject—you just need to shoot . . . and shoot and shoot. I had taken hundreds of images when luckily, right before we left, the interview bought us out to his finishing field where I knew in one image I could convey—Arron Miller "Grass Fed Beef Farmer." The others were taken earlier and don't say that—but you better have them for back up—or for down the road when you need a different (unpublished) photo ...

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Here is the original photo to M's post. I would never use photos of other peoples kids anywhere. Never. The decision to post photographs of kids on the internet, in my opinion, is to be made by the parents and the kid. Yes-I said the kid. I still remember the total embarrassment as a kid when my parents had friends and family over and presented a slide show—remember Kodak Carousels? I was 8 years old at the time and up flashed an image of a naked me in the bath tub with a soapy pointed hairdo. I was mortified—and to this day will never forgive my parents for that. Happy responsible shooting & using!