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It is time again for Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk in Georgetown. Just as last year, I will be leading the walk again. This year we are set to explore the San Gabriel park that includes the sunken garden, a riverside stroll, statue installations and a playscape renowned for its architecture. The local catfish parlor is likely to be our meeting place for sharing afterward. Currently, I'm

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After personally handling prints for clients for so long, I have decided to tryout a system that will allow them to order directly online. Zenfolio, one of several websites from which photos can be posted and printed, is geared toward professional photographers and allows for proofing, printing and sharing. There is a lot of good control for me and hopefully a better experience for my clients.

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It is a real honor to have been selected from so many great creatives and so many great creative works of art to have won Image of the Week on iStockphoto.

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Beginning this past February, we have had a whirlwind of a time. A friend and makeup artist from London came out to stay for three weeks. As a part of her visit we organized a minilypse, an iStockphoto-based event for multiple photographers. Then very recently I have found myself conforming to some of the trends here in central Texas, specifically bluebonnet portraits. Angela Holthuis, a friend

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Last Tuesday I sat down with Josh Baker to begin our first podcast series. My iMac and the Go Mic by Samson were the only equipment we needed to get a great recording. GarageBand and iTunes gave us what we needed to pull it together and get it public. The quality of the content of the podcast... well, you can decide. [Our studio set up kept most of the echoing to a minimum. Software did the rest

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Welcome to the future (thankfully without HAL). Now 5 days into 2010 and I feel optimistic about it. A few things that have happened this year already: 1 Jan. Photographed a home for sale. See the photos and listing here (hopefully you will notice the difference between the photos the agent took and mine): http://www.14805brokenbow.com/ 3 Jan. Booked two new shoots for this month ___________

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A great idea, well executed. David Whitney is one of the buskers. You will recognize him if you compare the photo below. He didn't know I was taking this photo. (I asked him later.) Turns out, I didn't know we would still be in contact this many years later. David came to model at a couple of the iStock Mini'lypses. He was a good sport about it and showed a great ability to fit into a part. It

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Mentioned in the previous post, I have worked with Elle on several projects. Today she emailed a link to a trailer of an upcoming feature film in which she is starring. Enjoy!

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Classic Hollywood GroupElle LaMont, a friend and model I work with regularly, is also a teacher of models. This past school year, she took her class to New York for a fashion show competition. She involved a designer to assemble the wardrobe. After the competition, she asked me to photograph the students in character and wardrobe. Maris Malone Calderón did the make up and most of the hair.After

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(Drum roll please)And here are the winners of the 2009 Georgetown Worldwide Photo Walk Competitions:You will note two things about the honorable mentions (other than them being sweet photos), one is that we added another category "Best Creative". There was some great creativity displayed in the contest, so we thought it appropriate to add one more category to allow acknowledgement of this

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The Worldwide Photo Walk in Georgetown is now complete. We had a great time and great weather for it. In expecting weather.com to be accurate, I planned for rain and booked the Palace Theater and got permission from the library to use their facilities. With the weather being so perfect we did not need to go inside these places, yet we certainly took advantage of them as options since they became

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Hello Fellow Photo Walkers (and all others joining us on this post),The big day is so close I can feel it! Then again, that could be my sunburn from being outside today. As you may be curious about our route for the walk, I am posting a link to it here for you to download the pdf: Georgetown Photowalk MapBefore You Arrive - Plan AheadCharge your batteries. Both the ones in your camera and your

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The city of Georgetown is producing a brochure to promote the attractions it has for children and families.As a part of this project, the city wants to have photos taken of children playing or attending the different attractions.It will be distributed locally and may be sent to fill requests nation-wide. I am heading the photography for this project and am looking for volunteers to be a part of

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The weekend started off with First Friday in Georgetown, which now regularly includes live music and dancing in the street. This is the biggest turnout yet for the dancing.Despite the heat and humidity, many couples got up and danced to the country tunes while even more looked on and cheered.To add to the fun, someone brought hula hoops. The kids took to these like fish to water. People of all

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As the USA prepares to celebrate Independence Day, we have a few updates that we are also celebrating, sans fireworks.The Vetta (Italian for summit or peak) collection at iStockphoto is off and running. This image of Uncle Sam with a difference is a recent seller from the new collection of peak images. Sales for us have been steady, which is a very pleasant surprise for such a new offering.The

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The new premiere collection at iStockphoto is live now. It's official title: The Vetta Collection.Read more about this selection of images here.Here is the first image from Hammondovi to sell from this newest collection. We are very excited!This is the son of a good friend of ours walking on Congress Avenue. The look and feel was made to mimic a famous photo of James Dean walking on an empty

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Saturday, 20 June, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Posse Parade marched through the Georgetown Square in front of an eager crowd. The parade this year was much larger than last year's with enough horses to fill 3 eighteen wheelers, classic cars including a taxi and tow truck, two groups of motorcycles, gun-slinging cowboys, clowns and a host of floats and mini vehicles.Have a look through the

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The Georgetown Library has added banner displays to the surrounding street lamps. My talented friend Nick Ramos who is Graphismo, designed their first set of banners. If you have time, take a stroll around the library before going in or simply be sure to look up from your feet as you enter and you will see the cheery artwork.

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If you haven't heard, Scott Kelby has started a worldwide phenomenon. See the website for details: WorldwidePhotoWalk.comThe City of Georgetown is excited to be a part of this worldwide event and to show it, they are holding three photo contests open exclusively to the participants of the Georgetown Photo Walk.The three contest categories are Georgetown City (overall), Georgetown Square and Parks

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Happy Flag DayAccording to Wikipedia Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th commemorating the adoption of the American Flag in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.Photo taken just yesterday in Leander with the model Coco.(Okay, I didn't really know Flag Day was around the corner when we shot this, but hey, it works.)

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Yesterday, 11 June, DGA hosted an event for their Friends of the Square (FotS)members. A FotS member is a non-voting member of the Downtown Georgetown Association. Participation helps fund the DGA's efforts in promoting the downtown area and its businesses. Members have benefits in the form of events like this one and other special offers from participating merchants.The Georgetown Winery

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The Mayor of Georgetown, Mayor George Garver is making himself available for informal visits over coffee from now through August. I took the opportunity to sit in with him for conversation today. Mayor Garver was very cordial and made sure to ask my opinions on what he can do for Georgetown. We discussed a bit about my history and photography, then some of where he came from.During our

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Yesterday's photography session was comprised of two parts. The first was a series of makeup still life photos. Maris Malone Calderón is a makeup artist I work with frequently. She needed some images for her blog. With the various backgrounds and props she brought, I played with light and shadows to create some lovely still life imagery (if I do say so myself).The second part of the day's shoot

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iStockphoto.com is regularly looking for ways to improve its collection of imagery. It promotes growth among its contributors to aid in improved offerings. Soon to come is the Premiere Collection of images. Read more in detail about what that means here.In short, any image that took obvious vision, effort or was a highly unique capture will likely end up in this collection. One difference in this

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The variety of people I have had the pleasure to work with ranges from professional models and actors to families to businessmen.The moments I love best are the ones when we break down from the photographer/client or model relationship to one of connecting as people. This moment is most evident in real laughter.Here are a few of those moments. Enjoy (I dare you not to smile).

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Scott Kelby has organized a Worldwide Photo Walk. Since he cannot be everywhere at once, he has asked for volunteers to lead groups of up to 50 photographers. I have volunteered to be one of those leaders and will host the event in Georgetown. We walk on Saturday, 18 July 2009.This is a social event to bring together photographers and enjoy a nice day out. The Georgetown Photo Walk starts early

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I am processing the recent shoot with my men in suits for uploading to iStock. My predicament is finding the best post-processing to make them attractive for potential buyers. So I am soliciting feedback from you, the reader.Though my goal is to hear from people who buy/sell stock imagery or advertising photos in general, I would still like to hear from everyone.Take a look at the slide show

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Inspired by a post from Rasmus Rasmussen (love that name), I wanted to take the time to explain a little about the collaborative shoots I do and what is expected.A few terms for the post:TFP/CD (TF*) = Time For Print/CD of images, a bartering trade of servicesMUA = Makeup ArtistMM = ModelMayhemI often will bring together models and makeup artists/hair stylists to produce images based on a theme

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Suits are a vital part of a male model's portfolio. Until recently, it is not an outfit I have asked my models to wear. This Saturday, they were exclusively suited up. It started with a mob theme and then went on to business. Here is a sample of the former.We stayed within walking distance of Congress Avenue and really had an easy time with the locations. There was plenty of variety from large

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The Steel Cage is a forum on istockphoto.com for designers to compete, socialize, learn and hone their skills in design-offs. The first image is created by player 1 and from that the "battle" begins. Each following design must then utilize an element from the previous design. Points are added for creativity, design skills, adherence to theme and technical criteria. The following sample is from my

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The opening of National Historic Preservation Month in Georgetown was kicked off my the Mayor with a reading of the proclamation and live music for dancing in the streets. It also coincided with First Friday when the stores stay open later. (Late opening is a yet a novelty here, but will hopefully become the norm as more people are drawn to Georgetown.) The Proclamation verbiage is below for

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Saturday at the Red Poppy Festival was markedly more popular than Friday night. The morning parade drew a huge crowd as did the immediately trailing open car show.Browsing the vendors proved to be dangerous as smells of various consumables filled the air. The market stalls provided a feast for the eyes, from a personal favorite of wooden rubber-band guns to glassware and framed artwork. There was

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The Red Poppy Festival in Georgetown is likely the biggest and most popular event in Georgetown. Normally a two day event, the 10th annual festival opened with a pre-event concert including two bands: Fools Can Be Kings and Flyjack.FCBKings brings some good solid, hometown rock.Flyjack put on the Funk for us with infectious flair.Though, being a real blues fan, I had a hard time not staying in

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A photo of mine in use on the cover with credit on the back cover.Becki models as Winter, a part of my 4 seasons shoot with Angela doing makeup.Skin care and hair care beauty products reviews - by NineByZero.com - The Free Beauty Magazine in PDF Skin care and hair care beauty products reviews - by NineByZero.com - The Free Beauty Magazine

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Yesterday evening I photographed with the Goss family. We were on a beautiful golf course one hour before sunset. Though it had been up to 90° during the day, it was perfect weather by the time we started. The daughter had been to an Egyptian exhibition earlier and that became her motivation. Her hands contorted to different poses and the giggling started. The three of them all enjoyed the

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A good friend of ours had her sister and niece visiting from the UK. We had a chance to meet the two a few times and came to enjoy their company quickly. On the day before they flew out, Martina and I joined the family for dinner at the Oasis restaurant - a place famous for its view over Lake Travis and daily sunsets. I was able to capture the sisters at this special moment of the day.Here is my

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A good part of my daily work includes iStockphoto.com. I am an exclusive contributor with them and sell a variety of images ranging from my well-known twilight images of London to more creative themes like portraying models as the four elements. Here you can see Fire and Ice in use. The London twilight above is one of my personal favorites. Click on either image to see them in my iStock

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She is a 47 year old who showed up on Britain's Got Talent looking very homely. She certainly received no respect nor high expectations as she walked onto stage and began to talk with the judges. But it didn't take more than a couple notes to completely awe the entire audience and judges alike. The video spot appeared on YouTube and is now a hit with literally millions of people. If you are one

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Hope you had a joy-filled weekend, perhaps with family and a large, carb-heavy meal. I know I did.Our Easter weekend started with some volunteer work of stuffing Easter eggs.Saturday, the Easter egg hunt in the Georgetown square was a big success. Children packed the courthouse lawn to scoop up plastic eggs filled with all kinds of goodies.Martina and I were there to recruit new members for the

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Welcome to the Hammondovi blog.I will be making this a part of the new changes to our business. Be sure to watch here and on our main website as we progress:Hammondovi Photography.The current look I am pursuing and enjoying is the Classic Hollywood theme.The lighting is such an overt part of the imagery of that time. I love the harsh shadows and their intentional use. Yesterday I had a shoot with

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