January 2011
3 posts
Marc Hauser vs. Billy Sheahan – My 2011 Portrait
Here’s a riddle: What do Michael Jordan, John Waters, Woody Allen, Julia Roberts, Yo-Yo Ma, Cindy Crawford and Billy Sheahan have in common?
Answer: We’ve all been photographed by Marc Hauser.
It’s always fascinating to be photographed by another photographer. The tables are turned and it makes me positively giddy to be on the other side of the camera. Amp up the level of...
Billy Sheahan Photography School - Class 101-...
From time to time I’m often asked to help emerging photographers learn about their cameras. I’m always happy to do that.
When I was just starting out, I was like a sponge soaking up information from pro photographers who I would meet. I haven’t forgotten their generosity.
So in that spirit, I’m offering a bit of online instruction through my blog. It’s my attempt to...
The Survival of Photography as a Career Depends on...
A fairly old statistic offers that only 1 in 500 photographers looking for a full time career in photography will actually achieve it.*
The odds are probably much worse than that today. I begin this entry with that sobering statistic not to scare, but as a call to do something positive about the nature of the photography business as we know it today.
If you’re not smart about your...