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September 20, 2011

Monica Bellucci Typical online price: $40 Photographer: Various (33 prestigious fashion contributors) Cover: 13x10 hardcover with dust jacket Content: 244 pages (150 full-page and double-page photographs) Publisher: Rizzoli, 2010 Monica Bellucci is a jaw-droppingly beautiful…

September 19, 2011

The Monograph Typical online price: $50 Photographer: Édouard Boubat Cover: 12×12 hardcover with dust jacket Content: 368 pages (250+ photographs, mostly 10x7) Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2004 The amount of wear on my copy tells you this is one of my favorite books. I'm a…

September 10, 2011

Country Typical online price: $43 Writer: Jasper Conran Photographer: Andrew Montgomery Cover: 13x10 hardcover with dust jacket Content: 304 pages (300+ photographs big and small) Publisher: Conran Octopus Country is Jasper Conran's effort to capture all the native textures,…

October 20, 2011

In this video I discuss how I used a scrapbook of magazine clippings to discover a signature image style that felt right for me. Finding an image 'look' that best expresses you as a person is essential. Unfortunately when you enter the wedding photography business, no one tells you that you…

October 7, 2011

When I started in this business I had no idea how to respond to couples who wanted an option priced lower than anything I had listed on my price sheet. As an artist, negotiating this was not something I knew how to do or particularly enjoyed. But once I learned the right perspective it…

September 1, 2011

I created Ken's Journal to have something to show for the incredible amount of work I've put into learning the art and business of wedding photography. I've made money and made images that clients will enjoy for life, sure, but those are private benefits. I wanted something of value publicly.…

November 1, 2011

Audio interview with New York City wedding photographers STAK by Ken Luallen. We discuss wedding photography branding, critique sessions, and the passion to keep improving.

September 24, 2011

portfolio:  angelicaglass.com  |  blog:  heartexplosions.com RUNNING TIME: 25 minutes 00:00 - 06:55 - developing her own style 06:56 - 10:32 - prepping clients for engagement portraits 10:33 - 11:54 - practice 11:55 - 15:45 - accepting clients who can't pay full price 15:46 - 17:31…

September 15, 2011

Ken Luallen's interview with film-based wedding photographer Mike Smith of Ash Imagery. Topics include building a custom wedding photography website.

September 7, 2011

portfolio:  punambean.com RUNNING TIME: 34 minutes 00:00 - 06:30 - the personal cost of destination wedding travel 06:30 - 08:20 - blogging your personal life 08:20 - 18:35 - destination disasters!* 18:35 - 23:30 - learning the business side 23:30 - 27:20 - building relationships with…

October 6, 2011

Canon 5DmkIIZeiss ZF 50mm 2.0 Makro Planar T*ISO 1251/1000s @ f/2.8

September 8, 2011

Canon 5DmkIIZeiss ZF 28mm 2.0 Distagon T*ISO 32001/30s @ f/5.6

September 4, 2011

Hasselblad 501cmZeiss CF 80mm 2.8 Planar T*Kodak Tri-X1/250s @ f/2.8

November 28, 2011

I’ve already told you what I think about choosing a RAW processing company to handle your digital post-production. Now it’s time to get some inside information – straight from lab owners themselves. I asked the heads of five prominent labs everything from which size they think is…

November 5, 2011

In this post I’ll show you how to get the pro look of a branded email address (such as [email protected]) while still using Gmail’s awesome feature set... without anyone knowing. It takes only 3 easy steps. FIRST A BRIEF ASIDE Thanks to everyone who has given me permission to send…

September 30, 2011

Are you still doing your basic RAW processing yourself? Well this is an intervention. Stop and get help. I'm serious. Partnering with a RAW lab is the only way to maintain a reasonable level of stress, workload, and artistic growth as your business matures. The free-range photographer way…

October 12, 2011

Here's how this works. This series of posts shows images I've dodged and burned for printing in a wedding album. By default you're seeing the finished work. Put your mouse on each one to see the original with only RAW adjustments. A photographer's ability to finish her work this way is the…