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Jessie J inspired shoot BTS Video w/ Pics!

Jessie J inspired shoot BTS Video w/ Pics!

I shot this a couple months ago. We were inspired by a musical artist named “Jessie J”. In a music video she had on a pretty ridiculous outfit so we decided to take inspiration and make some photos. The location we found was perfect for what we wanted! It was...
46P teaming up with Quasidigital for "Focus on the Grimm" Project!

46P teaming up with Quasidigital for “Focus on the Grimm” Project!

We have been talking about doing this for a couple years. Well this year we are making it happen! We are looking for photographers who want to contribute! Info from the Grimm site: “Focus on the Grimm is the brainchild of the guys at Quasidigital and 40/60 Photography. Starting as...
Video: Using the Pen Tool for Selection

Video: Using the Pen Tool for Selection

Hands down, the pen tool is the most used tool for me when making selections. It's precision and control are unmatched by anything else in photoshop when it comes to selections by hand. However, lots of people out there avoid it completely because they're not sure quite how it works....
Venturing from Mouse to Tablet

Venturing from Mouse to Tablet

Photography is an art. Everyone knows that. Post-Processing your photos is an art all on its own as well. However, when people try to translate what used to be done with a pencil, pen, or brush to a mouse, there is a disconnect. Many are raised with a mouse being...
Choosing the Right Photographer - A view from your clients shoes.

Choosing the Right Photographer – A view from your clients shoes.

We as photographers, see our own work, our niche market, client base and target market. But what about possible future clients?  How do you get them to pick you for their next  photo shoot? If I was a band/professional/actor/etc. looking for a photographer…how in the world would I start looking...
How to Add Depth to your Photographs

How to Add Depth to your Photographs

There’s no doubt that photography is about some sort of light entering a magic box. AWESOME. Since light is what we NEED and what we will forever count on to help us make our photographs, why don’t we use that light to sculpt our subjects that we are photographing. What...
Embrace the flare!

Embrace the flare!

Styles of art will always be doomed as trends and will eventually over saturate itself, thus gaining haters, and eventually dying out only to find it’s way back in the game later on. It’s sad to say the people who end up “hating” a trend are usually the ones who...
5 Tips When Dealing With Models on Big Shoots.

5 Tips When Dealing With Models on Big Shoots.

Everyone that shoots models fairly regularly find out one thing quickly…. models flake, a lot. Now I am not knocking all models! Models who are on time or at least call, I applaud you! You rock so hard and make my mind at ease on full days shoot. Now here...
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Wanna shoot with Jose? He will be traveling across the east coast!

Jose will be traveling up and down the east coast with his model friend setting up shoots, at a killer rate to boot! Check it out and get some awesome shots for a discount! As always you can check is work at http://www.jorofoto.com! ps: heres the flyer!
Video: Using Lightroom for Color & Contrast

Video: Using Lightroom for Color & Contrast

Every since it's introduction, programs like Adobe's Lightroom and Apple's Aperture have been used to catalog and batch process photos. Integrating Lightroom/Aperture into your workflow can both save time, and help you manage your processes better.
Video: An Advanced Overview of Dabe's Editing Process

Video: An Advanced Overview of Dabe’s Editing Process

Getting up-close and personal with your own shots is a great way to improve your eye for detail, as well as refine your shots to look exactly how they did in your head. Follow me along with my editing process for an overview of how I edit my shots from start to finish.
8 Point Mental/Physical Checklist Before Shooting a Wedding.

8 Point Mental/Physical Checklist Before Shooting a Wedding.

Photographers either love or hate taking wedding pictures. I am one of those photographers who love it. Then again I don’t do weddings like a lot of people. I start preparing myself for the wedding the week before. There is a lot of things I have to take into consideration before shooting which is different...
New Hoodie available in the store

New Hoodie available in the store

We have re-stocked a few designs and added a new zip up hoodie. Grab it before it’s not cold anymore!
Back to the Roots

Back to the Roots

Hello in 2011, the new new year of the photographer. And yes, here we are with a new image and a new website ready to do what we have been doing, even better then before. What does that mean exactly? Well, it means we are getting back to our roots as photographers, bringing ourselves down...
40/60

40/60

We absolutely love to see stuff like this. It goes with the mentality of just going out and doing something, whether it be unique, or funny, or whatever. This is definitely one of those awesome things that fall under the category of funny, and we wanted to share it with our fans.
5 Basic Rules on Being a Better Photographer

5 Basic Rules on Being a Better Photographer

I thought I would share some general tips or “rules” that I believe all photographers should follow. Although I’ve never been a fan of rules before, I do see these more as guidelines to make sure you are at your shooting best. Keep these in mind while you are out at a shoot, a concert,...
Shuttrr 2.0 Don't Call it a Comeback!

Shuttrr 2.0 Don’t Call it a Comeback!

Come back to us! We’ve missed you. We neglected you and we’re sorry. Please come back to us! Shuttrr 2.0 is here and it’s new and improved and ready to be used and abused. Come back and check out all the new features we added and invite some more of your friends to join! Help...
Look out for black market 40/60 Shirts!

Look out for black market 40/60 Shirts!

It has come to our attention that one of our shirts has been ripped, possibly in 2 different color variations. The one shown below, and also a heather grey one that has been spotted in person by one of our fans. Thanks fan!
D.I.Y. Beauty Dish For Under $25

D.I.Y. Beauty Dish For Under $25

The all encompassing beauty dish. A piece of photographic equipment that is frequently seen within the arsenal of most portrait photogs. The majority of these dishes go for a high price, and are fitted to a specific strobe. I had a Vivitar 285HV lying around and decided to give it a new home in the...
Sickr than Flickr: Interview w/ Vara Pappas

Sickr than Flickr: Interview w/ Vara Pappas

So to kick off the 5th Sickr than Flickr installment we bring to you some Don’t Mess with Texas attitude, in the form of the lovely, Vara Pappas. She is yet another female in the trend of photographers we’ve been interviewing lately, and some of you may wonder, why so many wimmenz guys?! Well, it’s...