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Car Photography: Pt.3 – Supercar Photography
Faster than my Acura SUV! What makes me excited, what gets me going, are supercars. In September 2021, my wife and I had the opportunity to participate as staff members of a sports car driving tour organization known as EuroSport Tour. This was the first time I had...
Car Photography Pt.2 – Luxury Rides
For Kings and Queens (like you and I) One beautiful crisp and clear day (you know the kind where you can see for miles, the sun is shining, the sky is filled with fluffy clouds, and it's just great to be alive), I was driving along Prince William Parkway on my way to...
Car Photography PT.1
I've been keeping a secret from you. I've never written about this subject in a professional capacity before. Since COVID has been pushing businesses big and small into oblivion, I thought I would write about something dear to my heart and try and stir up the universe...
Macro Product Photography
Tiny products make big impression for museum visitors and eCommerce with the right product photographer. Photographing tiny products takes a lot of patience. It requires the right equipment and a lot of skill—especially when the software lets you down. I have been...
New Photo Studio Lights Up Woodbridge
Creating a photo studio to serve commercial product photography needs of Northern Virginia businesses. Today I have the honor to announce that I am opening my photo studio in Northern Virginia. Like many photographers, I started out working in my basement. Today I'm...
Connecting Dots Around The World with Commercial Photography
Working with multiple stakeholders around the world to assemble content about Remote Tower technology for aviation industry magazine I really shouldn't be surprised but I just find it interesting how projects come together. Recently, a friend of mine (Carsten Schmidt,...
Quick And Easy Video
Understanding how much time (really) goes into making a quick, short video. Yaaay! It's tres magique! "I just need a super simple, easy video. Nothing complicated. It can even be a single cut from one camera angle. Isn't that how Alfred Hitchcock shot the movie...
Picture Restoration Of A Discovered Past
OUR PHOTOS, PARENTS PHOTOS, GRANDPARENTS PHOTOS, AND GREAT GRANDPARENTS PHOTOS ARE FADING INTO MEMORY I recently had a very nice lady contact me about restoring several photos that had come to light about her family's past. It must have been heart-lifting for her to...
Real Estate Beauty With Twilight Photography
What goes on behind the smoke and mirrors of an architectural photographers camera during a cover shoot. Creative photography can be accomplished in a single click. Extra special photography, images that evoke an air of dreaminess, perceived reality, or even a...
Woodbridge Photographer Image Chosen For Regional Magazine Cover
PHOTOGRAPHERS NOTES on photographing the Dale City Farmers Market. Ok, the title and sub are hokey! I get it. But have a bit of humor because I'm happy to announce that one of my photos is on the April 2015 cover of Prince William Living. Prince William Living is a...
Published In Advanced Photoshop 126
Mark Gilvey contributes three restoration tips to professional photo-retouching magazine. In August 2014, I received an email from a freelance writer who was working on a feature article for Advanced Photoshop. Based in the UK, the magazine specializes in...
From Print to Motion Graphics
Leveraging photographs for multiple media A few months ago I wrote a post about how quality photography can make a difference in your marketing. Today’s post illustrates how animation (motion graphics) can take still photographs and graphics to a whole new level. My...