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Behind the camera there is a guy, that guy is me. What follows aside from events effecting me as a photographer and Colegrove Photography as a business, are the thoughts of the guy behind the camera.
06/08/08
How Strange
So...I Googled my self and found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Colegrove
I must be doing something right
02/24/08
When your competitors start saying mean things about you...are on to something. It has always been my theory (well not mine but one that I ascribe to) that: Any Press is Good Press.
When I started out as a wedding photographer I was given a very hard time because I was a "photojournalist" and shot with miniature (35mm film) rather than medium format.
When I started doing editorial work I was reviewed by an English critic and was pronounced sick and possibly insane.
Today I'm an egomaniac with an eye for the snap shot...
Oh well.
New Baby
02/02/08
This is our new baby, Liam Michael Colegrove, 01/30/2008 - 7 pounds 4 ounces 19 inches.
He's about 1 hour old here.
Photography and Zen.
01/14/08
I must be honest... I have been rather non Zen about it all as of late.
I have been buried into several big editorial / commercial shoots and that always wears me down.
On the upside my wife and I are expecting another baby any day now.
And, as always I am in angst over the look of my professional site...I think I want to go back to black.
New Wedding Photography Portfolios
12/02/2007
I have added several recent weddings to my portfolio:
- Images Ventura Wedding
- Images Camarillo Wedding
- Images Santa Barbara Wedding
- Images Malibu Wedding
- Images Ventura Wedding
I May add more of this and last years Weddings over the next few months. I have also included some wedding detail images that rarely showed up in my portfolio (I don't know why I just never published them before now).
Also I have added a few Engagement photos: Engagements
I will publish more of these soon (I want to get specific permission to show these from my couples first).
Colegrove Photography's 2008 Photography Site
11/25/2007
The New look for 2008 has launched ahead of schedule.
Which is good... because I'm behind in every thing else.
A new year is coming.
11/19/2007
I believe 2008 will be an interesting year. This past one seemed to be difficult for most every one, exceptionally so for those in the art's and entertainment industry.
Remember, I said interesting...
If you have been here before and haven't noticed by now...
7/10/2007
Really, I'm not the temperamental artist type... It's just my website. I will continue to redesign it until it suits me. Photography is my passion, image truly is every thing. My professional website, yes, should showcase my talent as a photographer however I also want it to reflect my personality. I liked things that are elegant and simple to use but also emotional and beautiful. Perhaps this is it.
A book about wedding photography?
5/05/2007
I am considering the idea of writing a book about wedding photography. I have
been a professional photographer for many years, and a lot of what I'm seeing in
the industry is disconcerting at best.
A lot of websites are advertising things like " Make $1000 a week with your
digital camera!" then I see someone who has just bought a camera and have
already put up prices on the net for wedding photography.
I have done a lot of different types of photography for a living and I must say
that photographing weddings is by far the venue requiring the highest level of
photographic skill. Even highly skilled photographers decline shooting weddings
because they know that it isn't something you just go and do.
I will ponder this a little longer.
A New Look
4/15/2007
The structure of the site remains (with a few added features), only the
colors have changed. Coming in the near future: New Flash Image
portfolios that will allow the user to choose the image and alternative
non flash portfolio images.
New Equipment: Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 ED Telephoto.
2/27/2007
Another one of the "Big Guns" in the professional photographers arsenal.
The lens I was using for candid shots just wasn't doing it for me.
(I know no one else could tell but it was driving me nuts)
Problem solved
Yes I did it again.
1/25/2007
This is about the 5th iteration of Colegrove Photography's website transformation. Colegrove Photography also has a "trademark" logo now. Drop me a line and tell me what you think about the web design.
New Equipment: Nikon 16mm f/2.8 fisheye.
12/20/2006
My wife said that if I bought any more lenses this year, I'd be in BIG
Trouble.
So here is my plan: I wrap it up and put it under the Christmas tree
with a tag saying "from: Santa Claus" , the kids will believe it and
they'll back me up.....
P.S. Jennifer, If you are reading this - It was only half the price of
the last one.
New Equipment: Nikon 28-70mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom
12/03/2006
Professional high-performance standard zoom lens
Holy Mother of Lenses. It is really heavy, however for images this clear
and sharp...I'll get used to it.
List Price $2049
(this is one reason to hire a professional photographer; who else would
spend that much on a lens)
This is quite the honor.
11/25/2006
Colegrove Photography has been listed on the front page of
oscarwatch.com. The Editor sent me a message to tell that my photography
was amazing.
You could have knocked me down with a feather. I'm impressed even if
you're not, a pat on the back like this goes straight to my head.
(But that's okay I was called a talent-less Hack that same day.
New Equipment: 2 NIKON D200 Camera Bodies
11/04/2006
I am shooting with 2 new Nikon D-200s.
I love these cameras.
Raising the camera to my eye was magic. No longer was I gazing down at tunnel
at a small rectangle, but seeing the whole shot. The camera is solid and fits my
hand...well like a camera.
The image quality is impeccable and the shooting performance is all I could
ever ask for.
Colegrove Photography website - A New Look
10/29/2006
I have Just launched the new site.
It is hopefully easier to navigate and better represents my work as a
photographer.
There is still some work to be done on it, the slide shows are taking
some time to compile and finish.
This is the 3rd major redesign of dcolegrovephotography.com
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