http://www.ronshoots.com Discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. Sun, 04 May 2008 02:09:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Shooting in front of the former KGB headquarters. After the workshop on Saturday, I spent a wonderful Sunday walking around Moscow with Photographer Mikhail Lavrenov. We started before sunrise at Red Square, walked many miles and rode the Metro to even more destinations. Mikhail was also not just a great tour ... http://www.ronshoots.com/2008/04/28/walking-around-moscow/ (Photo credit: Alex Khromushin) Wow- what a great experience! I'm in Moscow, just finished teaching a stock photography workshop for Stockxpert. Over 140 photographers participated in an all day event with many flying in from the outlying cities in Russia. (Two images of Anna from the workshop session.) Only a ... http://www.ronshoots.com/2008/04/27/moscow-workshop-update/ You really should wonder about me... seriously. I hang out with colorful winged faeries, cover people in mud, wrap others in string, and make ordinary strangers jump in the air. And Gray Mitchell, who also shoots for our studio, has a passion for taking pictures of strange-looking pets like this ... http://www.ronshoots.com/2008/04/17/why-do-i-shoot-all-those-crazy-photos/ Sometimes I just need to do a few shoots for myself- one model, maybe lighting I haven't tried in a while, or a new concept, or maybe something just super simple to remind me why I love photography! Here's an image from yesterday. This beautiful young woman had never modeled ... http://www.ronshoots.com/2008/04/06/studio-shoot/ Every now and then a funny photograph just happens and I can't resist creating a headline in my feeble brain. I'm forever buying wacky little toys as props. In fact, there's a plastic dinosaur that rides around on the dashboard of my truck. The dude's got more frequent flyer ... http://www.ronshoots.com/2008/03/20/true-confessions-my-camera-is-smaller/ Too cool! I've been invited to do a talk and hands-on workshop with stock photographers in Moscow on April 26. I've always wanted to visit Russia. As a "50-young" something, and growing up in the "Cold War" era, Moscow was always a forbidden yet intriguing city. The workshop is sponsored by ... http://www.ronshoots.com/2008/03/15/moscow-workshop/ Keywording is the real "key" to successful stock sales. A photographer can make great images, but without the right keywords, no buyer can find your images. Keywording is an art and a science- and good keywords add value to your images. How Do Clients Search? Recently, Dreamstime started sharing the keywords ... http://www.ronshoots.com/2008/03/10/the-importance-of-keywording/ My sincere apologies to those readers who haven't found anything posted here for the last month! I've been mostly planning the next 6 months with only a few shoots. But that doesn't mean I'm laying around the pool with a tropical drink! (I wish...) This year, I will spend more time ... http://www.ronshoots.com/2008/02/09/finding-locations/ I don't usually write about news- but this one is really important for photographers and anyone carrying lithium batteries for camera, video cameras and laptops! From the Rob Galbraith web site... US DOT Hazmat Safety Rule to Place Limits on Lithium Batteries Carried by Passengers Aboard Aircraft Effective January 1, 2008 Passengers ... http://www.ronshoots.com/2008/01/04/new-air-travel-regulations/  I'm not stylish by any means! My personal fashion sense was halted about the same time GAP came out with khaki pants and solid color t-shirts. But that doesn't take away the fact that I live in a visual world. As a stock photographer, I'm expected to create images that ... http://www.ronshoots.com/2007/11/28/fashionista-or-photographer/