Having a makeup artist available when you photograph models is great, especially a makeup artist that understand the photography process.
I have had models who do their own makeup, but to have a pro apply the makeup is great.
I recently photographed a beautiful model named Rebecca, and had the talented Morgan there to do the makeup.
While there is a prevailing [...]
I have just received word from my publisher that the Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 Digital Field Guide will be released sometime late this week or early next week.
The book is one in a series of Digital Field Guides from John Wiley and Sons publisher and is for users of the Sony A700 DSLR. I am currently working on the [...]
This was sent to me by the NPPA. It sums up the bill and what we as photographers can do about it.
Dear NPPA members,
Late last month, a pair of bills exempting infringers of “orphan” creative works appeared in Congress, neither of which the NPPA supports.
The Senate Judiciary Committee last week approved the more onerous of [...]
1 GB of memory lasts most people a month but barely lasts you the afternoon.
You know what aperture-priority means.
You delete more photos in a week than most people make all year.
You need just one more lens.
You’ve crawled on the ground to get a shot of something rusty.
Your camera equipment is worth more than your car.
No [...]
One of the blogs that i read every day (well, every weekday) is that of Scott Kelby. He is the guy behind NAPP, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Kelby Training, and about a hundred great books on photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, and even the iPod.
Well, today Scott kicked off his “Guest Blog Wednesday” with a great [...]
Photographers talk about the importance of fast glass to be able to shoot in low light situations, or being able to use higher shutter speeds to capture fast moving action. The other reason to use a “fast” lens is to control the depth of field.
Fast lenses are lenses that have a maximum aperture of [...]
I spent the morning wondering around the local zoo photographing some of the animals, avoiding the hundreds of school children on a field trip and watching other zoo patrons get frustrated trying to photograph the animals.
One of the most common mistakes people make is to leave the camera on full automatic mode. This was especially obvious in [...]
Three years ago, the Green Apple Festival was born in New York City to help celebrate Earth Day. The following year, the festival was held in New York and San Francisco and this year is was held in eight cities on April 20th, 2008.
I was one of the official photographers for the Los Angeles event [...]
Welcome to the new Alan Hess Photography website. This is the new home for all my photography projects, including the soon to be published A700 Digital Field Guide.
I hope to update the site often, so please check back and drop a comment or two.
