Shoot The Baby is Changing!!!

It’s been quite a while since there have been any updates with ShootTheBaby.com. Mostly because, about 2 years ago, I started moving more into commercial photography, and am completely loving it. It gives me the chance to be totally creative, and having clients hire me for my particular vision!

Last December, I was evaluating where I was with all of the various web properties (doggettstudios.com, shootthebaby.com, boxofficebaby.com). What I figured out was that while I enjoyed sharing the kind of tips and thoughts that I was posting at STB, I really enjoyed those on a more general photography level (as opposed to just focusing on babies).

So, I’ve decided to rebrand all of my outside blogging efforts into a new site : KillTheAmbient.com, which just launched today! This site will focus on providing ideas and tips for photographers, but told in a casual, humorous style. For example, some of the initial stories that I’ve posted include:

Want New Camera Gear? Get Pregnant.
Are You A Travel Photographer? Pack Some Heat To Protect Your Gear.

There’s also an Off-Camera Flash 101 series which has its first installment posted.

Down the road, I may offer some training opportunities for those interested in working with lights, post-processing, etc. Overall, the information I will be posting will apply to almost all photographers. There will be occasional ’specialized’ topics (like an upcoming rant I have on vendor meals at weddings).

So, when you get a chance, head on over to KillTheAmbient.com and take a look. If you like what you see, sign up for updates. These will be written by me (as opposed to emailed blog posts) every week or two.

** Also **, since I am not an approver of reusing email lists, I won’t be migrating the STB email list to KTA. You’ll need to go there to sign up. But, I promise it will be worth it as I have a lot to share (over 80 blog story ideas are already set aside!).

All of the existing content here at STB will remain.

Thank you so much for your support, and see you over at KillTheAmbient.com!

Episode 15: Stuff Blowing Up

The 4th of July is right around the corner! Here are the settings you need to make to take kick-ass fireworks pictures!

Episode 14: The No-Budget Shoot

If you are looking at getting into part-time or full-time shooting, here is one way to drum-up some exposure and get some great portfolio samples.

Episode 13: Light and Dark

For this episode, learn a quick way to darken and lighten an image using adjustment layers!

Episode 12: Save Some Dough and Rent!

No need to drop $1,000+ every time you want to play with a new lens! This week I talk about where I rent lenses from and why!

Episode 11: What Goes Around

Here is a fun baby photography tip idea that will keep your head spinning, so be sure to have a barf bag handy. Also, get an intro on our new e-book!

Episode 10: Announcing BoxOfficeBaby.com!

For our cool 10th (episode) anniversary, we are announcing our new site, www.BoxOfficeBaby.com! There you can create custom announcement movie posters and cards! This intro video shows it all, and watch the end for a special discount.

Episode 9: Pop The Eyes In 60 Seconds!

Some of our baby photography tips are long, but this one is guaranteed to be short! Here’s how to make the eyes in any picture pop in Adobe Photoshop, and we’ll do the photography tip in under 60 seconds!

Episode 8: Check Out The Flip!

We love to post baby photography tips here, but we also don’t want to neglect the cool things you can do with video! Check out the Flip video camera from Pure Digital, and see it in action at Disney as Brandon braves the Haunted Mansion!

Episode 7: Look Into My Eyes!

The first trick to learning how a particular scene is lit is to look into the eyes of the subject. Oh, and avoid all undead creatures from 1983.

Episode 6: How To Hold Your Camera

Are you kidding? We actually need a video on how to hold your camera? Apparently so! Check this quick tip before you bonk baby on the head with your $1,000 DSLR.

Episode 5: Use Photoshop For Free!

Check out how you can use Photoshop for free online! We talk to Tom Hogarty from Adobe and give you a quick run-through of Adobe’s new web version of Photoshop!

Episode 4: Don’t Ruin It With Flash!

You took a shot, and your camera decided that flash would be really cool. Unfortunately, not. Here are some tips on when to turn off the flash and why.

Episode 3: Easter Shoot - Get Me A Towel!

It’s raining outside on St. Patrick’s Day so we move indoors for a quick Easter photo shoot idea. By the end of the shoot, Eric needs a towel.

Episode 2: About The Camera

For the second episode, we briefly cover the camera that we’re using for a lot of the tutorials on this site. It was made in 2005, which coincidentally was the last time Eric was seen with a full head of hair.

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