Doing a give-a-way for a free portrait session! Hoping to bring more fans/views to my photo page!
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Thanks friends.
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Hello Everyone!
My name is Dakota Bruce, I am a 2009 Franklin Grad. I was the Vice President of NAHS my senior year, and a business owner of a photography company Sunflower Productions LLC today! Rheault has been on me to post away so... here we go!
First off, I LOVE MY JOB! I love working with new people, and capturing the most important days, or moments of their lives. It's what makes me get up in the morning, and get through the mounds of paper work you wouldn't think would be involved in a small photography business. There is a ton of things I never really considered before starting up Sunflower now two years ago. One of them was paper work, the other being just how obsessed I would become with my business.
Turns out you have to be obsessed to get anywhere.. A lot of people think my job is awesome because I have my 'own' hours and I work at 'home', but what people don't realize, is that starting your own business (especially) in the arts, is like having a baby. Something you have to care for and maintain every day. You think about it every minute and are always trying to make it grow and be the best it can possibly be. My days are no longer my own.. they are 100% Sunflower Driven.
You don't think about how every client will go on their own soap box and talk to friends and family more about how you made them feel, and their experience with you then the actual work that you have to offer them! It really makes you take a step back and think 'Oh man, these are forever!' Theses past two years have been a crazy ride.
Just from this January, Sunflower has been at the Detroit Auto Show Charity Preview, in Slice of the 80's Pizza Menu, and just this morning, on Good Morning America with our reaction footage from a friend who proposed the most epic and amazing way this past Monday! Having good connections and networking constantly is a huge part of good business.. at least in my experience.
So here are some words of advice for any future 'art' business owners. Make sure you LOVE what you do, 100% of the time. Understand that you will be living, breathing and thinking about your business 24 hours a day 8 days a week. Accept that you can't make everyone happy, no matter how hard you try or just how 'amazing' you may be. And finally, reward your self because no one else will for those little victories in every day business life.
"Have a Thursday"
Dakota Bruce
Richie & Joanne’s Epic Proposal
Sunflower Productions LLC Facebook
Sunflower Productions LLC read more
My name is Dakota Bruce, I am a 2009 Franklin Grad. I was the Vice President of NAHS my senior year, and a business owner of a photography company Sunflower Productions LLC today! Rheault has been on me to post away so... here we go!
Turns out you have to be obsessed to get anywhere.. A lot of people think my job is awesome because I have my 'own' hours and I work at 'home', but what people don't realize, is that starting your own business (especially) in the arts, is like having a baby. Something you have to care for and maintain every day. You think about it every minute and are always trying to make it grow and be the best it can possibly be. My days are no longer my own.. they are 100% Sunflower Driven.
You don't think about how every client will go on their own soap box and talk to friends and family more about how you made them feel, and their experience with you then the actual work that you have to offer them! It really makes you take a step back and think 'Oh man, these are forever!' Theses past two years have been a crazy ride.
Just from this January, Sunflower has been at the Detroit Auto Show Charity Preview, in Slice of the 80's Pizza Menu, and just this morning, on Good Morning America with our reaction footage from a friend who proposed the most epic and amazing way this past Monday! Having good connections and networking constantly is a huge part of good business.. at least in my experience.
So here are some words of advice for any future 'art' business owners. Make sure you LOVE what you do, 100% of the time. Understand that you will be living, breathing and thinking about your business 24 hours a day 8 days a week. Accept that you can't make everyone happy, no matter how hard you try or just how 'amazing' you may be. And finally, reward your self because no one else will for those little victories in every day business life.
"Have a Thursday"
Dakota Bruce
Richie & Joanne’s Epic Proposal
Sunflower Productions LLC Facebook
Sunflower Productions LLC read more
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
I've always had the philosophy that Final Exams should be a culmination of skills and techniques learned throughout the semester.
They should actually make the student feel good. Feel proud.
If you recall, high school exams are half days, two classes per day. Extended time obviously. Think of what you could accomplish in an 1:40 minutes.
Marley Larson, Jr
Sometimes it is a one day final exam, utilizing that particular time period to create a piece or critique. Mostly though, I assign the final assignment a week prior giving students the time to be inspired, plan, and get supplies with the deadline being during the exam date.
I've had tremendous success with this. Most all advanced classes have a "Large Self Portrait" as the final exam. Many have this final exam multiple times during their careers with me as an end of the semester final exam.
"It's the best piece you've done all semester" just heard said by Haley to Marley.
Marley just received her "A".
Here's some pics from 1st semester Final Exams "Large Self Portrait"
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
To start, my name is Jeff Sant, I graduated from FHS in 2010. Now I live in Chicago and I'm about to go into my final semester at American Academy Of Art. I'm majoring in illustration, which I love passionately, but when I started school I wanted to study oil painting, and focus on fine art.
I was unedumucated about what illustration was and could be, and so it seemed like a lesser of the arts to me.
However I have come to find out all the images I grew up loving are illustrations. I'm happy with my decision in majors because I really enjoy the process of solving visual problems that a client would be coming to me to solve, and of course I love to draw and paint.
Also, I felt that I was not ready to become a fine artist, I feel young and naive. I didn't want to be producing work that had no purpose. Later in my career I plan on doing more personal fine art type work, but not until I have something in particular that I really want to say.
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I was unedumucated about what illustration was and could be, and so it seemed like a lesser of the arts to me.
However I have come to find out all the images I grew up loving are illustrations. I'm happy with my decision in majors because I really enjoy the process of solving visual problems that a client would be coming to me to solve, and of course I love to draw and paint.
Also, I felt that I was not ready to become a fine artist, I feel young and naive. I didn't want to be producing work that had no purpose. Later in my career I plan on doing more personal fine art type work, but not until I have something in particular that I really want to say.
I currently work in both oil and watercolor, depending on the project. I guess if I had to sum up my work it would bad corky humor with a stylization of the figure. Within the next year I should have a completely new portfolio, so i'm really excited and I'll post some progress with ya'll as I go.
Next post will be on portrait club as Ro requested.
Woot woot!
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I went to Jeff's facebook and just picked one real quick this morning. A blog post about this piece/
Then maybe describe "Portrait Club" or why he "Gets to go back"
Short simple..past or present.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
I thought I'd talk a little about my experiences after college. It's been a hard adjustment having to deal with the "real" world and trying to figure out where my degree (BFA in Photography) fits into all of this. I've been a college grad for 2 years now and it hasn't been easy. I went to CCS and I really loved college, which I think is what made it harder for me to figure things out after I left.
I've always loved photographing people. In college I realized that was the direction I wanted to focus towards. My senior thesis was based on contemporary lifestyle portraits/fashion. Since graduating I've realized that although I may not be shooting models on a weekly basis but I can try to apply the same methods to photographing families, weddings, ect. And I think it's been working. Each year since I started photographing families and events my client based has doubled. I give a lot of credit to Facebook which has pretty much helped me obtain 90% of my clients, that and word of mouth.
I NEVER thought I'd be shooting weddings AND liking it. I always kind of thought photographing weddings was for amateurs but I couldn't have been more wrong. Not only is it a great money maker, it's actually a lot of fun to document. When shooting weddings I try to add my own style. I stick to what I like and what I know. I enjoy natural light, film-esk looks and interesting compositions. Just because it's a wedding doesn't mean it needs to be cliche.
Anyways, I guess to sum up my first post on this thing I want to say I'm happy now with where I'm at photography wise as a post grad. All I can do is keep pushing out work and have fun while doing it. As long as I'm photographing people and making them happy, that's what matters most! read more
I've always loved photographing people. In college I realized that was the direction I wanted to focus towards. My senior thesis was based on contemporary lifestyle portraits/fashion. Since graduating I've realized that although I may not be shooting models on a weekly basis but I can try to apply the same methods to photographing families, weddings, ect. And I think it's been working. Each year since I started photographing families and events my client based has doubled. I give a lot of credit to Facebook which has pretty much helped me obtain 90% of my clients, that and word of mouth.
I NEVER thought I'd be shooting weddings AND liking it. I always kind of thought photographing weddings was for amateurs but I couldn't have been more wrong. Not only is it a great money maker, it's actually a lot of fun to document. When shooting weddings I try to add my own style. I stick to what I like and what I know. I enjoy natural light, film-esk looks and interesting compositions. Just because it's a wedding doesn't mean it needs to be cliche.
Anyways, I guess to sum up my first post on this thing I want to say I'm happy now with where I'm at photography wise as a post grad. All I can do is keep pushing out work and have fun while doing it. As long as I'm photographing people and making them happy, that's what matters most! read more
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