http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Stan+Cox+II Advice Stan Cox II Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=135598&ca=Advice Choose a photographer that makes you feel comfortable. Not everyone’s personality is an automatic match up. Interview a few photographers and see who gives you the feeling that they genuinely want to make you look your best in your portraits, and they’re the kind of person you will feel comfortable... Arts and Crafts Stan Cox II Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=80140&ca=Arts+and+Crafts What is it that separates a ‘Portrait’ from a ‘snapshot’? What makes a Portrait a Fine Art Portrait? There’s a lot more to it than simply making a number of exposures! First, I’d like to address some of the misconceptions about what constitutes a Portrait. Some insist that a Portrait must have a ver... Arts and Crafts Stan Cox II Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=80139&ca=Arts+and+Crafts I fell in love with the Old Dutch Masters paintings way back when I was “knee-high to a grasshopper”, mostly because of the way they depicted light and shadow. I’m particularly drawn to the chiaroscuro style, or what might be referred to today as ‘Low-key’ portraits. Of course, I have no way of judg... Arts and Crafts Stan Cox II Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=59842&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Dear Photo Experts, I travel quite a bit, and love to take pictures of landmarks and other landscapes. I have a good digital camera with 6 MP, but my pictures never come out looking anything like the postcards of the same landmarks. They just look flat, or something. What can I do to make better lan... Arts and Crafts Stan Cox II Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=59843&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Dear Photo Experts, I make lei, and sell them on auction web sites. I bought a kind of expensive digital camera to take pictures to put on the auction sites, but my pictures still aren’t so great. I make different kind of lei, some with yarn, some with feathers, and some with shells. My pictures loo... Arts and Crafts Stan Cox II Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=38598&ca=Arts+and+Crafts I was reading a piece the other day, written by a photographer who offers both film and digital capture to his customers. I am always interested to hear other professional photographer’s opinions on the subject. I was a film devotee for over 30 years, and only made the switch to digital a little ove... Arts and Crafts Stan Cox II Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=35808&ca=Arts+and+Crafts As a professional photographer for the past 31 years, I am acutely aware of the magnitude of the effect that the digital revolution has had on my profession. The vast majority of professional photographers who have kept up with the technology will agree that ‘digital’ is fantastic. Of course, there...