Sherri Meyer Photography Blog

Holiday 2007 On-line Digital Art Show

smeyer — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:08:30 +0000

Announcement

You have been invited to a Holiday 2007 On-line Digital Art Show. My show features 50 Digital Art pieces, which I created from original photographs. They are available in several different color schemes and in 3 different sizes/finishes. These images are available for immediate purchase and I am offering them at a 20% discount through December.

Here are 3 of the images that are available in our new Holiday 2007 Print Specials Gallery.

To see these images, please visit our new Holiday 2007 Print Specials Gallery at http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/sherri_meyer/gallery-show/G0000LL4Vw9Nuxic/P0000zT0iXx48_C0.

For more information on ordering, please visit our “Order Prints” page at http://www.sherrimeyer.com/order_prints.htm. Note: Prints ordered from this gallery will be shipped on the next business day.

Please feel free to pass this information along to your friends and family. If you have any questions, please email me.

Happy Holidays!
Sherri

PS – Please take note that I have moved my Photo Blog to http://www.sherrimeyer.com/Blog.

Sherri Meyer Photography Photo Blog has moved!

smeyer — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:19:33 +0000

Hi everyone!

Just a reminder, that a few months ago I moved to Sherri Meyer Photography Photo Blog. There you can find travel, adventure and lifestyle stock photography, news, photo tips and more. Stop on by for a visit and introduce yourself.

Happy shooting!

Sherri Meyer Photography

Sherri Meyer Photography Photo Blog Has Moved!

smeyer — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:32:31 +0000

Hi everyone!

Happy shooting!

Sherri Meyer Photography

Come visit us at www.sherrimeyer.com/Blog

smeyer — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:04:30 +0000

Come visit us at our new blog www.sherrimeyer.com/Blog. We are still posting “hot photo tips” and we have also added a photography book store and many useful photo resource links.

Visit my new blog for “photo tips”

smeyer — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:34:36 +0000

Starting today, (Saturday March 3rd) I will be posting my free photo tips on my new blog at www.sherrimeyer.com/Blog. I will keep the tips that are on this blog here for a few weeks before moving them.

Sherri Meyer

Hey, I took that photo – I must have been there!

smeyer — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:44:11 +0000

Has this ever happened to you? You daydream about all the places you would like to travel to. You think you haven’t been to very many places, that is until you look at your photos. That happened to me recently. I was showing some of my photos to a couple of friends, when suddenly I had an “ah ha” moment. I realized that in order to have captured those images, that meant I must have been there!

www.sherrimeyer.com

Hot photo tip of the day – 10 ways to shoot a subject!

smeyer — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:38:18 +0000

When you have a great subject in front of you, shoot it as many ways as possible. If you are traveling and it is a subject you may never be able to shoot again, this is especially important! If the subject is local, then you can return again and again if you make the effort. Here are some things to incorporate into your shooting.

Try shooting your subject during sunrise and sunset on sunny days.
Shoot during midday on an overcast day.
Shoot it in different weather conditions such as the rain, snow or fog.
Shoot it at night.
Shoot it in both horizontal and vertical formats.
Shoot it with and without people.
Use different lenses such as a wide-angle and a zoom lens.
Use backlighting (light coming from behind the subject) and sidelighting (light coming from either side of the subject) for added impact.
Try shooting from different perspectives. Lay on the ground and shoot upward and get on something high and shoot downward.
Use a fast shutter speed to stop action, then use a slow shutter speed to show motion.

This is a partial list of the things you can incorporate into your shooting and not all of them apply to each subject.

Happy shooting!

www.sherrimeyer.com

Hot photo tip of the day – shoot it before it’s too late!

smeyer — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:26:51 +0000

If there is anything you have always wanted to photograph, do it before it’s too late! Some of the oldest buildings in Old Town Auburn, California (USA), caught fire before I ever got them photographed. I guess I just assumed they would always be there and I could photograph them anytime. The Shanghai Bar also located in Old Town Auburn didn’t burn down, but it closed before I could get a good shot of it. The neighbor sold her beautiful Paint horse before I got a good shot of her. Now, I make a list of the important things in our area that I want to photograph and photograph them sooner rather than later. You can’t assume they will always be around. This morning, I couldn’t log on to my computer first thing as I usually do, because a storm blew in yesterday and dumped 3-4 inches of snow, covering our Sattelite Dish. I took the opportunity to go out and photograph our neighborhood, since it’s rare for us to have snow, or at least enough to stick. And who knows when it will happen again? It also gave me something to write about. Next time you think of something you really want to photograph, do it sooner rather than later, because later may never happen!

www.sherrimeyer.com

Hot photo tip of the day – use contrasts for added impact!

smeyer — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:02:40 +0000

Another great way to add impact to your photographs is by using contrasts. Contrast can make your subject really stand out from the rest of the image. For instance, a bright subject photographed against a dark background, or a dark silhouette against a bright background really adds impact to a photograph. There are many ways you can implement the use of contrasts in your photographs. Here are a few other suggestions for you to try. I would love to hear of other ideas you come up with. To see examples of some of the following suggestions, visit our portfolio.

Happy/Sad

Male/Female

Large/Small

Hard/Soft

Tall/Short

Young/Old

Static/Motion

Close/Far

Hot/Cold

Rough/Smooth

sherri@sherrimeyer.com

Hot photo tip of the day – shoot in themes!

smeyer — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:46:34 +0000

Instead of going out and shooting anything and everything (photos that is!), why not develop strong collections of the subjects you are passionate about. This is a really good thing to do if you plan on marketing your images, as well as putting together a slide/digital show of your images for your friends and family. If you don’t currently have any favorite things you like to shoot, or you are not quite sure what “themes” are, here is a very partial list of ideas you can choose from, or you can come up with your own.

Abstract
Automobiles
Boats
California
City life
Emotions
Humorous
Pets
Rural life
Sports and recreation

Happy shooting, Sherri Meyer

http://www.sherrimeyer.com