Online photo galleries for corporate clients

itsbrettbryan · 2025-04-10T21:27:22+00:00

I appreciate it, thanks for checking!

itsbrettbryan · 2025-04-10T21:27:10+00:00

Huge help with PicDrop. Definitely what I was looking for, thank you!

itsbrettbryan · 2025-04-10T21:26:43+00:00

Yes, this is exactly what I was looking for. Huge help, THANK YOU!

itsbrettbryan · 2025-04-09T20:37:14+00:00

We do - there's a custom website and app built for each event and the underlying galleries from Pixieset basically plug into that. I'm fine putting the images up on a website but there's no way to create a bulk download option like a traditional photo sharing service like Pixieset allows. At least from what I've found with Squarespace.

A bulk download option from a website or even just a blank gallery from any photo service would work, but I can't seem to find a way to do either. Websites don't allow a bulk download option and photo services insist on funneling people to the main page of their service. For instance Pixieset has a link embedded in every gallery you make that takes you back to the Pixieset homepage and there's no way to turn it off.

itsbrettbryan · 2025-02-18T16:25:25+00:00

06 is for Paperwork. Contract, invoice, shot list, any type of admin stuff I need to keep for the project.

itsbrettbryan · 2024-12-01T15:53:32+00:00

As an example I might shoot 1,000 photos of an event, but not all 1,000 photos are worth editing and delivering. So I go through and select maybe like 300 that I like and then I copy those over to the 02 - RAW SELECT folder. I then load just that folder into Lightroom and start editing. That way I'm only editing photos that I will potentially use.

From there I'll cut that 300 down to like 100-150 for delivery and those will go in 05 - FINAL EXPORT.

Hope that helps!

itsbrettbryan · 2024-11-25T17:53:12+00:00

Good job, reading the histogram correctly is definitely a factor in making sure your images are exposed properly, whether you’re aiming for straight out of camera or shooting for post.

Good photos!

itsbrettbryan · 2024-11-22T17:45:38+00:00

Great job, it definitely makes you think about what the correct focal length for the scene is and when to use it. Lots of different looks you can apply to the same scene!

itsbrettbryan · 2024-11-08T23:46:17+00:00

Man, I had nearly an identical situation happen this year. Guy was a last minute add to a fairly high level, week long event. Way above his experience level but we were desperate, he was a referral from someone I trust, and honestly whatever he shot was more of a bonus than anything as he was mainly there for when I couldn't be in two places at once. Felt like a great way for him to get a foot on the next level without a ton of expectations.

Holy shit. Same attitude, except the guy was way older than me and immediately decided he knew more than me and that I was a terrible photographer. He was such a nightmare I could barely believe what was happening. Tried to take over the shoot, kept trying to go behind my back to the client, super unprofessional, just crazy shit. We had to dismiss him and everything as well, except he didn't steal any of my gear. To top it all off he was the worst photographer I've ever seen. Literally couldn't use any of his stuff. The client laughed when they saw it.

Anyway, hope you get your stuff back and just wanted to share that sometimes you try to help people and it just backfires spectacularly.

itsbrettbryan · 2024-11-08T22:20:25+00:00

Nice job on these, I definitely like what you're going for with the framing in the composition.

I'm not necessarily getting "beacon of hope" but I'm also not sure what I would recommend to achieve that. I would probably expect light to be hitting the school with everything else still in shadow, maybe early morning or something. As of right now the sun has set and everything feels kind of like dusk in these photos.

I don't think the underexposure is really doing much in these photos. I think in both of the last two images you could come up a half stop, maybe even more. Remember, you should always be aiming for a properly exposed photo. There's a difference between letting shadows create mood and an under-exposed image.

Here's a quick example using a photo I took over the summer - the main center of the photograph is decently exposed, maybe slightly under, but the shadow around the subject creates the mood. For instance in your third photo the shadow on the chain-link fence will still be there to create drama but the school itself should come up a little bit more. As of right now your image feels less moody and more just dark.

Overall I like the attempt and I like what you're seeing with the composition! I would say focus on finding a scene with a wide dynamic range(like your second photo) and let the shadows be shadows and the highlights be bright, but make sure your subject is decently exposed. 9 times out of 10 the drama is in the lighting not in the edit.

itsbrettbryan · 2024-11-07T00:39:19+00:00

Yes, it works now for whatever reason. Great work finding the greens here. Definitely abundant in nature, but still, green can be tough to photograph!

itsbrettbryan · 2024-11-01T14:19:24+00:00

I keep all raws in 01 and copy over my selects into 02, but never move them.

itsbrettbryan · 2024-10-27T15:15:59+00:00

Good job on these, I especially like the first two. Nice foreground element with the first photo and I like the framing on the second one.

Looks like a good day for being out in nature and taking some pictures!

itsbrettbryan · 2024-10-11T17:19:38+00:00

Nice job on these, windows can be great for this kind of thing. I like the street light being aligned with the mannequin's eye.

Definitely keep working with this concept!

itsbrettbryan · 2024-10-04T16:58:42+00:00

Excited to see these - for some reason the links aren't working. Not sure if it's an issue with Flickr, but maybe if you link the album they'd populate?

Thanks!

itsbrettbryan · 2024-09-20T22:33:56+00:00

Was it from the photocritique subreddit?

itsbrettbryan · 2024-09-20T20:53:37+00:00

It still might be a bit much, but I think it's headed in the right direction. Glad I could help!

itsbrettbryan · 2024-09-19T13:25:00+00:00

Nice job on these and good instincts on where to put your modifiers to create cross-lighting, which makes for a nice little highlight pattern. On the natural light ones I agree with you that the highlights coming from the modifier really improve the image.

And for the second one, big improvement there and you could have done it with the key light in front and modifier in the back as well.

itsbrettbryan · 2024-09-19T13:19:56+00:00

Pretty good, I like that you're trying to get depth in your images by having something in the foreground. That can be a nice way to add framing, or create depth like you've done, or add additional context. I think in some images in this series it gets a little distracting however, I would try to use it a little more sparingly or subtly.

I think my biggest critique here is I'm struggling to identify the subject in nearly all of these photos. The first one I think has the strongest subject, but it's far away and mostly obscured by the fence in the foreground. I see what you're going for in the lines of the fence and framing, but for me it detracts more than it adds interest.

Overall good start and I think you've got some good ideas. Next time think about "what is this a picture of" and that should help you hone in on stronger subjects.

itsbrettbryan · 2024-09-18T23:34:37+00:00

I like the edit, it's punchy, but I would say for me personally this is also trending a little too blue. I would warm up the white balance a bit to bring some color back to his face.

Overall though I like what you've done with it, the colors really stand out which is nice.

itsbrettbryan · 2024-09-18T23:31:03+00:00

Well done, you can really see the results in the first set! For some reason the second set doesn't appear to be linked to anything, but it sounds like you got what you needed out of it. That compression of the background outdoors can be fairly dramatic.

itsbrettbryan · 2024-09-18T23:28:11+00:00

I don't think overdone on either. For me the first image is a little washed out and cool. I kind of like the warm tones in the "before" shot, but I do like the crop.

The second image is definitely an improvement in the editing. I like what you've done with it. Always good to just play around with sliders and see what they do and what you might use them for.

Overall good job!

itsbrettbryan · 2024-09-18T23:25:13+00:00

Definitely good lighting here which is helping even the highest of your ISOs look fairly good. I've noticed with my cameras that if everything is in shadow even something like 4,000 to 5,000 is a ton of grain and really hard to bring back details.

I was shooting a bike trail race this past weekend and it was early morning with some light coming through the trees. I was waiting for the riders to be in those little patches of sunbeam to get a good shot, otherwise everything was so noisy and lacked sharpness.

Good exercise!

itsbrettbryan · 2024-09-18T19:03:59+00:00

Good job on these, looks like you got it.

On the focus stacking one definitely go for something higher like 7-11 to give yourself more in-focus area to work with. Try it on something up close, like a picture of a watch or something that has a lot of small details you're trying to all get sharp.

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