Posts by Paul Oyler
An Absolute Must-Read On Bullying and Its Scars…
Ron Meyer is a writer for a couple of the racing magazines that I shoot for ( Dirt Late Model and Dirt Modified ) He is also a blogger, and today he has written a very moving and powerful post about bullying and the scars it leaves. Ron has written this from a very personal…
Read MoreOn Shooting Baseball – Or Any Sports Action…And THINKING, Even PLANNING…
David Hobby, aka The Strobist, recently did a guest blog post on Scott Kelby’s site. In it, David talks about a game he and other sports shooters used to play, called First Frame. The rules were simple: Two competing photographers shooting the same game shot the first frame of a 36-exposure roll of Tri-X at…
Read MoreHow do you deal with "No"?
When you are up for a job, be it a photo job or a work place job, and you lose out to someone else, how do you respond? Seth Godin offers an excellent suggestion on how to properly respond: Two ways to deal with “no”
Read MoreWhy are Professional Photographers so expensive?
We’ve been fairly fortunate in that most of our customers actually understand at least a little of what is involved in our shooting. But every once in a while, there is that one special person who thinks that because he can buy a camera for $100 and get his prints at Costco for a few…
Read MoreOur first senior session, featuring Timberly and Adam
We recently had the privilege of shooting our first senior photo session, and our very first stars were brother and sister, Adam and Timberly. We’ve been good friends with their family for some time now, and we were honored when they asked us to do their senior photos. I hope we learned much during this…
Read MoreThree of my favorites from Raceway 7
Here are 3 of my favorite photos from my visits to Raceway 7 this past season. All 3 are from when the IRS Late Model Series was there on May 23. First is Russ King, followed by Devin Friese, and finally Rick Auckland. Feel free to let me know which one you like best. Or…
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