It was a soft, sunny day, early June 1947. Not too hot, not yet perishing dead air and dripping humidity of the midwest. The boys were back from the wars. No more rationing. Plentiful gas and shiny new cars. Economy was booming. Korea and Cold War just blips on the horizon. Life relaxed and... ]]> 2013-06-13T21:43:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/kid-photos-sell-more-with-multiples http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/kid-photos-sell-more-with-multiples#When:14:48:00Z

How to produce new and vibrant work to sell larger orders that keep our cameras running, that’s the question behind the style and artistic genius for today's portrait studio. Not just the question, but the whole horizon of how to make a living in the do-it-yourself photo world that... ]]> 2013-06-06T14:48:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/panorama-tips-for-iphoneography http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/panorama-tips-for-iphoneography#When:21:51:00Z

Once you access the pano function option on your iPhone, it’s an addiction! Especially for international and adventure travel, pano capture will bring home your experience like no other image. (Read at bottom for link to explore our next iPhoneography workshop with Flying Colors. -... ]]> 2013-05-24T21:51:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/photographers-dream-clothing-from-5.11-tactical http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/photographers-dream-clothing-from-5.11-tactical#When:00:31:00Z

Mobility... ]]> 2013-04-18T00:31:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/optimizing-lucrative-business-group-photography http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/optimizing-lucrative-business-group-photography#When:20:04:00Z

Today’s typical business group photography happens so quickly that the focus has shifted in many cases to optimization in Photoshop. Since most groups are commissioned late in the meeting or conference planning, we rarely have more than a couple day’s notice. Therefore our fee is... ]]> 2013-03-17T20:04:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/iconoclasts-wedding-photojournalists http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/iconoclasts-wedding-photojournalists#When:13:09:00Z

The commercial photographic community has long looked down its collective nose at the wedding photographer without realizing this skill combines just about every other specialty. A much harder job, if practiced to the hilt.

Food photography and... ]]> 2013-02-04T13:09:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/posing-lighting-wedding-cakes http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/posing-lighting-wedding-cakes#When:19:52:00Z

If you think “posing” and “lighting” are an odd choice of words when photographing wedding cakes, think again. Cakes are sculptural, with the added challenge of fine, subtle surface details, executed usually in white on white. The cake image should be delectable, fun and... ]]> 2013-01-18T19:52:00+00:00 http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/rayko-photo-documentary-exhibition http://prophotocoalition.com/sfrances/story/rayko-photo-documentary-exhibition#When:00:35:00Z

Opening Jan. 17, through Feb. 24th, RayKo Gallery once again comes up with an interesting, memorable exhibit. Work of eight local documentarians is featured.