Photography
I am available to shoot for portraits, corporate products and events, and I am available for editorial assignments. I am available to travel to your location, or I can shoot in my studio. My day rate for editiorial shooting and my portrait rates are competitive. For more information, e-mail me at charlotte@wordsandphotos.org.
Writing
I have more than 25 years of writing experience as both a journalist and 20 years of experience as a technical writer. I'm available to write articles, books, and scripts for multimedia projects. I've written 14 books, many of which are or have been on the Amazon.com photography bestseller list. My writing specialties include:
- Digital photography
- Technology & Computers
- News
- Features
As a professional writer and photographer, I can not only write the text, but I can also provide images to illustrate the text. For more information, e-mail me at charlotte@wordsandphotos.org.
Photography Private Instruction
One of the aspects of photography that I enjoy is teaching and working with aspiring photographers to advance their technical skills and their creative eye. Thus, I'm offering two services for photographers who would like to receive in-depth instruction or an unbiased review of one or more photos.
Private photography instruction ensures that you receive one-on-one attention to improve in the areas of photography that are most important to you. For example, if you feel that you have a good photographic eye, but you are using only a fraction of your camera's capabilities, then I can help you master your Canon Digital SLR. Alternately, you may be confident technically, but you feel that your creative eye needs direction. In either case, I can offer you unbiased, professional insight.
Some areas of private instruction include, but are not limited to:
- Mastering exposure
- Creating compelling compositions
- Capturing and converting RAW images
- Working with natural lighting
- Working with studio lighting
- Image editing with Adobe Photoshop CS
Instruction begins with an evaluation of some of your recent images in your online gallery. Then we will chat on the telephone about what you want to accomplish during the instruction time. I'll then create lessons tailored to your needs.
Alternately, if you have one of my Canon camera Field Guide books, we can identify techniques from the book for instruction sessions. If you want technical instruction on a camera, the cameras that I teach are the Canon EOS Rebels, EOS 40D, EOS 50D, EOS 7D, EOS 5D Mark II, and the EOS 1Ds Mark III.
Throughout the instruction session, you'll shoot images that are targeted to the improvement areas that we jointly identify. I'll provide ongoing feedback on your work with suggestions for alternate approaches, ways to use your camera to get better exposure results, and so on.
Instruction sessions are either 4 or 6 weeks long. Either session ensures that you receive:
- Instructional text that is e-mailed to you and tailored to your goals
- In-depth critiques of two images per week
- Weekly telephone calls to chat about your work and your goals
Four weeks of private instruction is $180. Six weeks of private instruction is $270.
For more information, e-mail me at charlotte@wordsandphotos.org. Payments are accepted via PayPal or check.
BetterPhoto.com Monthly Courses
I currently teach four courses through BetterPhoto.com. I'd love to have you sign up for any of the following courses that interest you:
