tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73125877789170185732024-03-19T14:28:45.770-07:00Hot Shoe Digital PhotographyHot Shoe Digital Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295239884661838752noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312587778917018573.post-36293618534215883872010-11-19T03:33:00.000-08:002010-11-19T03:39:55.846-08:00Pay-It-Forward: "Model" Citizen Helping Children<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRzaZxhhHuxPBcGOnmgEJ3xiko8JxY4jnER8QZI411THoLgT-lktpCTGizOZgromSpHkqwnXGjGHYo1D7rRcsZE3XnPh_Bvi4UzA8BGnCAslfn1H1aOSS9bjZ4xHM013A_1ArFBS5qMo/s1600/Kat+3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541222777022291570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRzaZxhhHuxPBcGOnmgEJ3xiko8JxY4jnER8QZI411THoLgT-lktpCTGizOZgromSpHkqwnXGjGHYo1D7rRcsZE3XnPh_Bvi4UzA8BGnCAslfn1H1aOSS9bjZ4xHM013A_1ArFBS5qMo/s320/Kat+3.jpg" /></a><br /><div>This is Kat Marsh, local deejay, model, multi-media journalist and general doer of good deeds. I've wanted to shoot her for some time. When I heard through Facebook she was collecting video-game systems for children's hospice, we set a date for this photoshoot.</div>Hot Shoe Digital Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295239884661838752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312587778917018573.post-27820402340437724992010-11-09T04:24:00.000-08:002010-11-09T04:27:03.979-08:00The Pay-It-Forward Photo Project, Drummer Girl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtVO-FlmJe1XyQTfbc0qVeicO0atbILa7qpyv1JnVGGH_UyhA4YMfSZ0vR5wX8_GQfDpUOzeZS3fOx-zlkWGIncl3NT2m1kO-va6X3DtqXDbfzKJYMeJiuez7cC9NOHCnqSpLG16iksQ/s1600/Chidori+3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537525034176703186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtVO-FlmJe1XyQTfbc0qVeicO0atbILa7qpyv1JnVGGH_UyhA4YMfSZ0vR5wX8_GQfDpUOzeZS3fOx-zlkWGIncl3NT2m1kO-va6X3DtqXDbfzKJYMeJiuez7cC9NOHCnqSpLG16iksQ/s320/Chidori+3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">This is Chidori Matsumoto, a fabulous drummer who plays with JoAnna Lynne and another band called "The Office." When she heard a fellow musician's family had been devastated by a fire, she and her bandmates quickly set up a charity show to help gather clothes and supplies, and to raise money.</span></div>Hot Shoe Digital Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295239884661838752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312587778917018573.post-9094562980165476762010-08-08T20:20:00.001-07:002010-08-08T20:21:47.953-07:00The Pay-It-Forward Photo Project<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tH4t72WZ-jY8nNwsty_wvzu5MtY4tkwN0V0nqHWycb4f03deJWqtUbGc-0OW1AoBep1HuFBNb5m5Wv_2tnVElR9ve6ZAbyqyE4BfD31Y2rTzt_h9TX-zltu333OezQJjvQVWk0blBZsG/s1600/Dee+5.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503245055226034082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tH4t72WZ-jY8nNwsty_wvzu5MtY4tkwN0V0nqHWycb4f03deJWqtUbGc-0OW1AoBep1HuFBNb5m5Wv_2tnVElR9ve6ZAbyqyE4BfD31Y2rTzt_h9TX-zltu333OezQJjvQVWk0blBZsG/s320/Dee+5.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Dee Crisco, a Norfolk teacher and former 1983 Bayside High School classmate of mine, will donate school supplies to needy children in exchange for this pay-it-forward portrait.</span></div><br /><div></div>Hot Shoe Digital Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295239884661838752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312587778917018573.post-84429094087031053552010-08-08T20:16:00.000-07:002010-08-09T14:52:22.550-07:00The Pay-It-Forward Photo Project<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFX4XcDqx4zlgV30d0YavWjcxYvyiHX-nWGtF13tegUewf5ZYIWSkNqydaDU21IqP_140O4MI0rsh_BeafDWGLMNdH9V2O4xuftuX4o8DP_Je7UZE_3G7iunrxnE5qG1nxTA0dQN0fCRbm/s1600/Bryce+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503244143667569746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFX4XcDqx4zlgV30d0YavWjcxYvyiHX-nWGtF13tegUewf5ZYIWSkNqydaDU21IqP_140O4MI0rsh_BeafDWGLMNdH9V2O4xuftuX4o8DP_Je7UZE_3G7iunrxnE5qG1nxTA0dQN0fCRbm/s320/Bryce+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">In exchange for this portrait, Bryce, an aspiring young actor, will donate a day working at an animal shelter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">UPDATE (8/9/10): Bryce enjoyed his volunteer day at the Virginia Beach animal shelter so much he's committed to weekly work there. That's what this project is all about.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div></div>Hot Shoe Digital Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295239884661838752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312587778917018573.post-84397310880102990182010-07-27T07:12:00.001-07:002010-11-23T06:00:02.404-08:00The Pay-It-Forward Photo ProjectI charge very little for portraits for people I know. I'm just not comfortable quoting a healthy rate to co-workers, friends and family. So instead of struggling with what to charge, I am going to start offering a new zero-price structure. Yep, nothing.<br /><br />What'd I'd rather do is shoot these portraits for free, and then have the subject sign a contract to "pay it forward." It will read simply: "In exchange for this photo session, I promise to do something nice for someone else."<br /><br />That's it.<br /><br />I know this is a sensitive subject to photographers, but this is the choice I've made. It's not like I will be shooting without compensation. The compensation will be going to someone else, perhaps a church, a community center, a person in need. It's valuable to me -- and hopefully to society -- to foster a community that cares for itself.<br /><br />I'll ask my subjects to email me the details of the good deed and I'll post it on this blog and on my web site, <a href="http://www.hotshoedigital.com/">http://www.hotshoedigital.com/</a>. And occassionally, I might reward someone who has already done a good deed with a portrait. I'll let you know how this works.<br /><br />It might not change the world, but it might make a difference to someone, somewhere.Hot Shoe Digital Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295239884661838752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312587778917018573.post-10546610328288912542010-07-21T10:51:00.000-07:002010-07-21T11:04:51.526-07:00Welcome to My Photo DiaryIn this space I'll be sharing thoughts on my photoshoots, what goes into them, and a little bit about the process of mixing this endeavor with my real-world job.<br /><br />I've been a photographer since high school. I thought I might always be. My dream was to get a job as a photojournalist at The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot newspaper, and at first I did. When I started working there in 1989, I shot pictures for my stories. But soon I was told I had to stop, because there was a full staff of talented photographers in the building. The Pilot was stocked with some of the best photographic talent that has ever worked in print. Still is. So, I concentrated on storytelling, and they on the images.<br /><br />Even so, I never put the camera down. Now, more than 20 years later, I still work in journalism, but for a Norfolk television station. I still shoot sometimes for work, either for our web page or for our newspaper partner The Daily Press. But mostly I shoot for fun. And that's what you will find here, on my web site <a href="http://www.hotshoedigital.com/">www.hotshoedigital.com</a>.<br /><br />I enjoy shooting models, music and mayhem. The latter category includes things like bike races, roller derby, and my kids.Hot Shoe Digital Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295239884661838752noreply@blogger.com0