Ask a Potter: Photography

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961789.post-41647728787084470372008-02-03T14:50:00.001-06:002008-04-07T02:06:29.846-05:002008-04-07T02:06:29.846-05:00Ask a Potter: Photography<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">I regularly get questions emailed to me about clay, kilns, the business of clay, etc... I have decided to start a series "Ask a Potter" where I answer some of these questions on PotteryBlog.com that I think will be interesting and helpful to other readers. Please feel free to share your 2 cents and join in on the dialog!</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br />-----------------------<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Who takes your photos? What kind of camera do you use?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">-Diane in Georgia</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://guynicol.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 176px;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Guy-Nicol,-studio-776866.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My "professional" images are taken by <a href="http://guynicol.com/">Guy Nicol</a> in Chicago.<br />His studio is also at <a href="http://lillstreetstudios.com/">Lillstreet</a><a href="http://lillstreetstudios.com/"> Studios</a>. If you're not in the Chicago area, don't let that stop you, you can ship your work to him.<br />I have been using Guy for my photos for the last 7 years, and his work is amazing. He specializes in studio arts such as ceramics, jewelry, fibers, etc... I've used the images he taken to apply to shows as well as promotional materials (postcards, business cards, etc...). Some of Guy's images of my work published in exhibition catalogs, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1579905935?ie=UTF8&tag=emilymurphymostl&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1579905935%22%3E%3Cimg%20border=%220%22%20src=%2221A0ABNGYHL._AA_SL160_.jpg%22%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=emilymurphymostl&l=as2&o=1&a=1579905935%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20%21important;%20margin:0px%20%21important">500 Cups</a> (2 images), <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1579906877?ie=UTF8&tag=emilymurphymostl&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1579906877%22%3E%3Cimg%20border=%220%22%20src=%22214F-Gj4YRL._AA_SL160_.jpg%22%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=emilymurphymostl&l=as2&o=1&a=1579906877%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20%21important;%20margin:0px%20%21important">500 Pitchers</a> (2 images) and Ceramics Monthly.<br /><br />Some examples of photos that Guy has taken for me recently:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Oval_vases_Emily_Murphy-763100.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Oval_vases_Emily_Murphy-763095.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Murphy_square_plates_photo_by_Guy_Nicol-762509.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Murphy_square_plates_photo_by_Guy_Nicol-762505.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Murphy_porcelain_mugs_photo_by_Guy_Nicol-706914.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Murphy_porcelain_mugs_photo_by_Guy_Nicol-706909.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NK3H4S?ie=UTF8&tag=emilymurphymostl&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000NK3H4S%22%3E%3Cimg%20border=%220%22%20src=%2221s036zpokL._AA_SL160_.jpg%22%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=emilymurphymostl&l=as2&o=1&a=B000NK3H4S%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20%21important;%20margin:0px%20%21important"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Canon_powershot_A570-780714.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I do take lots of photos myself that are posted on this blog. I got a new digital camera early last fall, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NK3H4S?ie=UTF8&tag=emilymurphymostl&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000NK3H4S%22%3E%3Cimg%20border=%220%22%20src=%2221s036zpokL._AA_SL160_.jpg%22%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=emilymurphymostl&l=as2&o=1&a=B000NK3H4S%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20%21important;%20margin:0px%20%21important">Canon PowerShot A570</a> and I've been really happy with it.<br /><br />I would say the photos that I take myself fall into 3 categories - personal, studio shots/ works in progress, and images for online selling. I've been dabbling in online selling for a while trying to figure out what outlet I think is best. I'm finally ready to jump into the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> pool (more on that to come!) and easy, high quality photos are a necessity.<br /><br />Below are some photos that I have taken with my digital camera:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/PICT0059-703454.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/PICT0059-703447.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/IMG_0437-700372.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/IMG_0437-700350.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/PICT0059-703454.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/PICT0435-701734.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/PICT0435-701729.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/IMG_0437-700372.jpg"> </a></div></div></div></div>Emily Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405853235523900054noreply@blogger.com4