Perez Studios

Digital Photo Pro is hosting another contest and this one is open to all people that haven’t yet taken the plunge to get their work out there and noticed.  This is your chance to make a first impression on the Digital Photo Pro editors. 

Submit your best photos from your portfolio for a chance to win a prize package that includes $1,000 cash and publication of your photo in Digital Photo Pro!  Click on the Link to get started!

Contest Deadline is June 12, 2012.

Grand Prize Package:
$1,000 cash
Publication of the winning photo in an upcoming issue of Digital Photo Pro
Tamrac’s Evolution 9 Photo Backpack
A Gitzo Series 2 Systematic tripod with a GH2780QR Center Ball Head
A PNY 32GB Pro-Elite Series SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 Flash Memory Card
A Strobist Lighting Kit from Lumiquest
A 16×20 print of your photo from Duggal
Online publication in the Winners Gallery.

First Place Package:
Tamrac’s Velocity 7x Camera Bag
A Manfrotto 190CXPRO4-M0Q4 Carbon Fiber tripod and head kit
A PNY 16GB Pro-Elite Series SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 Flash Memory Card
A Bounce Lighting Kit from Lumiquest
A 16×20 print of your photo from Duggal
Online publication in the Winners Gallery.

People’s Choice Award:
Online publication in the Winners Gallery.
 
See Official Rules for more details.

My Modern Metropolis

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Here is a very old photo of my Grandma Concha and I after my 8th Grade Graduation.  My grandma passed away not too long after this photo was taken.  They say she passed away in her kitchen making Tamales.  Her husband, my Grandpa Manuel Perez Sr. passed away a long time ago.  I think I was only 8 or so.  He died from cancer.  He used to work for a ranch out here on the Westside and I remember him taking me with him to pick cotton and just have fun out in the fields.  My Tia Marta wrote a story about my grandparents and you can purchase the book through Amazon.com.  The Story of Senora Tamales is the name of the book.  I hope you enjoyed this little time remembering my grandma.  I sure do miss her so much.

Thanks for reading!

Semper Fidelis,

Manuel Perez

Here is an old photo that we found in the house.  The left is me and on the right is Mistina, my sister.  In the center is my brother Philip.  This photo had to be from back in 1987 or so.  I would have to ask my dad or Philip to see when he was born because he doesn’t look anything over a year in the photo.

Do you have any old photos of yourself when you were small?  How have you gone about preserving some of those old photos.  I know when my mom’s mom or my grandma Lois passed, the family had worked hard to get all the photos that were around the house.  My aunt Virginia actually did a great job of creating our family tree using Ancestry.com.  I have been working on it whenever I get some free time but I found that the farthest back we can trace is from the year 958 or so. 

Well, I would love to hear back from you all.

Thanks for reading!

Semper Fidelis,

Manuel Perez

This morning I was looking on ebay for some items and I saw some photographs for sale by artists.  I was curious on how this type of sale worked out for the artist and if it was worth it.  I had written an article about this same topic a while back and well…since I hadn’t got any feedback, I thought I would try again.  I sent an email to the artist for one item I found and am awaiting a reply back but I was curious if it paid to sell your photographs on ebay if you weren’t that famous.  I know that there are some very beautiful photos on ebay but how do you know if they are legitimately printed by the artist?  I have been trying to sell my work for some time and I even created a page on my site that allows viewers to purchase some of my work directly from me with different sizes and options.  I have gotten most of my purchases from word of mouth and directly dealing with the customer.

So, I am curious.  How do you sell your photographs?  Do you sell on ebay?  If you do then I want to get some feedback on if it was worth it or how has it been going for you.  Do you sell in an art gallery?  If so, how does that work? 

I am awaiting responses from you all and cant wait to hear the details on how you have been working to sell your photographs.

Thanks for reading!

Semper Fidelis,

Manuel Perez

Announcing the first PHOTOWORKSHOP.COM

Facebook Fan Site Photo Contest!

Assignment: "I Can’t Believe I Took this with My Phone!" Upload your images here. The winning entry will receive $100 in merchandise from Unique Photo. Upload as many images as you like but they must have been taken with a cell or smart phone.
Along with the winning image, a selection of the best submissions will appear on PHOTOWORKSHOP.COM and be announced in our Double Exposure newsletter.
The contest is now open and will end February 15. So quit talking on your phones and start using them the way they were intended!
To submit your entries:

1. Go to the PHOTOWORKSHOP.COM Facebook Fan page and join our group if you are not already a member.

2. During the upload process, be sure you note in the ‘status’ or ‘comment’ area that your upload is intended as a cell phone entry.

3. Finally, BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO DOUBLE EXPOSURE so as not to miss the massive exposure on PHOTOWORKSHOP.COM that we’ll be giving to the winning image and top submissions received.

And that’s it! We’ll announce the winner a few days after the contest closes and that lucky (and talented) person can start their ‘shopping spree’ on the Unique Photo web site.

I came across an article today when I was getting caught up on some RSS feeds and one that got my attention was from the Digital Photography School.  It mentions the fact that today, photographers cant just be photographers.  They have to master so many different areas in order to stay in the game and keep up with the rest of the competition.  I, myself try to keep up with things and it seems to overwhelm me with my full-time job and my part-time life. 

I thought this article was a great read and I recommend you all read it as well.

Here is the link to the article.

Thanks for reading!

Semper Fidelis,

Manuel Perez