Summer Update

It's been a while so I wanted to update everyone on what's been happening.  I've been working on several projects this summer. 
I just finished a job for EBOOST, a company that makes a "healthy energy drink" mix.  The pics will be put onto their newly designed/updated website soon.  For now you can see their current site, with pics that I didn't take: EBOOST. 
I'm currently working with the owner of a new bar and grill that is set to open in the fall.  I'm shooting interior pictures during reconstruction to document the progress.  I'll post some pics here and also on my website when the project is finished, sometime in late September.
I've also been working on several personal projects.  One is a self-portrait project that I will publish on my website during the fall.  It's a great exercise in learning.  I'm learning about myself, my camera, lighting, and composition.  Should provide for a very interesting final product.

There is more but I will wait until things materialize before posting additional info. Enjoy.
-L

Advertisement for Lugz

Here is a trailer of an ad created for Lugz, a company I'm working with as a business and photography consultant, starring Cain Velasquez who is an MMA fighter.  I only got to shake his gigantic hand, but the dude is the one of the nicest and quietest guys I've ever met; although, from what I've seen, he's a wrecking machine.  The shoot for the stills and the video were done in NYC over the course of a couple of days.  I'll post the stills when they're finished being retouched.  For the record - I did not shoot this video - it's being distributed by the Lugz marketing team, and a full commercial will be airing nationwide soon.

Documentary Photography

Today I had a great meeting with award winning documentary photographer Marc Asnin.  Talk about passion, energy, and talent.  WOW, this guy is amazing.  I'm lucky enough (and hopefully talented too) to have been accepted by Marc to work with his team on a couple of projects he currently has underway.  This is some really amazing stuff.  Check out his website above for samples of his work.  I'll keep the updates coming and I'll be posting more often over the summer.

On a "Food" note, I'm talking with several downtown restaurants right now about shooting their menus and interiors for websites and ad campaigns.  So things are still moving.

Lance Madson Photography Website Live

The new website is live and in living color. visit and connect and revisit.  It's so exciting.

Enjoy.
Lance

www.LanceMadson.com

Remaining Photo Shoots

So after spending the last week looking through all my shots (mostly Food Photography), and also shooting more over the weekend, I've created another list of food that I want to shoot before finalizing the galleries of my new website.  I think I can have them all shot and processed by early next week so I can get the website up and running by the middle of the month.
In addition to this work, I've been coordinating and linking this blog (ahead of the website launch) to the website along with Lance Madson Photography (LMP) Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts. I'll be representing on all fronts.  Here we go.

L

Food Photography Website Fun!

Had lunch today with a former colleague and we had a good discussion about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for websites and blogs.  This is something I've been thinking about quite a bit lately as I finalize my new website.  It's good to know that others are going through the same thing and having to wade through the same flood of information as me.  Sometimes the Internet can provide more problems than solutions.  So much junk to look through before finding a few pieces of gold.  We also discussed another issue I've been dealing with...when to pay someone else to do something that's not my core competency - Photography.  I want control, I'm starting out with limited means, and I like knowing how all these things work, but at some point I have to let an expert do what they do...for me.  I know this is a traditional small/new business dilemma, but I didn't realize how difficult it would be for me to handle.

I have another food photo shoot this weekend for a restaurant and then I think I'll have enough food shots for galleries on the new website.  I keep looking through my photos over and over and over again trying to decide what to use.  Then I choose a different set and process them a little, and then I decide to start over again.  It's a mad house...a mad house!
Oh well.  Enough for now.
Later, L