A few weeks ago I released mine and Chloe’s christmas photo, or as I like to describe it as, the EPIC christmas card of 2014. It’s definitely more out there, and a lot better executed than last year’s photo we did. I'd say it is much more artistic, and clean. I wanted to do something on par with John Keatley’s christmas photo series.
Read More"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm" - Winston Churchill
Earlier in the year, I had the pleasure of flying back to the midwest where I was able to enjoy a few days of true fall weather.
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Thanksgiving. A time for family, copious amounts of food, football, and hopefully thankfulness. As the year is nearing it's end, I have taken some time to reflect on all that has happened. It's been a great year for business, as well as a great year for relationships, health, and happiness.
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Hey guys, for today's teaser post we have an awesome couple, Kayla and Ryan! Kayla is currently in grad school at ASU, while Ryan just started working at Yelp. Did I mention they're newlyweds! They recently hired me to photograph them with their adorable dogs....
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This past Friday Chloe and I drove up to Sedona in preparation for our photo shoot with Melissa Madsen. I wanted to give Melissa some amazing senior photos, so we spent Friday evening and most of Saturday location scouting. Everything had to be perfect! And, I'd say things turned out better than perfect.....
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Culver Academy strives to instill strong values, leadership, and character in their students. Having the opportunity to now meet and photograph 6 of the academy's finest seniors, I can proudly say they are doing a fine job! This post is short and very sweet!.....
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I've just finished up work with Vincent Delfranco and Charles Pettit, for their newly named company LifeTyme Financial Group. Charles mans the east coast operations of LifeTyme, while Vincent takes care of business out here in AZ. They hired me to come in and give them some new headshots to include on their website and powerpoint presentations, among other web related uses........
Read MoreFor today's blog post I would love to give a back story to a new image I created just this past evening. Last night I had an idea in mind for some awesome hiking boots photos! So Chloe and I set off to Lost Dog Trail, which is part of the McDowell Mountain Range in Scottsdale. As I'm always looking to build my commercial / advertising portfolio I thought this would be a great opportunity.......
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Maybe you've heard, Facebook has a new competitor. Their name is Ello and they're labeling themselves as the ANTI-Facebook. I'd say thats a rather large statement to be making. So what's the word on Ello you may be asking? What makes them different, and why should you join another social media site you have to check up on and update. Well first off, you can't just join. They are currently invite only! That's right. Just like good ol' Facebook was when they started out. I'm sure you don't remember those days. The days when 100% of your friends / followers saw your posts. Now, for some really cool features about Ello. First and probably the most awesome thing for us photographers is.... NO PHOTO COMPRESSION! or so it seems. I'm not sure if it's confirmed there's no compression of our pictures, but they look a hell of a lot cleaner on Ello than on Facebook, even if sized properly for Facebook. Another great thing related to photos on Ello is, like on google+ we're given a massive header image. Here's mine -->
The site itself has a simplified Tumblr like feel to it. It's very clean but also very Beta. There are lot's of minor fixes that could and will be made by the time they release the "final" version. Here's what your profile page looks like with your friends list displayed on the left side. You can find my profile here --> ello.co/brandontigrett
Stop by and say "ello" if you get an invite to the site!
Things you'll notice on this page. You've got a friends list, as well as noise. Noise can be explained as a 2nd tier of friends basically. When you go to someone's profile, you have the option to either place them in your friends or noise. Friends will appear as they're shown above, and on the home screen you will see every single interaction your friends make. This is kind of a cool / unique feature about ello. When you place someone in noise, they don't show up on your main feed, but you can find their info in a sort of summed up area when clicking on "noise".
A few little tweaks that could be made would be in the Discover section. I find it hard looking for my friends in there. When you type in the search for someone, it directs you to a number of different user names, but not specifically the real name of the person you're looking for.
Some quick tips on how to succeed on Ello:
- Interact with people. Comment on peoples updates and be friendly. If someone follows you and they have few or even no followers, reach out, and say something kind. It might make their day and you could find a new friend. I've met some great people through Facebook while I was in college, or when I moved to a new city. It's all about making connections.
- Use the site. This is the biggest thing. You have to be willing to use the site, and put Facebook aside. I'm tired of Facebook limiting the reach of our posts, which is why I'm starting to migrate everything over to Ello! Hopefully within a year, I'll have enough of a community on Ello that I won't need to pay Facebook another dime to spread the news about my photos!
- Give it some time. Ello is in beta. It says it right on the top of their website. Ello Beta. This means things are going to be buggy, and go wrong. But, it also means they aren't done with it yet and they will be improving it. So going back to point number 2, use the site, and find out what needs to be fixed, spread the word, and it shall improve!
- Lastly, spread the word about Ello in real life. The hardest part for a new social media company to do is come in and gain a steady user base when there are already some major players in the ring. Encourage your fiends and family to step away from the other sites and give Ello a shot. Even if they're skeptical or don't enjoy it the first time, encourage them to stay with it. It will improve!
Anyways, these are just a few points that have come to mind after being on the site for it's first big week! It's exciting, kind of pioneering a new social network. Let's do it together though! Spread the word and lets make this a huge community! And come find me on Ello! ello.co/brandontigrett
Lastly, here are a few really cool people I would suggest you follow if you do join. Besides me of course ;)
Jeremy Cowart - ello.co/jeremycowart
Renee Robyn - ello.co/reneerobyn
Pratik Naik - ello.co/solsticeretouch
Those are just a few. There are many more joining every day! See you on the other side.
Never, in my wildest dreams or imagination, would have thought my photo would be selected as an Editor's Choice on the popular site 500px......
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Continuing from last week's blog post, here's another awesome maternity session I photographed very early this year! Jennifer is absolutely beautiful, which made my job all the more enjoyable. Rick was a great guy to work with as well.....
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I had the pleasure of working with Crystal earlier this year on her maternity photos. And as I'm trying to finally share all of my shoots, it's time you get to meet Crystal! By the time we shot Crystal's photos, she was very very pregnant.
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The Vlog has been on a few weeks hiatus, but it's back in action with fresh content! In today's VLOG you can see my awesome adventure up Tom's Thumb Trail with my good buddy James. Here are a few photos from the trip as well:
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** I'll be putting up more photography type videos soon. They just take a lot more effort to do because I want them to show quality and professionalism! **
As professional photographers, or aspiring amateurs, we are constantly trying to get our work out into the world, and in front of as many eyes as possible. Assuming you haven't been living under a rock, you might have heard of this little photo sharing app called instagram! Yes, instagram, that app known for throwing disgusting filters over good photos, and where an iPhone pic of a cup of coffee can get 10k likes.....
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If there's one thing that has helped my photography business, it's the relationships I made at the University of Kentucky. College is a perfect place for networking, and building your "rolodex"......
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Chloe took the challenge! The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that is. I'm sure by now you've seen it all over your Facebook, instagram, and twitter feeds by now. Shot on my Canon 6D, and GoPro Hero 3+. Please go donate to the cause at ALSA.org
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After finally getting a bike (on loan from my awesome aunt and uncle), it breaks on the 2nd ride! Well make that pretty much the first ride, since the official first ride lasted about .25 miles before we realized Chloe had a flat tire. Please [SUBSCRIBE] to our YouTube Channel for more of our daily vlogs, as well as anything photography related!
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** I'll be putting up more photography type videos soon. They just take a lot more effort to do because I want them to show quality and professionalism! **
I've just realized I never posted this shoot, and I was just rehired by the MenloCRE team to shoot a new member of their team. Well here's the original 9 members of the Menlo Group based in Tempe, AZ.
First we have Tanner Milne! 
Next we've got Grafton Milne!
Following Grafton is Rich Andrus!
Then we have Stuart Milne!
Then Lisa Royal!
And Robbie Thomson!
Skylar Bennet!
My main man Kevin Shoemaker!
Then there's Tiffanie Prince!
And the newest member of the team, and my most recent subject, Matt Porter!
The MenloCRE team is a great group of guys and gals. They even gave me a cookie the last time I was in the office to photograph Matt. :D
You can find them at their website www.menlocre.com
Here's a little team collage I threw together for them as well, just for fun.
In today's daily video blog, I take the plunge, or should I say the boat, for the ALS ice bucket challenge! Make sure you go to ALSA.com to donate to the cause.
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I finally got to meet Chloe's new boss at the MetLife main office in Tempe, AZ right after an awesome photo shoot with the First Internet Bank!
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