Death of an F (or the Final-ity of a Chicago Users Group Name)
Update and clarification: None of the film editing users groups mentioned in this posting are dead. Some have simply changed their names. I received feedback on this article from concerned readers who pointed out to me that by simply looking at the headline title of this post in a web search, it could result in some confusion about [...]
Yet Another FCP X Opinion From a Pro Editor – It’s not you, it’s me.
Nothing like a little crisis to get people talking. In the last two weeks I’ve had more editing discussions with my fellow pro editors from all over the country than I have in the last two years. Sharing information and viewpoints is always a good idea. Any regular readers of my blog will know that [...]
One For the Video Editors – June is Square 1 Month with FCP X
As many of you know, in addition to being a photographer, I’m also a video editor. We used to be called film editors, but I think the last time I received film dailies was back in 2009. So why talk about video editing on a photography blog? Because if you’re a photographer, your future skill [...]
In Praise of a Good Accountant at Tax Time
This should probably be one of my Billy Sheahan Photography School Courses. But for now this will have to do. I’ve had the same accountant since 1993 when I got my first real financial scare. I had been working a lot of freelance work the prior year and didn’t understand the importance of putting some [...]
Billy Sheahan Photography Class 102 – Choosing a DSLR Camera and Lenses
Billy Sheahan Photography Class 102 Choosing a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) Camera and Lenses This is part two in a series of photography discussions to help you make the most of your photographs. If you haven’t read Class 101, it will probably be easier to follow Class 102 if you do so first. DSLR [...]
Television of the Future
Ten years ago, I was the guy who had the first everything. If it was new and it involved technology, I was the first kid on the block. At some point, either I became too busy to keep up with everything or I simply discovered it was financially more sensible to wait a bit. You [...]
Keeping Photography Imaging Fresh in the Digital Age
Digital is a funny animal. It certainly took a while for it to look as good as its analog ancestors. But it does… looks as good now, in my opinion. It has come in very tiny steps though and will probably continue to evolve in ways we can’t imagine. Those steps can be a bit [...]
Taming the email Inbox… a few tips
Email is a wonderful thing. It’s also a horrible thing. It’s gotten to the point where people get so much email, they’re not even reading it any more. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said to a colleague, did you get my email about the such and such, and they just look at [...]
Taking time to think
My friend Rachael is visiting this weekend. We’ve been looking for a nice few days of uninterrupted time to catch up and maybe create some new art for both of us. But it seems like I’ve been moving at 100mph the last few months and I find myself needing some time to just pause for [...]
Protecting your Labor this holiday weekend: backups, passwords and more
As we all enjoy this three day US holiday weekend, consider this my public service announcement to protect all your hard labor this past year and into the future. Taking a few minutes now to refresh yourself on proper backups and password protection will prove to be worth it in your digital future. Hard Dive [...]
Making Time to Daydream or How to Avoid Checking Your Email when your dinner companion uses the restroom
I love catching up with old friends. Laura is in town for a few days and somehow we both managed to carve out a couple of hours to meet for dinner tonight. Second dinner out in a week for me. That’s pretty amazing these days. I’ve known Laura for about 12 years. I first met [...]
Where I’ve been…
I really do mean to write in the blog more often that I do. Most of the time lately it’s simply been a matter of, do I write/blog/tweet in public or do I create new art? Lately art has been winning that battle. It’s a happy dilemma to have. 2010 has been a very fortunate [...]
Billy Sheahan Photography- New & Improved for the iPad
It’s always interesting to see the collective world react to something new. Especially when it comes from a company that leads the way when it comes to shiny new technology. When Apple released the iPad last month, you could almost hear the unanimous cheer, which was followed immediately by a groan as thousands of web [...]
What to charge when pricing photography services?
As we continue to crawl out from under the recent economic unpleasantness, it’s a good time to reevaluate what we’re charging for our photographic services. I get a lot of questions from both emerging and established photographers asking about how they establish or update their pricing. Some of these answers depend on the market and [...]
A new look for the Billy Sheahan Photography Blog
It’s always nice to do a little cleaning and rearranging when Spring arrives. I always get the itch to change things up a bit. But change for the sake of change isn’t always good. It’s the improvement that matters. So I’m back to black type on white. Matches my main photography site a little better [...]
Ding dong the beard is dead!… And where are the postcards?
Nothing like an early Spring to put an entire city in a happy mood. I’m positively giddy these days myself. And I managed to stay true to my personal promise to myself that I wouldn’t shave my beard off until I was caught up on all my 2009 projects. I started growing it January 1st, [...]
Rediscovering fire. The future of merging still photography, motion shooting & film editing
As many of you already know, I’ve had parallel careers the past fifteen plus years of being both a photographer and film editor. In the beginning, I made the decision to keep them separate. While they were both visual artistic expressions, for the most part they seemed to be different entities to me. I enjoy [...]
Is it safe to come out yet? Is it 2010? And the birth of Uni-Tasking!
Well THAT sucked. That last week I mean, although some of 2009 was a cruel mistress as well. It’s nice to finally be sitting up again after a week of coughing, vivid fever dreams (starring Robert De Niro of all people) and not really being sure what day it was. I’m pretty sure it’s 2010 [...]
A Holiday Music Video Miracle and Christmas at 7-Eleven
December is always a challenging month for me. Not because of the usual shopping stresses, but more because of work related holiday deadlines. It seems like my already bursting plate seems to overflow even more leading up to the holidays. I’ve learned over the years to not stress too much about it. There are things [...]
Questions answered about my iPhone app promotion
My Billy Sheahan Photography iPhone app (link opens iTunes), has been out for a little over a week now. It’s done phenomenally well. Beyond my wildest expectations. A little over 1000 installs every day. Really tremendous. And besides all the installs, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about why I felt I needed an [...]
Random thoughts as summer fades
After pretty much abandoning myspace (I only sign on a few times a month when I get a message from someone), I’m starting to grow weary of facebook as well. Maybe I’m just prioritizing my time better, but I find I can go days without checking facebook and I feel I really don’t miss it [...]
Taking a moment to breathe
I really don’t have time to be blogging tonight. But sometimes I need to make time to write. It makes me slow down and breathe for a few minutes. And it’s way past time I did that. I’m very happy with everything that’s going on in my life right now, but there is simply too [...]
Twitter, Blog, Book or Sleep?
I really enjoy writing. When I have so much going on that I don’t have time to sit down and clear my head and get my thoughts out, I find that my head gets a little soggy. Sometimes I just have to make time to write to enjoy a moment or two of peace. I [...]
A new billysheahan.com is born!
It’s best to get out of the way and let the work speak for itself, I’ve always said. And with that in mind, billysheahan.com has undergone a fairly massive face lift. The best websites are those where the viewer is always one click away from going anywhere they want to go, and this new incarnation [...]
