Update: Mike Butler

Mike Butler:

mikebutlerphotography.com

        When challenged to talk to a photographer that I admired, I started to contact Mike Butler.  He is an architectural photographer from Miami and one of my biggest photographic inspirations.  I talked to Mike about what it took to be an architectural photographer and how he started in the business.  Mike informed me that he assisted for about 6 years to begin his career and pay the bills, then later began to shoot his own work, gradually deciding to assist less and less until it was no longer an option.  He also told me that he started with little to no equipment and rented most of what he used while also borrowing equipment from friends and colleagues. He continued to press the fact that trying to be a superstar right out of college will land me real estate jobs that could prove to be the end of my photographic career, but assisting full time would give me the skills I needed to make a name for myself in the industry.  I asked Mike what the best way to find a photography internship was, and he responded by giving me a great website that contains many photographers work and contact info: http://asmp.org/find-a-photographer.  Luckily, I've began to build a relationship with this photographer that will prove to be a vital asset to my career in the future.  Keeping contact with him could eventually land me an assisting job even a job with Mike himself if I continue to contact him and show my interest in his work and my own career.

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VIDEOOOOO

This was my first attempt at shooting video on my Canon T2i.  Hopefully you guys think it went alright!  I visited one of my favorite abandoned houses just south of Live Oak Street here in Commerce.  Let me know what you think!

Link:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHwsjC-_Cv4&feature=youtu.be

Adding to the collection!

Response to: Landscape

Aaron Rothman:

 Caitlin Teal Price:

 Ian Baguskas:

      I selected a few of my favorite works, because they seem to fit into my style of photography.  It's interesting when we think of the word "landscape." When does the structure become PART of the landscape and when does the structure BECOME the landscape?  I think the middle example of the overpass really shows how in the 21st century, the landscape is being altered in such a way that it becomes something all about itself.  I see beauty in both objects and structures having their place in the landscape (1st and 3rd photographs) and objects becoming a new landscape (2nd photograph.)  These photographs inspire me to explore new areas and also look for the beauty in the landscape that is already right in front of me. 

Another round of work!

Deterioration