presented by Bob Coates M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr., CPP EA-ASP

Commercial image creation is not for everyone. But, it’s a good idea to learn the techniques, tips and tricks of creating solid commercial imagery will always help in case a job comes your way. Over the years Bob has found learning commercial photo techniques has informed his other genres of photography. Photographing products is a part of rendering wedding images such as rings, table settings, shoes and flowers. When you improve one area of your photography expertise all of your photography benefits.

In Coates presentation he’ll show you a versatile, inexpensive shooting set-up that allows for tons of creative ways to enhance products. Simple lighting techniques that render wonderful results are paired with Photoshop post production that puts the icing on the cake.

Coates will also share a bit about the business of commercial imaging.

Coates started taking photographs with an SLR borrowed from a friend for a vacation back in 1983. After successfully managing other peoples businesses for 14 years while photographing on the side, he decided to follow the quote “Do what you love and you will become a success.”

In March of 1994 Bob left the restaurant business and took the leap to become a professional photographer. According to Bob, “The wonderful thing about photography is the continual learning and growth. Every day is a new discovery, a new way of seeing and new way of processing images to see my reality come to life. In this business the variety never ceases to amaze me. One day shooting jewelry in the studio, the next day getting images for a brochure, the next capturing a personality and yet another standing in the middle of the desert waiting for the light to get “just so.”

Bob Coates Photography “Specializes in not specializing” this allows him to come up with interesting new ways of photographing subjects. Combining the techniques of different types of photography and Photoshop techniques leads to new ways capturing images. People who hire Bob Coates Photography do it not just for the expertise – but also for the experience brought to the job.

Published Magazines and Books: Caribbean Travel and Life, Cruise Travel, Scouting, Sedona Magazine, Kudos, Porthole, Realtor, Rangefinder, Shutterbug, Professional Photographer, Photo Electronic Imaging, New York Daily News Caribbeat, SignCraft, Sailing World and other magazines. Pro-Lighting Series: Nightshots, Pro-Lighting Series: Beauty Shots. Books published by Amherst Media written by Bob – Photographer’s Guide to Wedding Album Design & Sales and Strategies and Techniques for the Digital Photographer.

Photographer, educator and author, Bob Coates is based in Sedona, AZ. See his photographers web site – successful-photographer.com. Check Bob’s photographic work out on his other web sites coatesart.net and bcphotography.com. Bob has Milky Way and Night Sky Photography Workshops and is available for mentoring.