Ken's Journal by Ken Luallen

RAW Processing Heaven Part II: Real Digital Lab Owners Speak

Ken Luallen — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:43:39 +0000

I’ve already told you what I think about choosing a RAW processing company to handle your digital post-production. Now it’s time to get some inside information – straight from lab owners themselves. I asked the heads of five prominent labs everything from which size they think is best to a big thing no one in [...]

How To Hack Gmail to Power Your Business Email

Ken Luallen — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:07:47 +0000

In this post I’ll show you how to get the pro look of a branded email address (such as me@myphotography.com) while still using Gmail’s awesome feature set… without anyone knowing. It takes only 3 easy steps. FIRST A BRIEF ASIDE Thanks to everyone who has given me permission to send you emails and bonus content [...]

Interview with STAK Duo

Ken Luallen — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:49:53 +0000

site: getstak.com RUNNING TIME: 35 minutes 00:00 – 09:54 – the benefits of being a photography duo 09:55 – 12:11 – learning to keep improving (like michael jackson) 12:12 – 17:09 – the value of being critiqued by their peers 17:10 – 22:25 – why they spend serious time processing their images 22:26 – 24:25 [...]

Searching For Your Signature Photo Look? Just Cut and Paste

Ken Luallen — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:56:42 +0000

In this video I discuss how I used a scrapbook of magazine clippings to discover a signature image style that felt right for me. Finding an image ‘look’ that best expresses you as a person is essential. Unfortunately when you enter the wedding photography business, no one tells you that you don’t need to learn [...]

Album Prints: Dominican Republic

Ken Luallen — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:41:40 +0000

Here’s how this works. This series of posts shows images I’ve dodged and burned for printing in a wedding album. By default you’re seeing the finished work. Put your mouse on each one to see the original with only RAW adjustments. A photographer’s ability to finish her work this way is the dividing line between [...]