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Expertise

Professional Digital Still Photography and Film Questions on Lighting, Nikon PRO Equipment, Portraits, and Limited Commercial Still Photography.

Experience in the area

30 years as a professional photographer / business owner

Organizations

Professional Photographers of America Guild of Professional Photographers of Delaware Valley - Past President and Chairman of the Board

Publications

Have taught photography at all levels Including Lectures at Professional Photographers of America's National Convention; International Professional Photography Guild's National Convention; State and Local Associations

Education/Credentials

Numerous classes and seminars - no degree.

Awards and Honors

International Photography Hall of Fame Exhibit Winning Entry Image Published in Fuji Film's Showcase Publication Best of Show Portrait of a Child - GPPDV Best of Show Portrait of a Group - GPPDV Voted best in Bucks / Montgomery County several times

Past/Present Clients

Clients are mostly individual Families local to Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania with several regional clients from Connecticut to Florida. Our studio has raised over $150,000 for local schools and other charities.

What do you like about this subject?

Still passionate about my job.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

plenty - I'm hoping there are things I don't know that I don't know.

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Recent Answers from Bill Edwards

2009-05-11 Zoom Lenses:

Hi Dave, Yes, lens choices can be confusing. First of all 'optical' is preferred over 'digital' zoom because it actually makes the image enlarged using the optics in the lens vs. a digital zoom which

2009-01-31 Indoor D70 action shots:

Hi Jim, Here are the obstacles to overcome. 1 - Low indoor light - even a well lit gym is typically not bright enough for available light. 2 - a not so bright lens - especially if you plan to zoom

2009-01-27 Quality of a photo:

Hi Mohammad, As a general rule I use the highest quality and mega-pixel output that my camera allows even though the print size you are making is small. If you have concerns that the file size will

2008-12-10 Best Camera to make pictures from oil paintings:

That's easy - Buy the best camera you can afford. My experience has been that the better cameras have a better Color Gamut. I thought my Nikon D200 color was fantastic until I tested it against the D3

2008-12-10 flash:

A friend of mine has done this for an ice hockey venue so I'm familiar with the setup. As for the flash itself - I like the White Lightning X1600 on full power and they are reliable fairly powerful

 

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