Posts by Author: JP Danko
JP Danko is a commercial photographer based in Toronto, Canada. JP
can change a lens mid-rappel, swap a memory card while treading water, or use a camel as a light stand.
Stock Photography or Just Awesome Family Photos?
Apr 24, 2014
JP Danko
One of the things that I love about creating stock photography is that it gives me an incentive to create very artistic and polished photographs…
DIYP Reviews The Actobotics DIY Slider for Cell Phone and GoPro Time Lapse
Apr 20, 2014
JP Danko
We received a nifty little Actobotics slider kit from ServoCity and over the winter I had the opportunity to shoot a mix of live action…
How To Take Beautiful Portraits of Women With Or Without Photoshop
Apr 10, 2014
JP Danko
Building on last weeks April fools joke, where I riffed on the absurd idea that women actually prefer to look awful in photos and the…
Women Prefer Unretouched Photos Over Fake Photoshop Study Proves
Apr 1, 2014
JP Danko
You will not believe the results! A new survey askes if women prefer how they look in unretouched, natural cell phone pictures or photos taken…
How To Photograph Darth Vader With The Spiffy Gear™ Light Blaster
Mar 27, 2014
JP Danko
I have had a Spiffy Gear Light Blaster in my camera bag for a while now, but it wasn’t until recently that I came up…
How To Invoice Photography Clients For Your Time
Mar 13, 2014
JP Danko
Last week, we took a look at how much should photographers charge per hour. The next step is to explore how to actually invoice photography…
How Much Should Photographers Charge Per Hour?
Mar 6, 2014
JP Danko
The short answer is, of course: As much as possible. The long answer depends a lot more on where you personally fit into the photography…
Photographing Ontario’s Largest Indoor Rock Climbing Gym
Mar 1, 2014
JP Danko
When I recently got a call to go photograph Ontario’s largest indoor rock climbing gym, my first though was: Yes, of course I’ll do it!…
Top Android Photography Apps for Serious Smartphone Photographers
Feb 13, 2014
JP Danko
Have you noticed that most mobile photography apps are just silly gimmicks? I have no interest in photography apps that add crazy filters or pink…
Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games – Women’s Hockey Photo Inspiration
Feb 8, 2014
JP Danko
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to photograph fitness model Kristen Cavarzan. Kristen is an excellent hockey player, and with the start of…