ReadyLightMedia vs. JohnGressMedia Photo Critique: Fashion & portrait photography tips
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So I sat down with professional photographer and lighting expert Jeff Carpenter (of Ready Light Media fame), to go over 5 images from multiple genres (submitted by their makers) to give suggestions on how the photos could be improved.
Photo critique with James Quantz Jr.
![There are two ways photographers can grow and improve -- practice and critique. But the feedback we get online is often all positive and unqualified or destructive and also unqualified. So in today's video, James Quantz Jr. and I will go over 6 images, submitted by their makers, and give suggestions on how the photos could be improved.](https://johngress.com/wp-content/uploads//2021/05/youtube1200-720x405.jpg)
There are two ways photographers can grow and improve — practice and critique. But the feedback we get online is often all positive and unqualified or destructive and also unqualified. So in today’s video, James Quantz Jr. and I will go over 6 images, submitted by their makers, and give suggestions on how the photos could be improved.
Headshots: Singer Nehemiah Akbar
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Recording artist Nehemiah Akbar is heating up the Chicago music scene with his debut single “Gonna Make My Move.”
Saxaphonist Album Cover Photoshoot: Jafar Idris
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I recently had the pleasure of shooting saxophonist Jafar Idris. It was nice making a series of headshots showcasing an instrument I played in high school.