Author Archives: Coogan

About Coogan

A commercial photographer since 1990, I recently realized that I really enjoy shooting fashion photography, even though I never thought I would. I have been a runner since Feb. 27, 1985 regularly running 20-30 miles/week (more if training for longer races). I have run 6 marathons (best time 3:16) and numerous 10K (best time 39:12) and other distance races (5K, 5 mile, 20K, 1/2 marathon). World champion of the 1982 Atari classic video arcade game Gravitar. http://www.cooganphoto.com/gravitar/ Eagle Scout from Boy Scout Troop 253, Kent, OH. We went to scout camp at Camp Manatoc each summer for a week, it was a blast. In 1986, I walked across the United States (March 1 - Nov. 15) from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, DC as the photographer on the Great Peace March. It was an amazing once in a lifetime experience.

Kasey & Rachel

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Coogan

Photographed Kasey James and Rachel Van Huesen.  They needed some nice clean headshots for an acting workshop in LA.  Shot with available North light, minimal Photoshop.

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PDN Photo Annual contest entry 2012

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Coogan

I just entered my photo of Paige, hope it it is chosen for the contest – PDN Photo Annual 2012 www.pdnphotoannual.com The #1 Photo Competition of the year.

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7 Things to check before…

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Coogan

you start pushing the button… I advise people to check these 7 things before you start pushing the button: f/stop, Shutter speed, ISO, White balance, File size, CF or SD card, and Focus. 1. f/stop. What f/stop do you need? … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs 1955-2011

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Coogan

Thank you Steve Jobs for making the world a better place, you will be missed.

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Shooting architectural exteriors

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Coogan

Over the years I’ve shot a variety of assignments… I shoot a lot of people, but also buildings, and I decided to make some notes recently, perhaps this will help other photographers and clients understand some of the challenges we … Continue reading →

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ASMP: I Am A Professional

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Coogan

2 New videos from ASMP: “I am ASMP, I Am A Professional.” And “Find a Photographer.”

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Enhance your photography

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Coogan

A few comments I wrote on ways to enhance your photography:   Strive to do your best, regardless of budget. Continue to improve your work throughout your career, trying new things, techniques, and educating yourself by looking at great work … Continue reading →

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WordPress Wordcamp Phoenix

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Coogan

At the WordPress Wordcamp learning. website: www.wcphx.com Instructor: April Holle WordPress is a content management system. A more accessible way to share content, better, faster, cheaper.   Lots of flexibility with WordPress, there is an extensive community behind it. http://page.ly/ … Continue reading →

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Added 4 new images to the Latest shot gallery today

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Coogan

Finished up the last of the images for the latest shot gallery today, I’ll add more in as I get them processed.  I’ve got 4 more fashion gallery pages to work on, then the Great Peace arch galleries will be … Continue reading →

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Updated all navigation links

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Coogan

Finished fixing all the navigation links on my site so they don’t move when you go from horizontal to vertical page layouts… not too exciting and  it was a lot of pages to fix, but it’s done!  Now to finish … Continue reading →

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