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What I Learned from my NY Reviews
PORTFOLIO REVIEWS. If you, like me, had never heard of a professional portfolio review don't worry. You're not alone. It seems like an...
Katelin Kinney
Nov 14, 20164 min read


Meditation and Petri Dishes
So I had been circling around this idea of clear headphones for a while. I knew they'd look really cool, especially with a color light...
Katelin Kinney
Aug 15, 20162 min read


Whack-a-Weed
Continuing with more conceptual advertising style photography, I thought of how weeds just keep popping up even if you've pulled them...
Katelin Kinney
Jul 8, 20161 min read


Every Party Has A Pooper
I've been trying to come up with more conceptual images for the purpose of commercial advertisements. I had the idea of advertising an...
Katelin Kinney
Jun 30, 20161 min read


Ads I love II
Second installment of crazy clever ads that I love. Looking through these always gives me motivation to push myself to try and reach the...
Katelin Kinney
Jun 25, 20162 min read


Ads I Love
My ultimate goal in life is to become a conceptual advertising photographer. I'll often take note of advertisements that I think are...
Katelin Kinney
Jun 20, 20161 min read


Before and After's
I personally LOVE seeing before and after images from the photographers I follow. Sometimes it's enlightening to see just how different...
Katelin Kinney
Jun 13, 20162 min read


Making Cotton Candy
My recent image "Cotton Candy Cute" was for the purpose of practicing commercialized product photography. I found a project on Behance...
Katelin Kinney
Jun 9, 20162 min read


Creating A Point Of Focus
I've mentioned before that the ultimate goal in any image is to be able to intentionally direct your viewer's eye. Do you want them to...
Katelin Kinney
Jun 2, 20162 min read


Photographers to Follow III
Time to introduce you to more awesome photographers and celebrate the ones you already know! As always, this list is constantly growing,...
Katelin Kinney
May 20, 20163 min read


Behind the Lighting Set-up
Yesterday I decided to use some left over lemons to practice some commercial lighting. To me, liquid and glass are two of the hardest...
Katelin Kinney
May 18, 20163 min read


The Large Eye Effect
I'm really drawn to exaggerated commercial style images, whether that be exaggerated light, colors, forms or all of the above. One effect...
Katelin Kinney
May 15, 20161 min read


Photographers to Follow II
There are so many photographers out there who I love that my previous post of photographers to follow just could not encompass all of...
Katelin Kinney
Apr 10, 20163 min read


Light Obsession
Hello. My name is Katelin and I’m a lightbulb addict ;) So if you’ve seen some of my work, chances are you’ve noticed that lightbulbs...
Katelin Kinney
Mar 27, 20162 min read


Playing With Fire
Adding special effects is always a fun way to achieve some extra drama in your photos. Fire and water are my two favorite effects to work...
Katelin Kinney
Mar 13, 20162 min read


Branding Yourself
I've been told many times that whether you're a designer, photographer, illustrator or another field, it's important to brand...
Katelin Kinney
Feb 18, 20162 min read


Photographers to Follow
I follow photographers for 3 reasons: I like finding new images that are creative and make me say "huh...I never would have thought of...
Katelin Kinney
Feb 11, 20163 min read


Time To Push It!
I've been feeling in a rut lately. Looking through my work it seems really repetitive, unfortunately. One model, center of the frame, a...
Katelin Kinney
Feb 4, 20162 min read
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