photos – Nell Carroll Photography

It’s Been a Minute

That phrase confuses me but I know what it means. It means I have not posted to my blog in ages. I became a lifeguard this summer and it consumed me. The city of Austin offered $20/hour so they could fully staff all the city pools this summer. After hemming and hawing, I took myContinue reading “It’s Been a Minute”

Respect those who blazed the trail

Some of the best photographers I know are age 55+. There is something about having to learn about exposure, focus and timing before Photoshop, autofocus and 20 frames per second (fps)motor drives. When I learned to shoot sports I was using a Nikon FM2 with a motor drive. I looked it up to see howContinue reading “Respect those who blazed the trail”

Freelancing part 1

I decided to label this post part 1 because I am sure there will be more. In fact I am not entirely sure that this is part one because I may have written about it earlier. After working for newspapers for thirty-five year (Yikes!), I took a buyout from the last company I had workedContinue reading “Freelancing part 1”

Freelancing

My schedule is not yet packed with freelance jobs but I certainly wouldn’t mind it. I’ve had some good ones in the last few weeks. I try to answer my phone even when I don’t recognize the number because it always bummed me out when I called a freelancer and could not get in touchContinue reading “Freelancing”

Photo editing

I knew early on that I would be more successful as a photo editor than a photographer. My favorite part about making pictures has always been meeting new people and experiencing things that I would not have in my personal life. Seeing my byline was exciting until it wasn’t. I didn’t care. My stumbling blockContinue reading “Photo editing”

Photos on the internet are not free

I spend a good amount of time reaching out to websites and bloggers who have lifted photos from my newspaper and incorporated them in their own content. While there are a few free sites to get photos from, it’s pretty safe to assume that photos aren’t free. I saw one of ours that had beenContinue reading “Photos on the internet are not free”