Do the right thing
Father’s Day shopping can be rough business. Especially if your pop has everything he already needs. Now, I know my Dad is much like myself. We don’t need materialistic things to complete our holiday. No, we just need a quality hug and “I love you”. BUT, I realize Father’s Day is just a little over [...]
HDR: worthy of the hype?
One of the things I love about digital photography is the flexibility it provides photographers to experiment. I really didn’t know too much about High Dynamic Range (HDR) a few years back, but now it seems to be all the rage. R.C. from Layers magazine wrote a great piece on HDR so check it out [...]
Avoid Image Theft
First, I want to thank everyone that stopped by to see me in Kalamazoo. I had a ton of fun and really enjoyed visiting with all of you. I’ve been fielding a few questions from folks about how to protect your images from being stolen online. The most honest answer is you can’t. If you’re [...]
Keep Them Forever
I’ve been called paranoid more than once. Who said that about me? Who!? See what I mean? And when it comes to my photo data, not only am I a geek about back-ups, I’m a crazed lunatic about making sure I have a backup of my backups. However, stealing a line from Andy Groves, “only [...]
My Chicago Sunset
On the night of my arrival back in Chicago I was welcomed with a wonderful sunset view from my back deck. I’m going to tell you a dirty little secret about sunsets and professional photographers…”we secretly enjoy shooting them.” Sure, you’re not going to find them in our portfolios. And why would you since [...]
Change your P.O.V.
Don’t forget to look around and change your point of view (P.O.V.) because not everything is at eye level.
How to pick a winner
Getting input is a key part of the creative process, allowing photographers to grow and better understand their images.
Western Visions Event in Jackson Hole
I’m pretty excited to announce that I will be participating in the “Western Visions Event” held by the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole.
Shoot “low lying fruit”
Sometimes “picking the low lying fruit” isn’t a bad practice. Meaning practice your photography on things that are easy for you to shoot such as your kids, friends or pets.
A compact digital camera can do the job too!
I’ve had a ton of questions about “do I need a fancy camera in order to take good photos?” I’m going to be honest, it doesn’t hurt. But, and this is a big BUT (bigger than mine was in college) it doesn’t matter if you’re shooting with a $40,000 Hasselblad or a $5.00 disposable. If [...]
Just relax and take the shot….
Yesterday I spoke a little about “visualization” and today I want to talk about artistic flow, or simply put, getting into the zone. Now, when I’m shooting I need my comfort zone and I don’t get there immediately…not many photographers do. It takes me time to warm up to get the “mojo” going if you [...]
