Trick or Treat… or Something…
My kids love Halloween. I can remember every trek through the streets with plastic pumpkins in hand, towing a wagon with the smallest...
Read MoreThree Bidding Fiascos: Be Prepared or Stay Home
Recently I had an opportunity to sit and chat (over delicious Mexican food) with two very good photographers. Dave and Steve are both well...
Read MoreOK, Now I’m Hungry… the Food Photography of Michele Drumm
Michele Drumm is a photographer in the Washington DC / Fredricksberg area of Virginia. Her work ranges from still life to environments,...
Read MoreShould You Shoot ‘Edgy’ Work for Your Portfolio?
Recently a photographer asked about whether or not “Fantasy” makeup or “Avant Garde” images should be included in...
Read MoreBret Doss’s “Fallen Leaf” Series
Bret Doss is a photographer and an engineer in Seattle, Washington. He and I have traveled the PNW together on occasion and he was my...
Read MoreGear List / Links for the UDEMY Portrait Class
Class: Portrait Photography with Simple Gear Link to the Class Page. Stand (even better a stand and a boom) Umbrella Holder Umbrella...
Read MoreFacebook Slams the Door on Photographers
As photographers, Social Media takes a hit on all of our time. We do it for various reasons. Because it is fun. Because it is a good way...
Read MoreIt Costs What It Costs
I purchased a car yesterday. I haven’t bought a car for a while, always getting the wife’s hand me down… heh. But with...
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Glad you dropped by. This is my love and my muse. We talk about photography here, as well as the folks who make images. I am very focused on commercial and fine art photography, and we don't really spend all that much time on weddings and such. I have written 5 books - two I give away here, and two are for sale at Amazon, and the 5th one is being edited and designed right now! Thanks for visiting, leave a comment or join me the social networks...