A Few Portraits from the Archives
On the heels of my E-Book on Portraits, “The Heart of Portraiture”, I have a few other portraits to share. And I discuss why I...
Read MoreSure You Gotta Logo, But What Is Your Personal Brand?
It’s a RANT today. Recent discussions with photographers and models spurred this short rant today. I have been thinking about this...
Read MoreGetting Over a Creative Block: Some Ideas For Breaking Out
Did you ever have one of those ‘blocked’ periods? The ones where things you are trying to do just don’t resolve? Maybe...
Read MoreUse Google to Track the Popularity of Your Images
Finding your Creative Center with Google by Daron Shade A few months ago, I recommended that you sign up and implement Google Analytics....
Read More“So You’re a Photographer, Quick… Tell Me What You Do”
How’s that for a panic inducer? So could you tell them? Say someone walks up to you at a mixer for the Art Directors club meeting,...
Read MoreMeet My Friend, Ken Easley, Photographer, in Phoenix, Arizona
Full disclosure… Ken and I have been friends for about 25 years or so. We have traveled the back roads of the Sierras together and...
Read MoreDo You Know Your Camera Well Enough to Master Your Craft?
A sorta Rant and sorta Rave: Knowing your instrument in music means knowing it so well that you can pick it up and play whatever note you...
Read MoreNick Onken’s New Travel Photography Book, “Photo Trekking”
I discovered Nick’s work a couple of years ago. Surfin’ from link to link, I stumbled upon his opening page and the image...
Read MoreContent is King: Guest Post by Daron Shade
Content is King In preparation for the Social Media Marketing article, I came to the realization that most of us have trouble figuring out...
Read More24 Portraits With a Sense of Drama from the LE Flickr Pool
Portraits… man I love portraits. People are so interesting and the combination of an interesting person and a creative photographer...
Read MoreA Sense of Urgency. Are You Demanding More Of Yourself?
I ran across this quote today: “I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing...
Read MoreThoughts on Photography, and Other Stuff, While Driving Across the Desert.
I love to drive. Cars and motorcycles and trucks… I love to get behind the wheel and just go. This weekend I drove to San Diego for...
Read MorePricing Issues: One Big Monster of a Problem
A day or two ago a firestorm of sorts broke out on the interwebs on pricing. It got heady and angry and although I initially made a post...
Read MoreJust a Camera and a Subject. Simplicity Can Be Fun.
Recently there was a discussion on whether natural light shooters would be able to compete with the strobe-heavy photographers and those...
Read More30 Cool and Fabulous Images from the LE Flickr Pool
Well, we present 30 images from the pool today. Images that are soft and wild and quiet and loud… but all of them compelling in...
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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...