Project 52, Assignment #2 Photograph a Stranger: and Selina Maitreya Interview
Audio from this past week’s discussion. This is from the Friday afternoon chat. I had a wonderful opportunity to discuss the...
Read More10 (More) Website Strategies for Photographers
A little over a year ago I posted “10 Web Site Strategies for Emerging Photographers.” I think the article holds up very well...
Read MoreInterviews on Lighting Essentials: Get to Know These Photographers
I have had the wonderful opportunity to hear from lots of terrific, upbeat and successful photographers at Lighting Essentials. We have...
Read MoreEnough Negativity: Ten Things to Positively Affect Your Photography
While some pros are worried about kids shooting Facebook and concert pix for free, I think that the perspective is really skewed when we...
Read MoreNo Assignments Without Experience, No Experience without Assignments… Yeah, That Makes Sense, Right?
Rant/Rave today. So it kinda sounds like this to a lot of young photographers: 1. You can’t get gigs unless you have experience. 2....
Read MoreOn the Matter of Style: Some Examples
We were talking about style and vision in the last few posts. I thought I would take this point to show some photographers who I believe...
Read MoreA 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 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“No Plastic Sleeves” a Review of the Book
This is one of the best books on the holistic creation of a creative’s portfolio in quite a while. There are certainly quite a lot...
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...
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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...