I spent some time in the southern Ohio area on October 8 - 11, 2010. Friday evening I did a "Making the Jump - Going Pro" talk with a large group of photographers in the Cincinnati area. Monday evening I spoke to 45+ photographers at Midwest Photo Exchange...

RANT. EDIT: Well, first of all, I quoted and gave a link to the PDN site, which is "fair use". I also quoted only enough to qualify as "fair use." So, if I am a hypocrite for working as a blogger and using fair use without buying into a slippery slope of the "right to...

The Hard Life: Embracing and Experimenting with Small Light Sources by Steve Korn, Seattle Editorial Photographer “Avoid mid-day sun, it’s too hard and contrasty.” “Learning to light, start with an umbrella.” “If your subject is a woman, you should use...