“What I’ve Learned So Far”
In December I decided to write a post every day on the things that I have learned over the years of my journey. It was fun and it was exhausting… but mostly it was good to reflect.
I will soon be making these posts into an EBook, but if you wish to read them before that happens, well, here you go. Sorry I cannot put them in front order, so start at the back if you want to read them in order. That said, read them in whatever order you want.
What We Learn from Studying Master Photographers
IMAGE BY GLENN HARRIS AFTER STUDYING THE WORK OF ANDREW HETHERINGTON I am just about full on my newest portrait class (starting November) and we have been discussing a lot of things in the current portrait class that has me thinking. Yeah, that can be sorta dangerous,...
P52 Member Adi Talwar Shooting for the NYT
Adi Talwar is one of my Project 52 alumni. He just got featured in the NYT online magazine and the P52 family could not be more proud. NYT article. Adi is a go-getter. He always focused on getting the shot he saw in his head, and found the possibilities in the medium...
Some Amazing Portraits from The Current Class
The goal of the portrait classes I teach is to look at a prominent portrait photographers work, and find those aspects of the work that resonate with our work. The goal is NOT to copy those we study, but to be inspired by their work. This week we looked at the work of...
“Monsoons”
https://vimeo.com/mikeolbinski/monsoon2 I live where Monsoons create havoc a few months out of the year. Mike Olbinski, a photographer here in Phoenix is an amazing storm shooter, and this video he did of this past monsoon season is a killer. His video will keep you...
What Riding a Motorcycle Taught Me About Life (and Photography)
I started riding motorcycles when I was 14. Back in the day a kid could own a 'scooter' at that age and get a permit to drive it. A scooter was considered anything under 5 horsepower. There was no possible way I was going to ride a 5HP 'motorcycle'. My friends and I...
Challenging Times; A Few Ideas to Positively Impact Your Business
Here are a few ideas that I use to impact my business quickly and also help me move from a creative block. A few years ago I wrote about the things I do when given a chance to jump out and spend a little time on a project. That list is still pretty timely, so here it...
The “Dating Game”
"The Dating Game?" I was recently involved in an email discussion (mini consultation I guess...) with a photographer who was pretty incensed by my constant upbeat evaluation of this business of photography. His concerns were voiced well, and although he was civil...
Five Things to Share on a Wednesday
A WORDPRESS TOOLKIT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS My friend Jon Mather keeps adding more to his amazing Wordpress Photographers Tools Plugin. From galleries for images to contact management and bidding - and he just added a CRM module. Customer Relationship Management is one of...
What’s It Like on a P52 Annual Meetup/Roadtrip
I could try to explain what it is like, but we had a videographer on the trip with us last time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urSQqCGRKkM
Because Jerry… (and it’s Friday)
Because Jerry... (and it's Friday) Jerry Hall. One of the best ever. Links: Interview in Bazaar. More images:
