“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.
Large Format Shooters: This Looks Really Interesting
GALAXY HYPER SPEED Direct Positive Photo Paper I love shooting large format cameras, but the hassle of developing 4x5 and 8x10 negatives can be daunting unless one has a full darkroom. Paper is easy... safelight and some trays and you got it. This project will bring...
Portraits from the Portrait Workshop
Last week we saw a bunch of amazing portraits come in from the students in the 9 Week Portrait Class 102.
24 Frames In May II, 2015 Edition
We had an assignment on Lighting Essentials that was fairly easy to be involved with... sort of. The assignment was to load one roll of 24 exposure film into the camera of your choice and shoot each shot as though it were the ONLY shot you...
Time to Put the 8 Week Portrait Class Away for A While
Winding up one of the Portrait Classes: I have loved teaching these mini classes and studying some of the great modern portrait photographers. I believe much can be learned when one immerses themselves into the work and looks deeply into the work and styles of those...
More Portraits from the Portrait Class
(Image © Adi Talwar) Tuesday nights image review was a blast. So many good portraits that I have to share them with you all today. These portraits were influenced by the photographer Albert Watson who we studied for the week previous. [gallery link="file" columns="4"...
Moving From the Studio to The Great Outdoors: Meet Ken Howie
Ken Howie is a friend of mine and an excellent photographer. Ken used to have a studio in the same space as my old studio (and now, Dave and I are in his old studio). Ken was a consummate studio shooter. He was nearly 90%+ studio work - from product and still life to...
Portraits: June 2015
Student Work: A few of the amazing portraits students in the Portrait Workshops have turned in. There are dozens of truly great portraits. I am choosing only 16 for this post. [gallery columns="4" link="file"...
Perhaps It’s Time to Rethink “Photographer”
I got a beautiful pen as a gift from a client recently. Thanks for that, Randi, it is an absolutely gorgeous writing implement. And, I assure you, I will write with it. Because I am a writer as well as a photographer. Millions of pens are sold daily in the world. How...
It’s Father’s Day: Make a Photograph to Keep
The Best Photographs I Never Took It was Christmas a few years ago. My father in law came for the annual Christmas Dinner at the Giannatti’s. We host about 20 people here throughout the day, and Floyd always came over with his warm and infectious smile. The dude knew...
Sometimes the Nonsense We Tell Ourselves Can Make Us Crazy
Sometimes the Nonsense We Tell Ourselves Can Make Us Crazy. Today, I have a challenge for you all. Not one that I make lightly. And one that comes from a deep and abiding point of wanting you to be successful. Really successful. It has to do with barriers. Barriers to...
