Scott Bourne and I have worked together on a number of different projects: GoingPro, PWSPI and he’s helped me with the Summer School concept and even tips on this blog. There’s a common denominator that runs through all of these projects as well as our friendship, it’s the focus on education. We both believe in [...]
It’s an old question that comes up over and over again…raw or jpeg? David Ziser raised the question a long time back, but it still comes up with new and established photographers alike. The discussion is so frequent that just a few days ago, Joe Farace wrote a post, Why I Shoot JPEG! It was in response [...]
I get to look at a lot of albums, mostly wedding, although the topic of scene setters can apply to Day-In-The-Life portrait work as well. This is about enhancing your storytelling ability with images that help set the stage. I love the way Clay Blackmore’s images tell one aspect of the story about high-end weddings. However, don’t think [...]
It’s Valentine’s Day and I can’t think of a better way to pay tribute to Cupid, than to show you one of the best promotional pieces I’ve ever seen from any wedding photographer. Meet Mary and Justin Marantz. Mary had sent me an email about all of us grabbing a cup of coffee together while [...]
Okay, so I know I said I’d be doing weekend posts over at GoingPro, but old habits are hard to break. The other day I ran a post of Matthew Jordan Smith’s called “Just for the fun of it!” Well, we were out shopping yesterday and I couldn’t resist the winter sale at the pet shop, [...]
The How2 Series is getting a lot of great feedback, but even better we’re getting lots of great content. Here’s another terrific video from Jared Platt on Lightroom.
For those of you who don’t know Jared he’s a professional photographer and photographic educator. He studied photography at Arizona State University earning both his undergraduate and masters [...]
Photography is your business. Each day you wake up, go through your morning routine and at some point your business days takes over. You’ll check your email and respond as needed. You’ll answer a few phone calls, possibly book a few new clients. You’ll have appointments and sessions scheduled and at the end of the [...]
I’ve said it dozens of times before, the best part of this industry has little to do with photography. It’s all about the friendships that come out of everyone’s mutual love for the craft. Well, it’s time for you to meet Michael Chiusano, a photographer with incredible depth and diversity.
When I first met Mike, way [...]
Over the past few weeks we’ve been sharing a lot about different techniques to help you expand your skill set. Over at GoingPro there are a couple of posts coming up this week about “diversity” in your skill set. In keeping with that same theme, here’s one that’s absolutely a homerun for you to learn, [...]
This past weekend I celebrated 41 years in the photographic industry. That’s more than just scary! I have no idea where the years have gone, but it is true what they say about “time flies when you’re having a good time” and I continue to have the very best time!
One of the challenges I run [...]
