I got my favorite question in an email the other day. Somebody asked me why they should go to Summer School. I guess I just take it for granted that everybody has read all the posts in the past two years and knows what the event really is. 
The short list of why you should be [...]

It’s Memorial Day and I just don’t want to do the normal Monday morning post, kicking off the week with another profile of a Summer School speaker. Memorial Day has become the official kick-off of the summer and there’s a slight possibility it won’t rain, we might see a little sun and it might actually feel [...]

When I headed out on my own just over two years ago I really thought I’d have more free time. I actually thought doing more freelance work and getting out of the corporate world would give me more time just to sit back and chill now and then…NOT!
But here’s the point, I have absolutely no complaints. Being [...]

Some of you met Bobbi Lane last year at Summer School, when she and Tony Corbell ran our first ever Lighting Lab. She’s a phenomenal photographer, doing work mostly on the editorial/commercial side of life, but here’s what I love about her work – first it’s timeless and second it often can’t be defined. In the [...]

While it might seem off track, considering I’ve been profiling Summer School instructors for the last week, I found this wonderful old clip from Dean Collins.  Dean’s influence on so many great photographers in this country was extensive. He was the master of lighting, not just in understanding it but in teaching the concepts.
This year at [...]

Recently, it’s come to my attention that my buddy Scott Bourne’s competitors and detractors have decided to mount an online campaign aimed at disrupting his business and his work helping other photographers improve both their images and their careers. While there are several factual inaccuracies in some of the stories being circulated, it’s true, over [...]

Thanks to great input from so many past attendees at Skip’s Summer School, this year we added a full day with a hands-on theme.  My good buddy, Matthew Jordan Smith, is one of the instructors on Tuesday, August 2.   This three minute clip from Profoto, also a sponsor of Summer School, demonstrates one of the qualities [...]

We all have friends who might not have been in our lives that long, but you can’t seem to remember a time when they weren’t there! For me and Sheila too, it’s Roberto Valenzuela! While the passion for photography is obviously at the core, it’s had little to do with all the meals, the laughs and [...]

Sorry if you’ve seen this already, but if not, take the time right now! Imagine the creativity the photographer for this couple is going to have to work with! It’s so well done!

The purpose of these Summer School Profiles started out to help attendees get to know the instructors they’ll meet in Las Vegas. I also can’t deny these profiles are self-serving. After all, with help from so many different people we’ve created a pretty amazing venue to learn, expand your network and recharge your battery. Some [...]