I love it when I have a guest post from good buddy Matthew Jordan Smith. Today’s is really special for me because it’s part of the arsenal of amazing material from Photoshop Cafe and Software Cinema.
There are only a handful of photographers in our industry who really understand how to use light and today Matthew [...]

Anybody out there old enough to remember the old Fedex commercial? The theme was simply making the point about what happens when your package doesn’t arrive. In this case it featured a sad executive without a presentation doing shadow puppets for a board meeting because his package was lost.
Well, this morning is a shadow puppets [...]

It’s January and by mid April, if the weather is on our side, you’re going to be able to get into most areas of Yosemite and the water level, with the Spring thaw, will start climbing to its peak!  If you’ve never been to Yosemite in the Spring, put it on your bucket list!
In the [...]

When I first met Clay in the early 90’s he was Monte Zucker’s assistant. He was like a sponge, soaking up every idea with every photographer he studied under and assisted. Then, he took everything he learned and added his own style and touch, bringing him to where he is today, one of the finest [...]

In looking back through a  lot of Doug Gordon’s images, there’s a definite statement made about changing camera angle. It gives an image more power and dimension, pulling the viewer into the moment.
One of the mistakes so often made by new photographers is putting too much camera tilt in your images. I remember the first wedding [...]

Last night Doug Gordon did an outstanding program, giving attendees at least 120 different wedding poses to bring into their arsenal of skills.  It’s Doug’s trademark, flow posing, with the ”flow” coming from the natural transition from shot to shot, showing how easily he works with the bride and groom.  There were a few different things I connected with during Doug’s program.
To [...]

If you’ve met Jay then you know he’s definitely a photographer with a sense of humor.  The guy just knows how to have fun!  But he also has an intensity and sense of purpose to never compromise.  His guest post last year demonstrated his ability to land three cover shots from one shoot!
At virtually all [...]

It’s that time of year coming up to WPPI’s deadline for their “new” International Photography Competition and soon after comes their 16×20 competition.   Things have changed a little since I first published this post, almost a year ago.
Remember to pay attention to the rules!  Yeah, I know, that seems pretty basic, but the old 8×10 competition is now [...]

I’ve written a lot about the value of photographs and received some really nice feedback.  What I wonder about is how many photographers really take advantage of their personal stash to tell a story for their own clients.  For example, Scott Bourne and I just did a GoingPro podcast last week on how to get natural [...]

Every now and then I’ll be around a bunch of photographers and they’ll be looking at images of Joe Buissink’s, Jim Garner’s, Jerry G’s, Yervant’s or Bambi’s for example and somebody will always say, “Sure the images are great, look at where they are!  I’ve got nothing that looks like the ocean where I live!”
This is [...]