While doing an interview for an article for PDN’s new Focus on Weddings publication last week, I spent some time talking with Dawn Shields about her business and how it’s grown since 2002, when she started.   There was a common theme very strong with all three photographers being featured in the article, but best described [...]

I’ve learned a great deal about sculpting the body with existing light sources from my friend Tony Corbell.  

In this image, I’ve placed the subject close to the light source to insure a soft light, (the closer the subject to the light source the softer the light on the subject).  By placing myself and my camera [...]

I’ve done two posts in the last few months on holiday cards, because it’s one of the greatest and cheapest ways for you to remind people who you are and what you do best – create and capture memories!   Wandering through Facebook just now I ran across an announcement of a FREE holiday card design [...]

Last month there was a great Guest Post written by Greg Schrader.    It’s well worth reading and then consider the following.  Greg, who today is an accomplished photographer and writer, has put together a solid hands-on workshop, complete with models, stylists and a terrific opportunity to build your portfolio.
“Taking place in downtown Chicago, Oct. 9-11 -this workshop will have it all!  Bride and [...]

It’s Sunday morning and a great time to think about the quality of your life.   Sorry gang, I’m feeling reflective today, but the good news about reading a blog is that you always have the option to walk away and do something else.   But, before you do…give me three more paragraphs.
I’ve spent the last two months [...]

I’m constantly criticized by family and friends for the relationship I have with Molly the Wonder Dog.  With the exception of when I’m travelling, she’s been with me every day since she was a puppy.    She’s gone to work with me every day for almost four years, but this morning she’s going to help me [...]

Remember the word “fun”?  It’s why most of you got into this business in the first place.  Somehow, too many people, not just in the photographic industry, but everywhere, lost their “edge”.  We’ve all been so wrapped up in the challenges today we forgot about having fun.
A few weeks ago, for the first time in [...]

Last week’s over-the-top response to the first Skip’s Summer School got me thinking about the key ingredients that make a photographer successful.  It’s about quality and passion – not just the no-compromise quality of the work you produce, but the quality of life you live, your interaction with the community around you and the level of [...]

I’m guessing that it’s six to seven years ago that I met Jensen Sutta.  He was a student at Brooks Institute then.  He certainly had the passion for the craft, as he finished up the formal side of his education to become a professional photographer.  
 
Well, he graduated, was one of the first photographers ever featured in the [...]

I just spent the last couple of days with Scott Bourne and what a resource!   He spoke at Skip’s Summer School on Sunday night talking about Twitter as a marketing/communication tool, but pay attention, he’s an incredible teacher and photographer.  Check out his blog and podcasts at Photo focus.   The depth of content he’s put [...]