With Charity Fest this week it’s appropriate to remind everybody of the two key reasons you need to build up your efforts for charitable causes.
First, it feels good! You’re looking for the community to be good to you, so you need to be good to your community. It’s that simple. No matter how much success [...]

The best part of this industry is when you get that perfect combination of photography, social media and networking mixed with the passion for the craft.  Nobody is a better example than new friend, Levi Sim from Utah.  Levi joined us this summer at Summer School, where after several emails and  phone conversations over the last year [...]

I know I’m sounding like a “broken record” and I also know I’m aging myself using that expression!  LOL  In fact, I’m guessing better than half of my readers don’t have record collections sitting in boxes in the basement somewhere, so I need to explain the point!  A “broken record” was a scratched record that [...]

I got a message on Facebook this morning about Help-Portrait and their December event coming up in Los Angeles.  If you don’t know about Help-Portrait, the description on their website says it all,
“Help portrait is a movement of photographers, who are using their time, equipment and expertise to give back to those who are less fortunate.”
I [...]

One of the truly fun things about social media is that very special social element.  In this case, Nick Rodrigues at Printmakers Inc. read my 2:00 a.m. blog and my request for stories about photographers giving back.   He sent me the email below.  I called and spoke with him, which opened a door to a wonderful [...]