I’ve written a lot about the importance of giving back. It’s a critical part of building your business, but even more important it’s part of being a member of the human race! Think about the impact photographers could have on the world if every photographer did something to give back.  Then think about the impact [...]

A lot of my “job” these days is just being a contemporary version of the old town crier. For those of you who weren’t around then, (Just beating Scott Bourne to the punch on the fact that I’m older than him!) the town crier literally had only one job, to spread the news shouting it out as [...]

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 [...]

Here’s what I love most about the Internet.  It’s made the world smaller! News that a few years ago might have taken a month to get to us, and then, only if we were reading a story in one of the photographic magazines, now comes in seconds via email!
Yesterday I wrote a post about being more [...]

Next week I’ll get things back to focusing on the “how to” aspect of photography, kicking off the week with a great guest post from Catherine Hall.  However, for now I’m left with absolutely nothing pressing to write about this morning! That’s happened, at best, maybe three times in the last two years!
So that puts me in [...]

It’s coming up on two years since I launched this blog and during that time there have been a number of posts by me as well as guests, talking about ways to give back. Some ideas have been very local, others national, but each has represented a big dream. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing [...]

Every now and then you read about a project where creative people from different disciplines combine their efforts.  This next contribution to Charity Fest is pretty unique and brings together a composer with a photographer.
The story was sent to me by Michael Allen, a professional photographer from InDesign Creative.  His “partner in crime” is [...]

There are some people in your life that you just can’t remember a time when they weren’t around.  You might not talk to them that often or even see each other frequently, but when you do, it’s always a classic moment with lots of warmth, sharing ideas and definitely a lot of laughter.  Well, meet [...]

Almost a year ago I wrote about the importance of giving back to your community.   It’s such an important part of your efforts to build your brand that it deserves a few more comments.   As business starts to pick up you need to make sure you don’t lose sight of how much it can help you build your [...]