In getting ready for Summer School, I’ve talked about or run guest posts for every speaker except me. Seems kind of funny to do a profile, but if nothing else, this will give you a chance to get a feel for what I’ll be talking about in my marketing workshop on Wednesday morning at Summer School.

In terms [...]

Each year as we start to plan for the next Summer School, the process of choosing instructors becomes more and more difficult. There are so many great photographers, but only a handful can really teach and motivate. But with Kevin Kubota there’s more to just teaching and motivating – Kevin leads by example! He’s constantly giving [...]

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 [...]

On November 9th Doug Gordon added his expertise to the star-studded faculty of the Akron Photo Series.  I’ve known Doug for years, but never had the opportunity to attend his program. In fact, all I ever saw was the first five minutes, before I always being pulled out for something else going on at the convention.  But [...]

The movie was Field of Dreams for the quote and we’re going to take a shot at “building it”. 
Here’s the challenge:  There are a minimal number of speakers who come to Ohio, yet we’re in an area with thousands of photographers, being only a couple of hours from Detroit and Pittsburgh, a half an hour [...]

I just watched this short video on You Tube.  If you’re looking to develop a stronger presence with your photography, here’s an incredible program and it’s coming to Akron!  It’s Matthew Jordan Smith’s Creative Experience Tour and what I love most about it, is that it’s going to be kept small and personal, giving you [...]