I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about photography recently. Of course, that isn’t anything unusual, but I’m thinking of it now from a the perspective of a teacher. As I’ve mentioned a time or two before, I writing…
Avoiding Imitation
Getting it Wrong, and (rarely) right.
I took this photo years and years ago. Before I’d ever sold an image, or even really considered taking on photography as profession. I often come back to this one because it was one of the first times, I…
Shooting Outside of the Comfort Zone
I once had a client on a photography oriented trip who had one, and only one interest: photographing large mammals. He had no interest in birds, not flowers, not even the spectacular mountain landscape that surrounded our camp on…
My Dog Would Make a Great Photographer
I’d like to introduce you to my dog, Maddie. She’s an 80lb Flat-coat Retriever, with maybe another breed or two thrown in for variety. She isn’t going to win the Nobel Prize anytime soon, but she’s sweet and enthusiastic about…