SECRETS TO GETTING FEATURED IN COMMUNICATION ARTS
I started harassing Anne Telford in 2001, at the time she was Managing Editor for Communication Arts. I called her and asked “Will you meet me for coffee and check out my book?”. In the meetings...
View ArticleDOES YOUR CAMERA REALLY NEED TO MAKE YOU EGGS BENEDICT?
IN SEARCH OF THAT PERFECT CAMERA THAT CAN FIT IN YOUR POCKET AND STILL GIVE YOU PROFESSIONAL QUALITY PHOTOS WITHOUT MAKING IT COMPLICATED. Recently I have been playing with large sensor mirror less...
View ArticleTHE MAKING OF CHOICE OUT LOUD
I was driving down a desolate Montana road watching snow blow sideways across the pavement. Still painfully thinking about the job for Saint Lucia Tourism my producer and I had been bidding for two...
View ArticleBlogging. Why use WordPress.org for dummies.
Trying to save you from making my mistakes. This is my FIRST post on WordPress.org and I am pretty excited. At the end of last year I started my blog using WordPress.com (very important to see the...
View ArticleBuilding the right photo website. Dilemmas and truths.
Finally my new website is LIVE! By far creating the right website is one of the most important steps for a photographer and to me one of the most difficult and stressful tasks. The website is your...
View ArticleHow to build collapsible scrims or reflectors on location. Cheap and easy.
A couple of years back I was hired to do a shoot for Outside Magazine of Mexican free diving champion Estrella Navarro in La Paz (Baja California). I was wintering in my house in Todos Santos (also...
View ArticleThe Revolution of Compact Cameras. Why do you want to carry one in your pocket.
I started my career in the late 90s as a photo assistant, working with a 3 megapixel, $40k, digital back we used on a medium format camera. To shoot an image, that would appear full page on a...
View ArticlePhoto Tip. To use or not to use filters.
Recently a client and friend asked me what filters should he buy for his new camera. He and I started working together when I custom made my own filters to create special effects. I had what I called...
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