An Opportunity to Work for Free
Dear Show Me Center, I understand you are looking for a house photographer to build a relationship with and have put the call out on Facebook. You want to review websites to assure you have […]
2017
When Your Professional Bio Reads Like a Match.com Profile
If your Professional Bio reads kind of like this: “I’m married to my high school sweetheart and we live in the gorgeous Hudson River Valley. We have a goofy German Shepherd named Baron von Sillymeister […]
Dear Adobe Photoshop
Dear Adobe, We need to have a talk. A come to Jesus moment, if you will. Allow me to begin by saying how much I love your product. I’ve used Photoshop since the beginning of […]
That’s Doesn’t Impress Me Much…But You Know What Does?
I’m not impressed with beautiful images taken by a photographer at a workshop or during a stylized session. I can appreciate the beauty, sure, but hello? They SHOULD be beautiful. After all, the photographer had […]
You Want to take a Picture of my WHAT?
(I wrote another article about vaginas. To be fair, I only did so after reading the article put out by the good folks at Fstoppers about…wait for it…vagina photography. I didn’t post it for fear […]
Perfect Michelle and 100 Vaginas
My friend, Michelle, is perfect. She is creative with a flair for design; she is an incredible cook; a gardner for whom plants want to grow; a loving and supportive mom and wife, and so […]
Don’t Pee in my Pool
Imagine, if you will, that the photography industry is a very large swimming pool. Not one of those backyard models, but rather, an Olympic sized pool. And this very large pool is filled with photographers, […]
An 8×10 is Big Enough
According to the Consumer Technology Association, the average television screen size of today’s consumer is about 47 inches. The number of tv’s sold that are larger than 50 inches is up ten percent over last […]
Mistruth Marketing: how to improve your standing via social media without spending any money or time
I get it. There are things you wanted to accomplish in life. You wanted to go to a prestigious culinary school; you wanted to be a runway model; you wanted to be a PPA certified […]
We Don’t Need a Better Band-Aid
My two cents worth on this whole healthcare thing: I took my dog to the vet last week. She had hurt her leg somehow and, despite rest, it wasn’t getting better. I love my vets, […]