Tough Love Business Advice
If I read about one more workshop or program or seminar about “How to Succeed in Business,” my eyes are going to start bleeding. People, it’s simple. Really simple. I’ve got it for you in […]
Photography
DIY the Perfect Family Holiday Photo…NOT
I watched a segment on Fox News this morning entitled: “Pricey Pictures with Santa-Tips to DIY the Perfect Family Holiday Photo.” A friend sent me the link. It was early and I was still on […]
A Photgraphyversary
Today is my Photographyversary. I started in this industry when I was 19, which means in dog years, I should be dead. And in that time, I’ve seen a ton of changes. Some great, some […]
Photographer Tough Love Time
(Yes, it’s time for yet some more tough love. And maybe a “time out” or two.) I admire birth photographers. I don’t engage in birth photography myself, but I marvel at those who do it […]
Pumpkins Not Pictured
I was going to arrange on a large sheet of white paper the pumpkins I just bought. And then set a china cup that says “AWWtumn” in the middle of them, but first fill the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]