Be Selfish and Volunteer Your Way to Success
September 8, 2011 I volunteered once again to photograph those less fortunate than myself. I did the same thing back in 2009, when I was not getting enough photography assignments…
Copy Wrong to Copy Right
During last weeks episode (29) of Build A Better Photograph I mentioned that one of my photos had been abused by an online publication without my knowledge or permission. The…
VR Panoramas 08/19/11
Todays show is a bit different. Links to the VR Panoramas are here. They will take you to the resource so you can follow along with the discussion Lee and…
My Competition is My Past
As part of my daily duties as a professional photographer and self-employed businessperson, I evaluate multiple aspects of running my business: finances, investments creative mojo, technical understanding/practical application, sales, marketing,…
Thy Muse Is Challenge
I've a muse to inspire push and motivate. As an SECP (self-employed creative professional) I want to get my bubbles of influence (creative, financial, relationship) out further and farther (or…
RAW vs. JPEG. Which is better?
I'm a member of several professional groups on Linked In and the debate that has been raging for months on which format is better is interesting in that it touches…
Two Camera Tea House Time-Lapse
As many of you know I'm working on a project to deliver a four month time-lapse photography sequence. After capturing the first 5,400 exposures I moved camera 1 to the…
5 Steps To Nurturing A Vision
Many times I've been asked by non-professional practitioners of photography how I create my distinctive imagery. This post is dedicated to providing some answers... To be clear there are two…
The Shin Bone Is Connected To All
Network. Make connections. Hand out cards. Meet people. Talk. Follow up. Blah, blah, blah. Oy! It's enough to make you want to go work for somebody else, take their guff…
I Can’t Wait To Work For Myself!
I've lost of count how many times friends and acquaintances have said to me during the past two years, "I can't wait to work for myself!" Or something to that…