Create Your Own Opportunities
Last evening I presented my first ever webinar. This moment (and opportunity) was a long time coming. But I knew it was coming. I planned it that way. I created…
Almost Anything can be the Subject of a Photograph
As some of you know from my Facebook posts, we have an owl living in one of our palm trees. This owl is prolific in the amount of pellets that…
Desire & Passion
Yesterday was one of those beautiful LA winter days...right after a storm and with a very low snowline. I always know that the view from my sons tree house will…
Using Color Efex Pro 3.0
Post Production Software
As this blog is usually dedicated to artists who choose to work for themselves and the thinking that goes into becoming a self-employed creative professional (SECP), I've digressed a bit…
Create Your Own Moment
In 2003, after 24 years in business for myself as a commercial photographer and photo lab services provider, I was ready to move beyond photography and into the next phase…
Social Media Doesn’t Trump Personal Relationships
I want to inform you about a surprising phenomenon that has increasingly repeated itself this year: new business opportunities are being generated not because of my web presence but…
Build Photographs, Don’t Take Pictures
My mantra is, "I build photographs, I don't take pictures." It's the way I sell my commercial photographic services today. And it's working. As a professional photographer I prepare for…
© Alliance—-OWN YOUR WORK!
This post is in response to a request by Jane Smith and the Copyright Alliance. All of us professional, commercial, fine and part-time creatives must endure to protect our creations.…
Refining Your Craft Part II
On October 18, I posted this entry to my blog. I wrote about the importance of constantly working to refine your area(s) of expertise. There's almost always a pay off.…
Put In & Get Out
The other night my friend and fellow artist Raul Pacheco (of Ozomatli fame) played…