Kwit Ur Bitchin’
As many readers know, I find value in spending time managing my presence and forum contributions on LinkedIn. The positive feedback I receive tells me that people appreciate my input.…
Sensing Business Opportunities
One of the joys of self-employment is searching for new business. I dedicate part of each week to searching out opportunities that others miss. This is a good thing because…
Noisy. Dirty. Hard. Dangerous. Awesome!
I'm not talking about politics in D. C. I'm talking about construction work. Specifically the Asian Gardens do over project at The Huntington Botanical Gardens where I've been commissioned to…
Thumbtack Marketing; It’s A Long Road
I am a professional photographer. I work for money. (usually) I need to get the word out. In as many ways as possible. Often. Thumbtack.com is one of the myriad…
P.I.E.
Getting 140 different personalities to buy into my vision using my P.I.E. experience. As I'm waiting around for several thousand RAW files to convert to JPEG so I can edit…
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…
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,…
2011 Rose Bowl Time-Lapse of Fireworks Show
Here is the sequence I shot last night. I rendered the frames out at a much higher rate than I thought I would (10 frames per second vs. 2 frames…
Self-Employment Society
I'll be teaching one of three classes at my local community college this coming August. It's an adjunct (contract) faculty position and I'm pleased at being selected. I've been teaching…
35,000 Frames Later
I began a new time-lapse project this week. At the Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA. 16 weeks of 9 hour days, one frame every two minutes. Additionally I'll…