5 Keys To Building Strong Environmental Portraits
I'm often asked what my criteria are when building my signature environmental portraits. And they say it's difficult to come up with ideas to blog about. Not! Here are they…
Light Graffiti
I volunteered to work on a time lapse film crew...three days at 13+ hours per day from 1pm until 3am.....sheesh! Why did I do this? Reason 1: business is slow…
Tilt-Shift Perspectives
One way for an SECP to stay ahead of the pack is by pushing the envelope of their technical and visual creativity. Application of the tilt-shift edge blur miniaturization effect has…
Stand, Kneel, Lie Down & Deliver
After years of photographing field sporting events I've come up with a simple rule that I employ on almost every shoot: the floating camera technique. As an adult (in my…
Pushing The Limits
In the past when business was slow it was damn near impossible for me to self-motivate to shoot for my book. As I've aged and embraced the advantages of our…
Nap Time!
Wow am I refreshed! I just woke up from my mid-day nap and I'm ready to put in another 6 hours or so of work today. Those of us who…
Tuning Your Opportunity Radar
I was on the phone yesterday with the vice-president of photography operations for a very large company in New York. (I trust you can appreciate I keep their identity secret)…
Without Risk You Become Irrelevant
I've been wanting to address the issues of failure, freedom and success for quite some time now. And the day has finally arrived. An SECP is compelled to learn…
Entering New Territory
During the past few weeks I put together an RFP package for a government contract. It was submitted on August 22, 2012 at precisely 2:45 pm. How do I know…
Make the Most of Opportunities
I entered the 5th year anniversary artists contest held by the copyright alliance a few months back. My video won in the multi-media category. As part of my winnings…