Portrait Tips: How to ruin Thanksgiving in three easy steps!
Thanksgiving is next week in the U.S., and it’s one of the biggest, most-celebrated holidays of the year. Family and friends gather from all around
Thanksgiving is next week in the U.S., and it’s one of the biggest, most-celebrated holidays of the year. Family and friends gather from all around
This is what usually happens: You go to the park to meet your clients, you head to your secret portrait spot and make a bunch
You’re a photographer, for Pete’s sake! Shouldn’t your photos be just a little better than average? Selfies made with a phone at arm’s reach are
I made this portrait the other day at the Out of Oregon Photography Conference. I was teaching a class on portraiture, and I had a
Making marketing pictures at schools is one of my favorites activities. There’s endless variety in subjects and every classroom offers unique challenges in lighting. Last
It’s an old saying that means doing things in the wrong order. I could also say, don’t run before you can walk…but I had this
It doesn’t really take too much imagination when you have a muscleman in front of your lens to picture him as a green mass with
Dread: That’s the feeling that happens when you know you’re in over your head but you have to perform anyway. Dread started weighing on me
Everyone knows that to make romantic, intimate-looking photos you need to be in a romantic kind of place. You’d better build a strong relationship with
This is about mindset. Somehow, late in the last century, folks became worried about how they looked in photos. People my grandparents’ and parents’ ages
Whenever you make a portrait, you should say to yourself, “Self, I like this picture because ____.” Then, you should use the right tools to
The one thing most worth photographing is the relationship between people. Everything else is documentary. When you make photographs, always be on the lookout for